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Break My Heart (You Really), is the debut single by British Pop act [[Shakespears Sister]]. It was released in 1988 as a double A-side along with the song "[[Heroine]]". However, both tracks failed to make any major impact on the charts.
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{{Infobox song
| name = Break My Heart (You Really)
| cover = SSBreakMyHeartHeroine.jpeg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Shakespears Sister]]
| album = [[Sacred Heart (Shakespears Sister album)|Sacred Heart]]
| released = 17 October 1988 (UK)
| format =
| recorded = August 1988
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Electropop]]
| length =
| label = [[FFRR Records|FFRR]]
| writer = * [[Siobhan Fahey]]
* [[Marcella Detroit]]
* Richard Feldman
| producer = * Shakespear's Sister
* Richard Feldman
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| title =
| title2 = [[Heroine (Shakespears Sister song)|Heroine]]
| next_title = [[You're History]]
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = single
| cover = SSBreakMyHeart.jpeg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Double A-Side single cover
}}
}}


"'''Break My Heart (You Really)'''", also known as "'''Break My Heart'''", is a song by British pop act [[Shakespears Sister]], released in 1988 as the lead single from their debut album ''[[Sacred Heart (Shakespears Sister album)|Sacred Heart]]''. "Break My Heart (You Really)" was released in most territories as a [[Double A-side]] with "Heroine", which according to [[Siobhan Fahey]] was to "give a more rounded picture of what I'm about".<ref>{{YouTube|sDGmtOI5Rnc|Shakespears Sister 1988 Mick Brown Interview}}</ref> In [[North America]]n territories however, both songs were released as separate A-side singles.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Shakespears-Sister-Break-My-Heart-Extended-Versions/master/56954 Shakespears Sister - Break My Heart at Discogs]</ref>
==Music Video==
The video to accompany the "Break My Hear" was produced by [[Sophie Muller]] and shows [[Siobhan Fahey]] performing on a stage with a collection of dancers and performers. At this stage, Shakespears Sister was being presented as a solo act and therefore [[Marcella Detroit]] did not appear in the video. Despite this, her vocals still appeared on the track. Marcella Detroit would feature in later videos when the group was began promoting themselves as a duo.


==Background==
==Formats and tracklists==
"Break My Heart (You Really)" was released as the debut single of Shakespears Sister, the name [[Siobhan Fahey]] adopted for her solo career following her departure from [[Bananarama]] in 1988. Speaking to ''[[Record Mirror]]'' in 1988, Fahey revealed, "Going solo was a very liberating experience. Now I can do the stuff I want to do the way I want to do it, and I've done something of which I'm very proud."<ref>{{cite magazine |editor=Robin Smith |title=News: Siobhan or Not Siobhan |magazine=[[Record Mirror]] |date=29 October 1988 |page=4 |issn=0144-5804}}</ref>
===UK 12" Vinyl===
A - Break My Heart (You Really) (The Shep Pettibone House Mix)<br/>
AA1 - Heroine (Heavenly Remix)<br/>
AA2 - Break My Heart (You Really) (Dub Mix)


===UK 12" Vinyl 2===
== Music video ==
The music video, directed by [[Sophie Muller]], features a tense-looking man sitting on a chair before a colourful stage. On stage, Fahey sings the song, as various carnival performers – including a juggler, a contortionist, a strongman, a fire eater, dancers, and more – appear alongside her.
A - Break My Heart (You Really) (Extended Version)<br/>
B1 - Heroine (Extended Version)<br/>
B2 - Break My Heart (You Really) (Acidic Mix)


== Critical reception ==
===UK 7" Vinyl===
Upon its release, the ''[[Birmingham Daily News]]'' praised "Break My Heart (You Really)" as "a good up-tempo dance tune" with a "catchy chorus" and "good singing in the [[Bananarama]] mode". The reviewer thought it "ought to do well".<ref>{{cite news |title=Records |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003661/19881014/027/0027 |newspaper=[[Birmingham Daily News]] |date=14 October 1988 |page=27 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref> Chris Heath of ''[[Smash Hits]]'' commented that it "sounds as if it's supposed to be like one of those huge [[Dead or Alive (band)|Dead or Alive]] hi-energy stompers, except that Siobhan sings in a rather unattractive spook-voice". He concluded, "It's infectiously catchy but hardly inspired."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Heath |first=Chris |title=Review: Singles |magazine=[[Smash Hits]] |date=19 October 1988 |page=75}}</ref>
A - Break My Heart (You Really)<br/>
B - Heroine


