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Wikipedia article




"'Heartbreak on Vinyl'" is the second single by Blake Lewis to be released from his second album of the same name. The track is to date Lewis's most successful single, as it has reached the number-one spots on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs and Hot Dance Airplay charts in 2010. The single pays homage to record stores that closed down or went out of business and its loyal fans of vinyl records.

Background



The song makes reference to Blakes favorite Seattle record shop and was inspired by a fateful trip to New Yorks Union Square Virgin Megastore both no longer in business. As the song goes: 'Heartbreak on vinyl, Im missing you and how, Easy street is empty, The silence of the sound, I guess the turntables have turned one too many times.' Blake explains the inspiration for its lyrics: 'When people would ask me what Im addicted to, I always said music. And while theyd laugh it off like its a clich, Im actually a complete shopaholic when it comes to records. Id literally buy 10 albums a week for years, so when I went to that Virgin Records and it said going out of business, my heart stopped.'

Reception



"'Heartbreak on Vinyl'" has received favorable review from pressplus1: "'The album opens up with the title track Heartbreak On Vinyl and immediately this is unlike any other post-Idol release, it explodes with a strong techno beat as Lewis croons along with the beat at a perfect pace. It seems Lewis has been digging through crates of old 80s dark pop because thats where hes found himself on this album."'

Music video



The song's accompanying video feature clips from films that were set in (or featured scenes from movies in which take place at) a record shop. The clips were from 'Empire Records', 'Pretty in Pink', 'This Is Spinal Tap', 'Airheads', 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High', 'Half Baked', and 'High Fidelity'.

Track listing



'Heartbreak on Vinyl [The Remixes]'

'Heartbreak on Vinyl [The Remixes - Part 2]'

'Heartbreak on Vinyl [The Robbie Rivera Remixes]'

References



Category:2010 singles

Category:Songs written by Sam Hollander

Category:Songs written by Dave Katz

Category:2009 songs

Category:Tommy Boy Records singles

Category:Songs written by Blake Lewis

Category:Songs about music

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