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Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?

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"Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?"
Single by Sandie Shaw
B-side"Steven (You Don't Eat Meat)"
Released1986
GenrePop
Length3:42
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sandie Shaw singles chronology
"Hand in Glove"
(1984)
"Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?"
(1986)
"Frederick"
(1986)

"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

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Chart performance for "Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?" by Sandie Shaw
Chart (1986) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 68

References

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  1. ^ "Lloyd Cole – Period Piece: New music". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Rattlesnakes (Deluxe Edition)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Sandie Shaw The Very Best Of Sandie Shaw Review". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 495. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Camera Obscura". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Lloyd I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken". Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
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