Beating My Heart

Beating My Heart

Infobox Single
Name = Beating My Heart


Artist = Jon McLaughlin
from Album = OK Now
B-side =
Released = June 17 2008 (download)Cite news |title=Jon McLaughlin - Beating Heart |url=http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=282470585&s=143441 |work=iTunes, Apple Inc. |date=2008-06-17 |accessdate=2008-06-17]
July 22 2008 (airplay)Cite news |title=Radio Releases: CHR Format |url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |work=FMQB |date= |accessdate=2008-05-29]
Genre = Pop, Electropop
Length = 3:52
Label = Island
Writer = Jon McLaughlin
Producer = John Fields
Last single = "Proud Father" (2007)
This single = "Beating My Heart" (2008)
Next single = "TBA" (2008)

"Beating My Heart" is a selfwritten song by American piano rock singer Jon McLaughlin, produced by John Fields (Jonas Brothers, Lifehouse, and Switchfoot). The song is the first single from his album "OK Now", which he announced on his official website through answering fan questions.Cite news |title=Jon McLaughlin |url=http://www.johnmcl.com/ |work=Island Records |date=2008-05-21 |accessdate=2008-06-08] The song is his best-performing single on the "Billboard" charts.

ong information

The song was sent to American mainstream radio stations on July 22 2008, after being delayed twice. "OK Now" was released on October 7, 2008, as confirmed in the Island Pop newsletter. The song was digitally added to iTunes on Tuesday June 17 2008.

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"). The video was directed by Ryan Travis and premiered on June 30th through Amazon.com. [ [http://www.amazon.com/OK-Now-Jon-McLaughlin/dp/B001AX9DRC/ Music video] at Amazon.com.]

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

On the Billboard edition of August 16 2008, "Beating My Heart" debuted at number 38 on "Billboard"'s Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks, moving up to number 36 the next week to spent two weeks at #32 next, ultimately (and currently) peaking at #23 in its ninth week.

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