"Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)" is
a song by Freemasons and Sophie Ellis-Bextor for
Freemasons' second studio album Shakedown 2, it was
released on June 22, 2009.
The song
was uploaded to Sophie Ellis-Bextor's official
MySpace page on June 2, 2008. It was announced on
February 22, 2009 that "Heartbreak (Make Me A
Dancer)" would be released as the Freemasons' new
single.
The song was premiered on BBC Radio 1's The Scott
Mills Show on April 24 2009 . The song has been
added to its B List in June 17. Freemasons will
be promoting the single in the United States, as
they will be performing on May 2, 2009 at the Town
Club in Washington DC .
The single has been added to the A-list on Galaxy
FM, the A-list on Kiss and BBC Radio 1 B-list.
Also, it has reached #1 on the Cool Cuts Chart.
The single also reached #1 on the MTV Dance Chart,
after four consecutive weeks sitting at #2
The music video was directed by Chris Sweeney and filmed on 21 April 2009. The video was released May 8th and it features Ellis-Bextor dancing and singing the song in a futuristic setting surrounded by dancers and special effects. The video version of the song differs from the original edit; the breaks between verses are shorter, and the bridge towards the end of the song is quicker and is mixed differently.
