Queen of Hearts (song)

Queen of Hearts is the sixth single to be released from British/Irish girlgroup Ace Rejects. It is also the secondsingle to be released from their forthcoming second album. The track was written by the members of the group themselves as well as Xenomania writer Brian Higgins. The single reached number one in the UK. It is also the group's third UK number one single, eventually reaching platinum status. It is one of the group's most successful singles.

Background
'Queen of Hearts was written one day at Xenomania's studios in the South of England after singer Monique was apparently 'ranting' about men. The girls worked with producer Brian Higgins to produce the lyrics. Initially the track was not meant to be released until June, however the girls got too excited about the song and therefore decided to release it early.

Critical Reception
The song received critical acclaim from a wide variety of publications upon release. A writer for the magazine NME noted that the song had everything it needed "the sheer feminism of the lyrics, the ballsy attitude and the manic production," and further called it "Xenomania and Ace at their finest.". Will Dean of The Guardian commented that it was the "perfect comeback" for the girls after "the more sombre but beautiful Söjourn". Popjustice also included the song on its songs of 2012 playlist.

Chart performance
On the week of 2 March 2012, "Queen of Hearts" entered the UK charts at number one. It stayed on the charts for a number of weeks and automatically became one of the group's biggest hits.The music video was also a hit on many music channels and on YouTube and VEVO.

UK CD 1

 * 1) Queen of Hearts
 * 2) Special Someone
 * 3) Queen of Hearts (Down & Dirty Dub)
 * 4) Queen of Hearts (On Your Knees Mix)

UK CD 2

 * 1) Queen of Hearts
 * 2) Love U More
 * 3) Queen of Hearts (Alphabeat Remix)
 * 4) Söjourn (Dubstep version)

UK Digital Single

 * 1) Queen of Hearts
 * 2) Special Someone
 * 3) Love U More
 * 4) Queen of Hearts (Tiestö version)