Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)

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"Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
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Single by Freemasons featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor
from the album Shakedown 2 and Make a Scene
Released15 June 2009 (2009-06-15)
Recorded London, England
Genre
Length3:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • James Wiltshire
  • Russell Small
Freemasons singles chronology
"If"
(2009)
"Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
(2009)
"Believer"
(2010)
Sophie Ellis-Bextor singles chronology
"Today the Sun's on Us"
(2007)
"Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
(2009)
"Can't Fight This Feeling"
(2010)

Release history

RegionDateFormatRef.
United Kingdom15 June 2009 Digital download [44]
United States21 June 2009 [45]
Spain22 June 2009 [46]
United Kingdom CD single [47]
Australia7 August 2009 [48]

Live performances

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