- 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 singerJon McLaughlin , produced by John Fields (Jonas Brothers , Lifehouse, andSwitchfoot ). 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 onOctober 7 ,2008 , as confirmed in the Island Pop newsletter. The song was digitally added to iTunes on TuesdayJune 17 2008 .Music video
The music video for "Beating My Heart" was shot in
Malibu ,California onMay 15 2008 ("beach scene") and onMay 16 ("warehouse scene"). The video was directed by Ryan Travis and premiered onJune 30 th throughAmazon.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"'sHot 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.References
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