Certain European CD singles also included two live recordings from Turner's 1996 Wildest Dreams Tour, "I Can't Stand the Rain" and "On Silent Wings".

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that produced by the team that catapulted Cher back to fame via "Believe", "this number has similar energy, with a bright-eyed dance beat and production so tight and joyful that listeners will be pulled in by the first chorus and singing along by the last."

It's a positive message that will bring in a new generation of pop listeners, while allowing adults to crack a smile and tap a toe to the worldwide return of one of contemporary music's greatest achievers and most-cherished performers.

"[3] Tom Lanham from Entertainment Weekly noted that the "undaunted diva hugs synth-pop corners the way a hotdog skier schusses the slalom, kicking up soul-stirring powder at every turn.

A hit throughout Europe, "Heartache" is posed to repeat the process in the U.S."[5] Gustavo Rivas from The Ithacan said that the producers "do a great job at adding her voice to a mixture of disco and rock rhythms."