Heartbroken (T2 song)

"Heartbroken" is the debut single by British record producer T2. It was written by British singer Jodie Aysha, who also provides the vocals. The song spent three weeks at number two on the UK Singles Chart, behind Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love".^[1]

"Heartbroken"
Single by T2 featuring Jodie Aysha
Released	12 November 2007
Genre	Bassline
Length	4:48 (original mix) 3:01 (radio edit) 6:37 (extended mix)
Label	All Around the World
Songwriter(s)	Jodie Aysha
Producer(s)	T2
T2 singles chronology
"Heartbroken" (2007) "Gonna Be Mine" (2008)
Alternative cover

"Heartbroken" is the most requested song ever on BBC Radio 1.^[1]

The song was later rewritten to support boxer Ricky Hatton in his match against Floyd Mayweather.^[2] It was also sampled by DJ Khaled and Drake on their 2017 song "To the Max",^[3] and Digga D and ArrDee on their 2021 song "Wasted".^[4]

Background

Jodie Aysha wrote the lyrics to "Heartbroken" in 2004, aged 14, inspired by her sister's break-up with her boyfriend.^[5] After meeting T2 later that year, Aysha recorded the vocals for "Heartbroken" at his apartment in Leeds and In 2006, he remixed them in the style of bassline, a genre similar to UK garage which was popular in Yorkshire at the time.^[1]

Music video

The music video features cameos by footballers Micah Richards and Anton Ferdinand.^[6]

Track listings

Track #	Title	Length
CD single / digital download EP 1
1	Radio Edit	3:01
2	Extended Mix	6:37
3	WAWA Club Mix	7:52
4	Thomas Gold Mix	7:41
5	Wideboys London Mix	6:17
6	WAWA Radio Edit	3:19
7	Music Video	3:01
Digital download EP 2
1	Radio Edit	3:01
2	Extended Mix	6:37
3	Filthy Rich Mix
4	Matic Pro Mix
5	Wideboys Up Norf Mix
Digital download EP 3 (iTunes exclusive)
1	Radio Edit	3:01
2	Wideboys Radio Edit
3	Filthy Rich Mix
4	Original Mix	4:48
5	WAWA Dub Mix
12" vinyl single
	Side A
1	Extended Club Mix
2	WAWA Club Mix
	Side B
1	Wideboys London Mix
2	Wideboys Up Norf Mix

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007–2008) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] 4 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 3 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 6 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 17 Scotland (OCC)[11] 9 UK Singles (OCC)[12] 2 UK Dance (OCC)[13] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position UK Singles (OCC)[14] 37 Chart (2008) Position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] 96 UK Singles (OCC)[16] 115

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Platinum	600,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.