"Hello Heartbreak" is a dance-pop

Dance-pop

Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...

 song recorded by American

United States

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 singer-songwriter Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams (singer)

Tenitra Michelle Williams , commonly known as Michelle Williams, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress...

. It was co-written by Williams, James Scheffer, Travis Jones

Jim Jonsin

James Scheffer, better known by his professional name, Jim Jonsin, is an American Grammy award winning record producer, songwriter, record executive, and entrepreneur...

 and Rico Love

Rico Love

Richard Preston Butler, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rico Love, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Love wrote and produced hit records such as Usher’s "There Goes My Baby" and "Hey Daddy ”, Nelly's "Just a Dream" and "Gone", Beyoncé Knowles' "Sweet Dreams"...

, and produced by Alex da Kid

Alex da Kid

Alexander Grant , better known as Alex da Kid, is a Grammy award winning English music songwriter and hip-hop producer.-Early life:...

 and Jay Wes for Williams' third studio album Unexpected

Unexpected (Michelle Williams album)

Unexpected is the third solo studio album by American singer Michelle Williams, released via Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment in North America on October 7, 2008 . It is Williams' first full length dance-influenced commercial pop album, moving away from the gospel style of her...

(2008). The song was set to be released as the album's third single and as the first official UK single from the re-release of Unexpected

Unexpected (Michelle Williams album)

Unexpected is the third solo studio album by American singer Michelle Williams, released via Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment in North America on October 7, 2008 . It is Williams' first full length dance-influenced commercial pop album, moving away from the gospel style of her...

, but plans were shelved.

Critical reception

"Hello Heartbreak" received universally positive reception from critics. Mikael Wood of the Billboard

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described the song as a "shiny electro-R&B gem", while Josette Compton of Entertainment Weekly

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noted the "technodriven" track is "reminiscent of Kylie Minogue". Pete Lewis of Blues & Soul

Blues & Soul

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also compared the song to other works, commenting that the "synth-heavy uptempo cut" "heavily" relies "on the kind of Euro-dance-inspired electronica utilised recently by fellow US urbanites like Timbaland and Justin Timberlake".

UK Release

In June 2009 Michelle confirmed via Twitter that her album Unexpected

Unexpected (Michelle Williams album)

Unexpected is the third solo studio album by American singer Michelle Williams, released via Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment in North America on October 7, 2008 . It is Williams' first full length dance-influenced commercial pop album, moving away from the gospel style of her...

would receive a full UK re-release and that "Hello Heartbreak" would be the first single set for release in July, 2009,
but those plans were unexepctedly scrapped.

Formats and track listing

US iTunes Single

1. "Hello Heartbreak" (Album Version) – 4:10
2. "Hello Heartbreak" (Kovas Ghetto Beat Remix) – 4:23
3. "Hello Heartbreak" (Catalyst Remix) – 4:01
4. "Hello Heartbreak" (Lost Daze Deep Inside Mix) – 7:05
5. "Hello Heartbreak" (Matty's Body and Soul Mix) – 8:38

UK Promo CD 1

1. "Hello Heartbreak" (Radio Edit) – 3:34

UK Promo CD 2

1. "Hello Heartbreak" (Lost Days Deep Inside Mix)
2. "Hello Heartbreak" (Matty's Body And Soul Mix)
3. "Hello Heartbreak" (Olli Collins & Fred Portelli Club Mix)
4. "Hello Heartbreak" (KOVAS Ghetto Beat Remix)
5. "Hello Heartbreak" (Catalyst Remix)
6. "Hello Heartbreak" (Olli Collins & Fred Portelli Radio Edit (Drums Intro) )
7. "Hello Heartbreak" (Album Version)

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... )	40
US Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...  (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... )	8

Credits

• Written by Rico Love
  Rico Love
  Richard Preston Butler, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rico Love, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Love wrote and produced hit records such as Usher’s "There Goes My Baby" and "Hey Daddy ”, Nelly's "Just a Dream" and "Gone", Beyoncé Knowles' "Sweet Dreams"...
  
   and James Scheffer
• Produced by Jim Jonsin
  Jim Jonsin
  James Scheffer, better known by his professional name, Jim Jonsin, is an American Grammy award winning record producer, songwriter, record executive, and entrepreneur...
  
  
• Recorded by Dan Naim at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
  • Additional Recording by Joe Gonzales
• Mixed by Fritz
  Fritz
  Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick , as well as for similar names including Fridolin...
  
   at Pacifique Studios, Los Angeles, CA
• Vocals by Michelle Williams
  Michelle Williams (singer)
  Tenitra Michelle Williams , commonly known as Michelle Williams, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress...
  
  
  • Additional Vocals by Rico Love
    Rico Love
    Richard Preston Butler, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rico Love, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Love wrote and produced hit records such as Usher’s "There Goes My Baby" and "Hey Daddy ”, Nelly's "Just a Dream" and "Gone", Beyoncé Knowles' "Sweet Dreams"...
    
    
  • Vocals Produced by Rico Love
    Rico Love
    Richard Preston Butler, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rico Love, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Love wrote and produced hit records such as Usher’s "There Goes My Baby" and "Hey Daddy ”, Nelly's "Just a Dream" and "Gone", Beyoncé Knowles' "Sweet Dreams"...