"Broken Heels" is a song performed by British singer Alexandra Burke, released as the second single from her 2009 debut album, Overcome.

"Broken Heels" was written by Bilal Hajji, Savan Kotecha and RedOne (who also produced the song).

[6]"Broken Heels" came about through a conversation between Burke and RedOne when her footwear made more of an impression than his original song choice.

"[5] Nick Levine from Digital Spy interperated the song as carrying a good-natured girl power message.

diva brag-jobs, and effectively puts forward the idea that even if a woman is hobbled by uneven footwear she can still kick man-ass when it comes to gold medal standard Olympic partying.

[14] Alexis Petridis from The Guardian felt that the clattering rhythm has influences from the music of 70s British rock band Adam and the Ants.

It refers to the strength of women which can enable them to do things better than men, even when they are wearing broken heels which contrasts as a simile for the song meaning.

[8] The music video for "Broken Heels" was filmed in Los Angeles on 22 and 23 November 2009, as confirmed by Burke's official Twitter page.

It received positive reaction from Nick Levine of Digital Spy who noted that: "It's essentially a massive tum-flashing, tush-shaking dance routine set in the middle of an American football pitch.

"[16] The video begins with Burke singing into a mirror in a locker room, with a team of female American football players getting ready behind.

In the United States, Broken Heels appeared on freshman The CW show, Hellcats, during its pilot, which aired 8 September 2010.

Nick Levine from the entertainment website Digital Spy gave to the song four stars (out of five) and says that: " it's a rubber-bottomed pop stomper with loads of 'heyeyey' and 'oh-oh-oh-oh' hooks, a good-natured girl power message and more sass than a drag queen who's just been told (s)he doesn't meet the dress code.

diva brag-jobs, and effectively puts forward the idea that even if a woman is hobbled by uneven footwear she can still kick man-ass when it comes to gold medal standard Olympic partying.

[8] Derby Evening Telegraph said that "Broken Heels" shows that "Burke still has the 'X Factor'", positively reviewing the song: "A killer dancefloor filler, with huge beats that infect from the first few seconds, 'Broken Heels' continues to stomp for a full three-and-a-half minutes of near pop perfection.

[22] Alexis Petridis from The Guardian said that "Broken Heels" is "the only real sonic surprise" on Overcome, further describing the song as having a clattering rhythm which bears improbable influence from 70s British rock band Adam and the Ants.