This is the first solo release from a Girls Aloud member, with Cheryl Cole providing guest vocals on Will.I.Am's single 'Heartbreaker'.
 
'Heartbreaker' started life as an album track on Will.I.Am's 2007 album 'Songs About Girls', on which only his vocals featured. The song was re-recorded for the UK market in 2008, now also featuring Cheryl's vocals.
 
The duet came about during the filming of the Girls Aloud ITV2 series 'The Passions of Girl Aloud'. Cheryl's passion was to learn street dancing, with the aim of auditioning for a dancing part in Will.I.Am's music video for 'Heartbreaker'. After a successful audition, she was chosen for the part. Will.I.Am then asked Cheryl to record vocals for a new version of the song.
 
A one of duet was performed on The Graham Norton Show on 24th April, in advance of the CD singles 5th May release date.

'Heartbreaker' had immediate success in the UK and Ireland. After Cheryl's 'Passions' episode aired, downloads of the album version saw the song enter the UK Singles Chart at #74. The music video debuted a fortnight later, and 'Heartbreaker' climbed the charts rapidly - reaching as high as #8 in the UK, still only based on sales of Will.I.Am's solo version from his album.

The CD single and Cheryl version downloads were released on 5th May 2008. 'Heartbreaker' climbed and peaked at #4 - a position it stayed at for three weeks! It has currently sold around 250,000 copies in total, and thus has out-sold all but two Girls Aloud singles - 'Sound Of The Underground' and 'The Promise'.

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UK Download Release Date: 21st September 2007 (Album Version without Cheryl Cole), 5th May 2008 (UK Single Version with Cheryl Cole)

UK Physical Release Date: 5th May 2008
 

1. Heartbreaker (Featuring Cheryl Cole) [3.14]
2. Impatient (Gutter Remix by Aaron Lacrate & Debonair Samir) [3.55]

 

 

 

 


[Heartbreaker spent 35 weeks in the UK Top 200]
[Heartbreaker spent 20 weeks in the Irish Top 50]

* UK Radio Airplay Position: #09
* UK TV Airplay Position: #03
* iTunes Peak: #04 (Album Version w/o Cheryl Cole) | #11 (Explicit Version w/ Cheryl Cole) |
#25 (Clean Version w/ Cheryl Cole)
 

First Combined Week Sales: 24,815 (#04)
Second Combined Week Sales: 23,255 (#04)
Total Sales: 250,000 [Estimate]
2008 EOY Chart UK: #26
Certificate = N/A
Albums: | Sound Of The Underground | What Will The Neighbours Say? | Chemistry |
| The Sound Of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits  | Tangled Up | Out Of Control |
   

Singles:

| Sound Of The Underground | No Good Advice | Life Got Cold | Jump | The Show | Love Machine |
 | I'll Stand By You | Wake Me Up | Long Hot Summer | Biology | See The Day | Whole Lotta History |
| Something Kinda Ooooh | I Think We're Alone Now | Walk This Way |
| Sexy! No No No... | Call The Shots | Can't Speak French | The Promise |