Heart Vacancy

"Heart Vacancy"
Single by The Wanted
from the album The Wanted
B-side "Kickstarts"
Released 17 October 2010
(see release history)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2010
Genre Pop, R&B, electropop
Length 3:42
Label Geffen
Writer(s) Mich Hansen, Jonas Jeberg, Lucas Secon, Wayne Hector
Producer Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather
The Wanted singles chronology
"All Time Low"
(2010)
"Heart Vacancy"
(2010)
"Lose My Mind"
(2010)

"Heart Vacancy" is a song by British boy band The Wanted from their self-titled debut album. It was released as their second single in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2010 through Geffen Records. The song was written by Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather, Lucas Secon, and Wayne Hector. "Heart Vacancy" was written for English pop singer Leona Lewis and was given to four different artists before being recorded by The Wanted.[1]

Contents

Critical reception

Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song three out of five stars and described it as "a slushy, string-laden slowie about longing for a girl, but with the BPM turned up a notch and a stomping rhythm - too fast for waving lighters but slow enough for hands-in-the-air time - 'Heart Vacancy' treads on the slightly more manly side of sentimental."[2] Michael Cragg from The Guardian called it "a boyband ballad full of over-emotive vocal straining", and wrote: "The nadir is a middle eight that involves the curly-haired one intoning,"When IIIIIII talk to youuuuuuuuuuuuu, on the phhhooooonnnnneee" as if he actually hates his lover and wants her to bleed from the ears."[3]

Track listing

  1. "Heart Vacancy" – 3:42
  2. "Heart Vacancy" (Tonka's Daddycated Radio Edit) – 3:15
  3. "Heart Vacancy" (Tonka's Daddycated Remix) – 5:51
  4. "Heart Vacancy" (DJs from Mars Remix) – 6:15
  1. "Heart Vacancy" – 3:42
  2. "Kickstarts" (Elliot Gleave, Nicholas Douwma)

Personnel

Source:[6]

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 18
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[8] 4
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[9] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
UK Singles Chart[10] 110

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 17 October 2010[4] Digital download Geffen Records
18 October 2010[5] CD single

References

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