During a showcase for iheartradio in July, Robyn performed Alicia Keys’ “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart.” She’d previously covered the tune (a Billboard R&B #2 hit) for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge.

Keys’ original track sports drum machines and Prince-ish synth riffs, placing it squarely within my favorite Swede’s wheelhouse. And with that familiar musical framework as support, Robyn retains the song’s defiant soul while doing Keys one better by revealing a heartfelt sensitivity lying within:

Based on this gem, anyone besides me hoping that Body Talk Pt. 3 is an all-covers affair?

Download Robyn – “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart” via Stereogum. New mini-album Body Talk Pt. 2 isn’t out until September 7, but first single, “Hang With Me,” was released today via iTunes, Amazon MP3.