American Heart (song) explained

American Heart
Cover:AmericanHeart.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Faith Hill
Genre:Country
Label:Warner Bros. Nashville
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"American Heart" is a song written by Jim Beavers and Jonathan Singleton, and recorded by American country music artist Faith Hill. It was released on September 30, 2012, as the second single from a planned seventh studio album titled Illusion.[1] [2] [3] However, the album was scrapped, and by 2017, Hill had left her record label. The song was announced on her Twitter account[4] and distributed for airplay the following day.[5] For the Twitter debut, Hill responded to questions hashtagged #askfaith prior to her weekly performance on NBC Sunday Night Football that night.[4] Prior to the official release, many local radio stations posted samples of her song or official music video on their websites.[6] [7] [8]

Content

USA Today critic Elysa Gardner compared it to Dierks Bentley's "Home" when selecting it as the song of the week on October 1, 2012.[9] Billy Dukes of the country music news website Taste of Country described the song as "a thick production made accessible by the wonder of Hill’s voice", further noting that "her performance rescues the song from drowning in cliches and heavy messages". Dukes noted that the song is targeting the same older audience that Martina McBride reached with "I'm Gonna Love You Through It".[10] In her own words, Hill describes the song: "This song inspires. It grabs a hold of a very special place that we all have in our hearts. Times are hard and people are struggling, but our spirit as Americans always seems to prevail."[11]

Music video

The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered in November 2012.[12] The video reached the number one position on the GAC countdown in early December.[13] On May 6, 2013, the video was nominated in the Female Video of the Year category for the 2013 CMT Music Awards.[14] [15]

Chart performance

"American Heart" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of October 6, 2012.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Faith Hill Debuts New Song 'Illusion' During 'CMA Music Festival' Television Special. Dukes. Billy. Taste of Country. September 17, 2012. May 19, 2019.
  2. Web site: Album Review: Faith Hill – The previously unreleased material on 'Deep Tracks'. Pappalardo. Jonathan. My Kind of Country. November 14, 2016. May 19, 2019.
  3. Web site: Faith Hill Announces New Album is Done and Will Release New Single Called 'American Heart' to Radio Stations in October. Barnes. Charley. New Country 99.1. September 18, 2012. May 19, 2019.
  4. Web site: Faith Hill Premiering New Song. October 1, 2012. September 26, 2012. People.
  5. Web site: Faith Hill's 'American Heart' To Hit Radio Airwaves In October . October 1, 2012 . September 22, 2012 . RTT News . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211657/http://www.rttnews.com/1970065/faith-hill-s-american-heart-to-hit-radio-airwaves-in-october.aspx?type=all&SimRec=1&Node= . March 3, 2016 . mdy .
  6. Web site: What Do You Think of The New Faith Hill Song 'American Heart'? [AUDIO / POLL]]. October 5, 2012. September 20, 2012. WYRK. Lynn, Wendy.
  7. Web site: Faith Hill Has An 'American Heart' – Her New Song. October 5, 2012. September 2012. WBKR. Mullins, Moon.
  8. Web site: FIRST LISTEN: Faith Hill - "American Heart" . October 5, 2012 . September 27, 2012 . . Ryan, Vanessa . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120929092019/http://wdez.com/blogs/post/vryan/2012/sep/27/first-listen-faith-hill-american-heart/ . September 29, 2012 . mdy .
  9. Web site: Playlist: 'American Heart' by Faith Hill, plus 10 more. October 1, 2012. October 1, 2012. USA Today. Gardner, Elysa.
  10. Web site: Faith Hill, 'American Heart' – Song Review. October 5, 2012. September 18, 2012. Townsquare Media. Taste of Country. Dukes, Billy.
  11. Web site: Faith Hill Debuting New Single, "American Heart," with Sunday Night Twitter Chat . https://archive.today/20130116105020/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2012/9/26/faith-hill-debuting-new-single-american-heart-with-sunday-ni.html%23ixzz28RvhZ3T0 . dead . January 16, 2013 . October 5, 2012 . September 26, 2012 . .
  12. Web site: CMT : Videos : Faith Hill : American Heart. https://web.archive.org/web/20121113221011/http://www.cmt.com/videos/faith-hill/855020/american-heart.jhtml. dead. November 13, 2012. Country Music Television. November 9, 2012.
  13. Web site: Faith Hill Takes Over At No. 1 On GAC's Top 20. May 3, 2013. December 21, 2012. Great American Country. Wyland, Sarah.
  14. Web site: CMT Music Awards Nominations Revealed. May 7, 2013. May 6, 2013. Country Weekly. Freeman, Jon.
  15. Web site: CMT Music Awards 2013: Full list of nominees, includes Miranda Lambert. May 7, 2013. May 6, 2013. On The Red Carpet. https://web.archive.org/web/20130509002132/http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/CMT-Music-Awards-2013:-Full-list-of-nominees--includes-Miranda-Lambert/9091965. May 9, 2013. dead.
  16. News: Morris. Edward. Jason Aldean Hits No. 1 Song Slot With "Take a Little Ride". https://web.archive.org/web/20121002055607/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1694672/jason-aldean-hits-no-1-song-slot-with-take-a-little-ride.jhtml. dead. October 2, 2012. October 2, 2012. Country Music Television. September 29, 2012.

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