Beating My Heart

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"Beating My Heart"
Single by Jon McLaughlin
from the album OK Now
Released June 17, 2008 (download)[1]
July 22, 2008 (airplay)[2]
Genre Pop rock, electropop
Length 3:52
Label Island
Writer(s) Jon McLaughlin
Producer(s) John Fields
Jon McLaughlin singles chronology
"Proud Father"
(2007)
"Beating My Heart"
(2008)

"Beating My Heart" is a song by American piano rock singer Jon McLaughlin and was the first and only single from his album OK Now. The song is his best-performing single on the Billboard charts.

Song information

The song was released via the iTunes Store on Tuesday June 17, 2008.[1] The song was sent to American mainstream radio stations on July 22, 2008,[2] after being delayed twice.[citation needed]

Critical reception

The song was praised by Billboard Single Reviews Editor Chuck Taylor, who wrote that the song "...is a joyous uptempo romantic romp, featuring hook after hook, from tinkling piano to driving percussion and a start-and-stop bridge, alongside a joyous effortless vocal that soars with falsetto to the high heavens."[3]

Music video

The music video for "Beating My Heart" was shot in Malibu, California on May 15, 2008 ("beach scene") and on May 16 ("warehouse scene").[4] The video was directed by Ryan Travis and premiered on June 30th through Amazon.com.[5]

It features McLaughlin and his band playing the song, intertwined with solo scenes. While he and the band keeps playing, water flows into the warehouse, causing a sort of short-circuit, making first the band disappear person by person as if they were electrical, followed by McLaughlin transported to the beach to vanish by electrical short-circuit too.

Chart performance

"Beating My Heart" debuted at number 38 on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart and peaked at number 18.[6][7]

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks 18
U.S. Billboard Hot Christian Songs 27
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Recurrents 3

References

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  4. Making of "Beating My Heart".
  5. Music video at Amazon.com.
  6. "Beating My Heart" (Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart), Billboard, August 16, 2008.
  7. "Beating My Heart" (Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart), Billboard, December 13, 2008.

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