With Every Heartbeat

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"With Every Heartbeat"
Song
B-side"Konichiwa Bitches"

"With Every Heartbeat" is the second UK single released from Swedish pop singer-songwriter Robyn's 2007 re-released, self-titled album Robyn. A collaboration with Kleerup, it was released as a non-album single in Sweden and reached #18. On October 11 2008 Rachel performed this song on the X Factor.

Background and composition

"With Every Heartbeat" is an electropop ballad. The song runs for four minutes and thirteen seconds in its entire form. It is composed in the key of D major,[1] and is set in common time.[1] It has an unconventional pop song structure, with no distinct chorus. The song was composed in Kleerup's living room, where Robyn came up with the song's melody.[2] The string parts were originally arranged by Carl Bagge using Sibelius Software.[2]

Release and reception

A physical single was released in the UK on 6 August 2007. It was named as both Jo Whiley's and Scott Mills's "Record of the Week" and was A-Listed on BBC's Radio 1.[2] Robyn performed the song live on Radio 1 during the Jo Whiley Show on 8 August 2007. It also received strong support by Popjustice, who later ranked the single as the best of 2007.[3]

"With Every Heartbeat" was Robyn's biggest hit in the UK, becoming the first number one, second top ten, and fourth top-40 hit of her career. The song charted inside the top five on downloads alone the week before the song's physical release. Athlete, The Hoosiers, and Girls Aloud have covered the song on Radio 1's Live Lounge on separate occasions, with the latter performing it as part of their Tangled Up Tour.

The song was released in the United States in January 2008.

Music video

Two videos were filmed for the song. Kleerup's version shows assorted scenes of life in New York City, while Robyn's version shows the singer walking among colourful building blocks and board game pawns. Robyn wears her trademark neckscarf and tights, which change colour as the song progresses. The CGI animation moves in sync with the music. The song pans out halfway through the video to reveal that Robyn is miniature and in fact on a desk in Kleerup's studio. On display in Kleerup's studio is a vinyl copy of Barbra Streisand's album Guilty. The video finishes with the blocks featured in the video tumbling down while Robyn runs away from them.

Track listing

Sweden single

CD single

  1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Album Version) - 4:06
  2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Meatboys Remix) - 4:24
  3. "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) - 5:58
  4. "With Every Heartbeat" (Rory Phillips Remix) - 6:07

UK single

7" Single

Side A

  1. "With Every Heartbeat"

Side B

  1. "Konichiwa Bitches"

12" single

Side A

  1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Album Version) - 4:10
  2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Tong & Spoon Wonderland Remix) - 7:15

Side B

  1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) - 5:19
  2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Steve Angello Dub) - 7:12

CD promo

  1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Acoustic Version) - 3:34

CD single

  1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Radio Edit) - 3:17
  2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Tong & Spoon Wonderland Remix) - 7:17
  3. "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) - 5:23
  4. "With Every Heartbeat" (Album Version) - 4:12
  5. "Konichiwa Bitches" (Video) - 3:06

German single

12" single (Part 1)

Side A

  1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Steve Angello Dub)
  2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Hugg & Pepp Remix)

Side B

  1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix)
  2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Kleerup Remix)

12" single (Part 2)

Side A

  1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Corenell Remix)

Side B

  1. "With Every Heartbeat" (VooDoo & Serano Remix)

CD single

  1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Radio Edit) - 3:20
  2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Album Version) - 4:15
  3. "With Every Heartbeat" (Acoustic Version) - 3:37
  4. "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) - 5:25
  5. "With Every Heartbeat" (VooDoo & Serano Edit) - 6:15
  6. "With Every Heartbeat" (Kleerup Remix) - 7:07
  7. "With Every Heartbeat" (Video) - 4:03

Belgium single

CD remix maxi-single

  1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Album Version) - 4:13
  2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Voodoo & Serano Remix) - 6:14
  3. "With Every Heartbeat" (Corenell Remix) - 6:35
  4. "With Every Heartbeat" (Kenson Remix) - 7:15
  5. "With Every Heartbeat" (Tong & Spoon Wonderland Remix) - 7:17
  6. "With Every Heartbeat" (Hugg & Pepp Remix) - 7:04
  7. "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) - 5:21
  8. "With Every Heartbeat" (Steve Angello Dub) - 7:13
  9. "With Every Heartbeat" (Kleerup Remix) - 6:49

U.S. single

12" Promo

Side A

  1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Tong & Spoon Wonderland Remix) - 7:15
  2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Corenell Remix) - 6:33

Side B

  1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Voodoo & Serano Remix) - 6:12
  2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) - 5:21
  3. "With Every Heartbeat" (Album Version) - 4:13

Digital download

  1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Album Version) - 4:15
  2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Tong & Spoon Wonderland Remix) - 7:14

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position[4]
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[5] 69
Belgian Singles Chart 8
Danish Singles Chart 7
Dutch Top 40 7
French Singles Chart 30
German Singles Chart 38
Irish Singles Chart 15
Italian Singles Chart 12
MYX International Top 20 (Philippines) 18
Swedish Singles chart 18
Turkey Top 20 Chart[6] 15
UK Top 40 1
United World Chart 40
Chart (2008) Peak
position[7]
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay 12
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 5
U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales 4
Preceded by UK Singles Chart number-one single
August 12, 2007- August 18, 2007 		Succeeded by

Release history

Region Date Format
Sweden January 15 2007 CD single
United Kingdom July 30 2007 Digital download
August 6 2007 CD single
Republic of Ireland August 3 2007
Germany October 19 2007
United States January 29 2008 Digital download

Personnel

  • Music by Robyn and Andreas Kleerup
  • Lyrics by Robyn
  • Produced by Kleerup
  • Violin performed by Johanna Talvelin and Karin Lijenberg
  • Viola performed by Ida Nyman
  • Cello performed by Cecilia Lione
  • Mixed by Eric Wikstroon and Andreas Kleerup at Delorsan
  • Published by BMG Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing

References

  1. ^ a b "With Every Heartbeat". Sheetmusicdirect.us. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  2. ^ a b c "Sibelius scores UK chart No.1". Sibelius.com. 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  3. ^ "The Greatest Singles of 2007". Popjustice. 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  4. ^ "Robyn and Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat Charts". aCharts.us. Retrieved December 13 2007.
  5. ^ "ARIA Repot: Issue 938 - February 18, 2007". ARIA Charts. Retrieved March 2 2008.
  6. ^ Turkey Top 20 Chart Retrieved March 2 2007
  7. ^ "Robyn and Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat Billboard Charts". Billboard.com Retrieved May 5 2008.
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