Heartbeats

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"Heartbeats"
Single by The Knife
from the album Deep Cuts
Released 27 December 2002 (First release)
4 October 2004 (Re-release)
Format CD
Genre Electropop
Length 3:51
Label Border (First release)
V2 Records (Re-release)
The Knife singles chronology
"Nedsvärtning"
(2002)		 "Heartbeats"
(2002)		 "You Take My Breath Away"
(2003)

"Heartbeats" is the first single from The Knife's 2003 album Deep Cuts, released on 27 December 2002. Upon the success of an acoustic cover version by José González, it was re-released 4 October 2004.

The song was listed at #15 on Pitchfork Media's top 500 songs of the 2000s.

Contents

[edit] Cover versions

The song was covered by José González on his album Veneer and released as its first single in 2006, peaking at #9 on the UK singles chart. This version of the song was used in a Sony Bravia advertisement.

The song was covered by Belgian girls choir Scala & Kolacny Brothers on their 2006 release It All Leads to This.

[edit] Critical reception

The critical reception to the song was generally favourable. MusicOMH said that the song's "emotive lyrics merge with forward thinking production to create one of the most exciting electronica releases of the year", and Contactmusic.com stated the song had "clever synth beats and Björkesque vocals" with the ability to "instil some fun and nostalgia into music."[1][2] Gigwise.com said that the song was "perhaps one of the most hypnotic and haunting electronic songs of recent times, [...] innately infectious from the outset."[3] Several reviews commented that the song had an 1980s feel.[1][2] The remix by Rex the Dog was described by MusicOMH as "a masterful reworking that fits it up nicely for the dancefloor".[1]

[edit] Formats and track listing

UK CD single
  1. "Heartbeats (Original)" – 3:53
  2. "Heartbeats (Rex the Dog Remix)" – 6:12
  3. "Heartbeats (The Knife Techno Remix)" – 2:47
  4. "Afraid of You" – 3:48
UK 12"
  1. "Heartbeats (Original)" – 3:53
  2. "Heartbeats (Style of Eye Remix)" –
  3. "Heartbeats (Rex the Dog Remix)" – 6:12
  4. "Heartbeats (The Knife Techno Remix)" – 2:47

[edit] Personnel

  • Christoffer Berg – mixing
  • Rex the Dog – re-mixing, producer
  • Linus Eklow – re-mixing

[edit] Chart positions

Chart Peak position
Swedish Albums Chart[4] 54

Chart performance for José González's cover of the song:

Chart 2009 Peak position
UK Indie Chart 29

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Kutchinsky, Serena. "The Knife - Heartbeats (Rabid)". MusicOMH. http://www.musicomh.com/singles/knife.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-15. 
  2. ^ a b Tomlinson, Katherine. "The Knife - Heartbeats - Single Review". Contactmusic.com. http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/theknifex25x08x04. Retrieved 2008-09-15. 
  3. ^ "The Knife - Heartbeats (Live)". Gigwise.com. 2007-06-13. http://www.gigwise.com/contents.asp?contentid=32949. Retrieved 2008-09-15. 
  4. ^ "Heartbeats - Swedish chart position". Swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?key=92386&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-09-15. 
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Studio albums
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"Afraid of You" · "N.Y. Hotel" · "Got 2 Let U" · "Nedsvärtning" · "Heartbeats" · "You Take My Breath Away" · "Pass This On" · "Handy-Man" · "Like a Pen" · "Marble House" · "Silent Shout" · "We Share Our Mothers' Health" · "Christmas Reindeer"
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