Jerry Smith of ''[[Music Week]]'' considered the "dance track" to be "a shot at credibility that falls between pop and hip dance and that could be its failing".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Jerry |title=A&R: Singles |magazine=[[Music Week]] |date=5 November 1988 |page=29 |issn=0265-1548}}</ref> Marcus Hodge of the ''[[Cambridge Evening News]]'' noted that the "backing is a little harder" than in [[Bananarama]]'s work. He also felt that, in contrast to Bananarama's material "where every second was packed with syrupy melody", Fahey's debut single "has the beef but no tune".<ref>{{cite news |last=Hodge |first=Marcus |title=Pop: Siobhan not yet in tune with life outside |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003740/19881121/014/0014 |newspaper=[[Cambridge Evening News]] |date=21 November 1988 |page=14 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref>
===UK CD single===

1 - Break My Heart (You Really) (Shep Pettibone 'House Mix')<br/>
Robin Smith of ''[[Record Mirror]]'' was negative in his review. He commented, "I don't know if her ambition has always been to sound like [[Hazell Dean]] but this single certainly does. All that production and it still sounds completely naff. Better luck next time."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Robin |title=45 |magazine=[[Record Mirror]] |date=29 October 1988 |page=29 |issn=0144-5804}}</ref> Edwin Pouncey of ''[[NME]]'' remarked, "A typical hoofer for the Hippodrome hordes. She should be bard."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Pouncey |first=Edwin |title=45 |magazine=[[New Musical Express]] |date=5 November 1988 |page=21}}</ref>
2 - Break My Heart (You Really) (Seven Inch Version)<br/>

3 - Heroine (Extended Version)
== Track listing ==
'''Double A-side CD single'''
#"Break My Heart (You Really)" (Shep Pettibone House Mix) – 7:25
#"Break My Heart (You Really)" (7" Version) – 3:32
#"Heroine" (Extended Version) – 5:33

'''Double A-side 7" single'''
#"Break My Heart (You Really)" – 3:29
#"Heroine" – 3:45

'''US 12" single'''
#"Break My Heart" (Copa Mix) – 6:43
#"Break My Heart" (Break My Dub) – 3:50
#"Break My Heart" (Instrumental) – 3:44
#"Break My Heart" (Yesterday, Today Mix) – 8:08
#"Run Silent" (Revolution Mix) – 7:15

'''Canadian 12" single'''
#"Break My Heart (You Really)" (Shep Pettibone House Mix) – 7:22
#"Break My Heart (You Really)" (7" Version) – 3:30
#"Break My Heart (You Really)" (Dub Mix) – 6:28
#"You Made Me Come to This" – 3:10

'''12" promo single'''
#"Break My Heart (You Really)" (Shep Pettibone House Mix) – 7:25
#"Break My Heart (You Really)" (Dub Mix) – 7:53
#"Pretty Boy" – 3:37

== References ==
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Latest revision as of 02:08, 18 December 2024

"Break My Heart (You Really)"
Single by Shakespears Sister
from the album Sacred Heart
Released17 October 1988 (UK)
RecordedAugust 1988
GenreElectropop
LabelFFRR
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Shakespear's Sister
  • Richard Feldman
Shakespears Sister singles chronology
"Break My Heart (You Really)" / "Heroine"
(1988) 		"You're History"
(1989)
Alternative cover
Double A-Side single cover

"Break My Heart (You Really)", also known as "Break My Heart", is a song by British pop act Shakespears Sister, released in 1988 as the lead single from their debut album Sacred Heart. "Break My Heart (You Really)" was released in most territories as a Double A-side with "Heroine", which according to Siobhan Fahey was to "give a more rounded picture of what I'm about".[1] In North American territories however, both songs were released as separate A-side singles.[2]

