Heartbeat Song

Track 1 on Piece by Piece (Deluxe Version)

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“Heartbeat Song” is the lead single of Kelly Clarkson’s seventh album, Piece by Piece. It’s a bouncy pop-rock track about finding a new, exciting lover after a long period… Read More

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Heartbeat Song Lyrics

[Intro]
This is my heartbeat song and I'm gonna play it
Been so long, I forgot how to turn it
Up, up, up, up all night long
Oh, up, up all night long

[Verse 1]
You, where the hell did you come from?
You're a different, different kind of fun
And I'm so used to feeling numb
Now I've got pins and needles on my tongue
Anticipating what's to come
Like a finger on a loaded gun

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I can feel it rising
Temperature inside me
Haven't felt it for a long time

[Chorus]
This is my heartbeat song and I'm gonna play it
Been so long, I forgot how to turn it
Up, up, up, up all night long
Oh, up, up all night long
This is my heartbeat song and I'm gonna play it
Turned it on, but I know you can take it
Up, up, up, up all night long
Oh, up, up all night long (All night long)

[Verse 2]
I, I wasn't even gonna go out
But I never would've had a doubt
If I'd have known where I'd be now

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Your hands on my hips
And my kiss on your lips
Oh, I could do this for a long time

[Chorus]
This is my heartbeat song and I'm gonna play it
Been so long, I forgot how to turn it
Up, up, up, up all night long
Oh, up, up all night long
This is my heartbeat song and I'm gonna play it
Turned it on, but I know you can take it
Up, up, up, up all night long
Oh, up, up all night long, all night long

[Bridge]
Until tonight, I only dreamed about you
I can't believe I've ever breathed without you
Baby, you make me feel alive and brand new
Bring it one more time (One more time)

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Genius Annotation

“Heartbeat Song” is the lead single of Kelly Clarkson’s seventh album, Piece by Piece.
It’s a bouncy pop-rock track about finding a new, exciting lover after a long period of sadness.

It’s also the first song she released since having her first child, River. Clarkson told Z100 that the beat is “actually River’s heartbeat slowed down from when she was in my tummy!”

The song was produced by Greg Kurstin(most famous for his work with Adele), and written by a team of veteran songwriters—Mitch Allan, Kara DioGuardi, Jason Evigan, and relative newcomer Audra Mae. According to Mae, DioGuardi had the inspiration for the song’s hook:

The process was really fun, it was a two-day session and Kara, she gets inspiration like being struck by lighting. She literally jumped off the couch in the studio and she stood right up and just started singing the hook: “This is my heartbeat song and I’m gonna play it!” And I went “Oh my god, that’s so great!” It was really cool.

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What does the song sound like?

Genius Answer

Critics have noted the song’s chorus has an eerie similarity to the chorus on Jimmy Eat World’s 2001 alternative rock hit “The Middle”.

Kelly told Rolling Stone:

I didn’t write the song, I just sang it. But I didn’t catch that. Nobody behind the scenes did. What’s funny is that I was a huge fan of that Jimmy Eat World album! We actually thought our song sounded like The Postal Service – that was our big concern. I thought it was really cool of Jimmy Eat World to say, “Hey, no harm, no foul.” There are only so many chords.

What did Kelly Clarkson say about "Heartbeat Song"?

Genius Answer

Co-writer Kara DioGuardi:

Audra [Mae] sang on the demo and did an amazing job. It started to sound like Kelly Clarkson, so that was a natural place for the song to go. I know Kelly and we have a good connection. Whatever I was feeling, she felt, too."

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