Heartbeat Song (The Futureheads song) explained

Heartbeat Song
Cover:The_Futureheads_-_Heartbeat_Song.jpg
Type:single
Artist:The Futureheads
Album:The Chaos
Released:12 April 2010
Recorded:2009
Genre:Indie rock
Length:2:28
Label:Nul Records
Prev Title:I Wouldn't Be Like This If You Were Here
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:I Can Do That
Next Year:2010

"Heartbeat Song" is the first single to be taken from the fourth album from The Futureheads, The Chaos. It was released in the United Kingdom on 12 April 2010 and has so far managed to reach a peak of #34 on the UK Singles Chart. The single peaked on BBC Radio 1's A-list playlist during March 2010.[1]

A limited edition signed and hand-stamped 7" vinyl single was released later that same week for UK Record Store Day. It was limited to 500 copies.[2]

Formats and track listings

Digital Download
iTunes Digital Download
Limited Edition 7" Vinyl

Chart performance

"Heartbeat Song" debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 18 April 2010, where it entered the top 40 at the single's current peak of #34.[3] The following week the single fell 15 places to #49 and on its third week in the chart, it fell a further 41 places to #90.

The single debuted at number one on the UK Indie Chart, where it spent two weeks before dropping to number three.

Chart (2010)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart34
UK Indie Chart1

Critical response

Writing on Time Out New York Volume blog, Noah Tarnow described "Heartbeat Song" as "possibly the greatest tune of the past million years."[4]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom12 April 2010[5] Digital DownloadNul Records
17 April 20107" Vinyl

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist. Radio 1.
  2. Web site: BanquetRecords.com – The Futureheads / Record Store Day – Heartbeat Song. BanquetRecords.com. 18 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719223419/http://www.banquetrecords.com/NUL08VS;jsessionid=4B849A150C323E328B9D727C60312BFA. 19 July 2011. dead.
  3. Web site: BBC – Radio 1 – Charts – The Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart. Radio 1.
  4. Web site: Live review: The Futureheads lose voice, find rock salvation. Time Out New York.
  5. Web site: Heartbeat Song.