Background

[edit]

"Break My Heart (You Really)" was released as the debut single of Shakespears Sister, the name Siobhan Fahey adopted for her solo career following her departure from Bananarama in 1988. Speaking to Record Mirror in 1988, Fahey revealed, "Going solo was a very liberating experience. Now I can do the stuff I want to do the way I want to do it, and I've done something of which I'm very proud."[3]

Music video

[edit]

The music video, directed by Sophie Muller, features a tense-looking man sitting on a chair before a colourful stage. On stage, Fahey sings the song, as various carnival performers – including a juggler, a contortionist, a strongman, a fire eater, dancers, and more – appear alongside her.

Critical reception

[edit]

Upon its release, the Birmingham Daily News praised "Break My Heart (You Really)" as "a good up-tempo dance tune" with a "catchy chorus" and "good singing in the Bananarama mode". The reviewer thought it "ought to do well".[4] Chris Heath of Smash Hits commented that it "sounds as if it's supposed to be like one of those huge Dead or Alive hi-energy stompers, except that Siobhan sings in a rather unattractive spook-voice". He concluded, "It's infectiously catchy but hardly inspired."[5]

Jerry Smith of Music Week considered the "dance track" to be "a shot at credibility that falls between pop and hip dance and that could be its failing".[6] Marcus Hodge of the Cambridge Evening News noted that the "backing is a little harder" than in Bananarama's work. He also felt that, in contrast to Bananarama's material "where every second was packed with syrupy melody", Fahey's debut single "has the beef but no tune".[7]

Robin Smith of Record Mirror was negative in his review. He commented, "I don't know if her ambition has always been to sound like Hazell Dean but this single certainly does. All that production and it still sounds completely naff. Better luck next time."[8] Edwin Pouncey of NME remarked, "A typical hoofer for the Hippodrome hordes. She should be bard."[9]

Track listing

[edit]

Double A-side CD single

  1. "Break My Heart (You Really)" (Shep Pettibone House Mix) – 7:25
  2. "Break My Heart (You Really)" (7" Version) – 3:32
  3. "Heroine" (Extended Version) – 5:33

Double A-side 7" single

  1. "Break My Heart (You Really)" – 3:29
  2. "Heroine" – 3:45

US 12" single

  1. "Break My Heart" (Copa Mix) – 6:43
  2. "Break My Heart" (Break My Dub) – 3:50
  3. "Break My Heart" (Instrumental) – 3:44
  4. "Break My Heart" (Yesterday, Today Mix) – 8:08
  5. "Run Silent" (Revolution Mix) – 7:15

Canadian 12" single

  1. "Break My Heart (You Really)" (Shep Pettibone House Mix) – 7:22
  2. "Break My Heart (You Really)" (7" Version) – 3:30
  3. "Break My Heart (You Really)" (Dub Mix) – 6:28
  4. "You Made Me Come to This" – 3:10

12" promo single

  1. "Break My Heart (You Really)" (Shep Pettibone House Mix) – 7:25
  2. "Break My Heart (You Really)" (Dub Mix) – 7:53
  3. "Pretty Boy" – 3:37

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Shakespears Sister 1988 Mick Brown Interview on YouTube
  2. ^ Shakespears Sister - Break My Heart at Discogs
  3. ^ Robin Smith, ed. (29 October 1988). "News: Siobhan or Not Siobhan". Record Mirror. p. 4. ISSN 0144-5804.
  4. ^ "Records". Birmingham Daily News. 14 October 1988. p. 27. Retrieved 8 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Heath, Chris (19 October 1988). "Review: Singles". Smash Hits. p. 75.
  6. ^ Smith, Jerry (5 November 1988). "A&R: Singles". Music Week. p. 29. ISSN 0265-1548.
  7. ^ Hodge, Marcus (21 November 1988). "Pop: Siobhan not yet in tune with life outside". Cambridge Evening News. p. 14. Retrieved 8 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ Smith, Robin (29 October 1988). "45". Record Mirror. p. 29. ISSN 0144-5804.
  9. ^ Pouncey, Edwin (5 November 1988). "45". New Musical Express. p. 21.
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