Hello Heartbreak

"Hello Heartbreak" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Michelle Williams. It was co-written by Jim Jonsin and Rico Love, and produced by Jonsin for Williams' third studio album Unexpected (2008).

"Hello Heartbreak"
Single by Michelle Williams
from the album Unexpected
Released	September 9, 2008 (2008-09-09)
Studio	The Record Plant (Los Angeles)
Genre	Electro-R&B[1]
Length	4:10
Label	Music World Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Rico Love James Scheffer
Producer(s)	Jim Jonsin
Michelle Williams singles chronology
"The Greatest" (2008) "Hello Heartbreak" (2008) "On the Run" (2011)

Critical reception

"Hello Heartbreak" received universally positive reception from critics. Mikael Wood of the Billboard described the song as a "shiny electro-R&B gem",^[1] while Josette Compton of Entertainment Weekly noted the "technodriven" track is "reminiscent of Kylie Minogue".^[2] Pete Lewis of Blues & Soul 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".^[3]

Release

Single was released in United States on December 2, 2008, for digital download and airplay through Columbia and Music World. In June 2009, Michelle confirmed via Twitter that her album Unexpected would receive a full UK re-release and that "Hello Heartbreak" would be the first single set for release in July 2009.^[4] In August 2009, Music Week reported "Hello Heartbreak" was due for a UK release on August 31, as a single and as Williams' fourth studio album.^[5]

Track listings

Digital download – Remixes EP^[6][7]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hello Heartbreak" (Album Version)	Jim Jonsin	4:10
2.	"Hello Heartbreak" (Kovas Ghetto Beat Remix)	Jonsin Kovas[a]	4:23
3.	"Hello Heartbreak" (Catalyst Remix)	Jonsin Cataylist[a]	4:01
4.	"Hello Heartbreak" (Lost Daze Deep Inside Mix)	Jonsin Lost Daze[a]	7:05
5.	"Hello Heartbreak" (Matty's Body and Soul Mix)	Jonsin Matty[a]	8:38

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies additional producer

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Unexpected.^[8]

• Fritz – mixing engineer
• Joe Gonzales – engineer
• Jim Jonsin – producer, writer
• Rico Love – vocal producer, writer
• Dan Nain – recording engineer
• Michelle Williams – vocals

Charts

Chart (2008—2009)	Peak position
UK Commercial Pop Top 30 (Music Week)[9]	6
UK Upfront Club Top 40 (Music Week)[10]	15
UK Urban Top 30 (Music Week)[11]	29
US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[12]	40
US Dance/Electronic Singles Sales (Billboard)[13]	8

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, release format, and reference

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	September 9, 2008	Digital download	Music World Columbia	[14]
United Kingdom	August 31, 2009 (re-release)		RCA	[15]