Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?
1986 single by Sandie Shaw
"Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?" | ||||
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Single by Sandie Shaw | ||||
B-side | "Steven (You Don't Eat Meat)" | |||
Released | 1986 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:42 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
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Sandie Shaw singles chronology | ||||
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"Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?" is a song by the British rock and pop band Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from their debut studio album Rattlesnakes (1984).[1][2]
The song was covered by Sandie Shaw in 1986.[3][4] Her version reached number 68 on the UK Singles Chart in June that year.[5]
In 2006, Scottish indie pop band Camera Obscura released an answer song called "Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken" on their third studio album Let's Get Out of This Country.[6][7]
Charts
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 68 |
References
- ^ "Lloyd Cole – Period Piece: New music". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Rattlesnakes (Deluxe Edition)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Sandie Shaw The Very Best Of Sandie Shaw Review". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 495. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "Camera Obscura". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Lloyd I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken". Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
External links
- "Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?" at Discogs (list of releases)
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- Lloyd Cole
- Blair Cowan
- Lawrence Donegan
- Neil Clark
- Stephen Irvine
- Rattlesnakes (1984)
- Easy Pieces (1985)
- Mainstream (1987)
- 1984–1989 (1989)
- "Perfect Skin"
- "Forest Fire"
- "Rattlesnakes"
- "Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?"
- "Brand New Friend"
- "Lost Weekend"
- "Cut Me Down"
- "My Bag"
- "Jennifer She Said"
- "From the Hip"
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