Heartbeat Slowing Down

"Heartbeat Slowing Down"
Single by The All-American Rejects
from the album Kids in the Street
Released October 15, 2012
Format Digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre
Length 4:44
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Greg Wells
The All-American Rejects singles chronology
"Kids in the Street"
(2012)		 "Heartbeat Slowing Down"
(2012)

"Heartbeat Slowing Down" is a song by American rock band The All-American Rejects, released as the third and final single from their fourth studio album Kids in the Street on October 15, 2012.

Background

"Heartbeat Slowing Down" was written by Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter. The band referred to the song as "The most powerful song [they] have ever written." British singer-songwriter Mika also provides choirboy vocals to the track.[1]

Wheeler explained, "We had to push each other to think outside of the box and leave our comfort zone. Because we know how to write a catchy song. We could write a B-rate version of 'Gives You Hell' and 'Move Along', for 'Heartbeat's Slowing Down' we definitely pushed each other to really make this something special. And I do think it's the best song on the record." He later said in an interview with Artistdirect that the track "[Uproots] some feelings and it's kind of an apology to somebody in the past."

In an interview with zZounds.com, Ritter also said that the track is his favorite from Kids in the Street and that "It's sort of the bookmark of the record. It really is a turning point where this sort of grand sound comes out through this ballad that is a bleeding heart for the record. I think it's one of our greatest songs that we've ever written as a band."[2]

Music video

A teaser for the music video for "Heartbeat Slowing Down" was released via The All-American Rejects official YouTube channel on October 16, 2012.[3] A lyric video was posted on the band's official YouTube channel on November 9, 2012.[4] Since the release of the teaser, the video has not been released and is thought to have been scrapped.

Track listing

Digital download
  1. "Heartbeat Slowing Down" - 4:44
  2. "Heartbeat Slowing Down" (Zak Waters remix) - 4:18

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[5] 39

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States October 15, 2012 Mainstream radio Interscope
January 22, 2013 Zak Waters remix

References

  1. ↑ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=25694
  2. ↑ http://www.zzounds.com/lp/all-american-rejects-video-interview
  3. ↑ "The All-American Rejects Tease “Heartbeat Slowing Down” Music Video". Infectious Magazine. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "The All-American Rejects - "Heartbeat Slowing Down" LYRIC VIDEO". YouTube. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1535623/justin-bieber-nicki-minaj-top-danceclub-play-songs-chart

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