"another corker". But a writer from Popjustice branded the song as being "boring". A singles reviewer from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner wrote "Stripped right back to the bones with the Motown hallmark stamped all over it from the all-girl trio. Sure to open up a whole new generation's ears and, hopefully, minds to the vintage glory days." "Black Heart" later appeared on the A-lists at BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC Radio 2 and Heart. In August 2012, Stooshe were given a Nielsen Airplay Award, after "Black Heart" surpassed 30,000 plays on UK radio. In December, Robert Copsey and Lewis Corner from Digital Spy named "Black Heart" the second best song of 2012. "Black Heart" earned a nomination for Best British Single from the 2013 BRIT Awards. Chart performance On the Irish Singles Chart, "Black Heart" debuted at number 19 for the week ending 22 June 2012. It rose to number 18 a week later, before rising a further four places to 15 during its third week on the chart. The single later rose to a peak of seven. "Black Heart" debuted at number four on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending 30 June 2012, after selling 53,065 copies. A week later, it dropped to number eight, but then climbed three places to five. Alan Jones of Music Week stated that sales of the single had increased 17.75% week-on-week to 46,431. "Black Heart" later climbed two places to three for the week ending 4 August 2012. "Black Heart" also debuted at number four on the Scottish Singles Chart, before dropping two places. The song has sold 456,000 copies in the UK in 2012, the 27th best-selling single of the year. As of November 2016, it has sold 521,000, making it the 10th best-selling song in the UK by a girl group. Music video Background The accompanying music video, directed by Matt Stawski, was released on 29 April 2012. Prior to the full release, Stooshe debuted an unconventional "preview video" of the visual. Stooshe shot the video for "Black Heart" in Los Angeles using cameras "from back in the day." Each day of filming was done in twenty-hour shifts and the group drank "energy shots" to help them focus, but Anderson told Copsey and Wotton from Digital Spy that she and the other band members "were all looking at each and cracking up" by the end of the