Cold Hearted (Seven Lions and Kill the Noise song)

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"Cold Hearted"
Cold Hearted Seven Lions KtN Cover.jpg
Single by Seven Lions and Kill the Noise
from the album Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3
Released25 October 2017 (2017-10-25)
Recorded2017
Genre Dubstep
Length4:32
Label Monstercat
Producer(s)
Seven Lions singles chronology
"Where I Won't Be Found"
(2017)
"Cold Hearted"
(2017)
"Calling You Home"
(2018)
Kill the Noise singles chronology
"Louder"
(2015)
"Cold Hearted"
(2017)
"Don't Give Up on Me"
(2018)

"Cold Hearted" is a song by American electronic producers Jeff Montalvo and Jacob Stanczak. Canadian record label Monstercat released it on October 25, 2017.

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Background and release

In March 2017, During Excision's Paradox Tour, Kill the Noise first announced a collaboration between him and California-based electronic artist Seven Lions, playing the song in almost its entirety near the end of his set. [1] The song would later be during various live sets by both Seven Lions and Kill the Noise for more than half a year prior to the song's release. [2] [3] On October 22, Seven Lions announced the song as "Cold Hearted" and that the song was to be released by Canadian record label Monstercat. [4] [5]

The song was released alongside the debut of the North-American tour titled Horizons Tour. [2] [6] The tour features both Seven Lions and Kill the Noise alongside American electronic duo Tritonal. [7] [8] [9] "Cold Hearted" was featured on Monstercat's thirty-third compilation album titled Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3 released on November 10, 2017. It was the third track on the album, which also includes 29 songs by various artists and two album mixes. [10]

Critical reception

"Cold Hearted" received generally positive reviews. Florito Maniego of We Rave You praised the song, writing that it "perfectly blends their respective signature sounds together, completing an awe-inspiring and bone-chilling electronic masterpiece", further stating "consisting of such top-notch electronic sounds and production quality, 'Cold Hearted' is overall an absolute must-hear tune for any music fan." [11] Billboard's Dove Shore wrote that it is "the kind of song you can easily put on repeat", describing both Seven Lions and Kill the Noise as "monsters in the studio." [12] Writing for Relentless Beats, Heather Kupka described the song as a "combative voices of the two producers", calling the song "nothing short of blissful." [13] Lauren Ikenn of This Song Slaps described the song as a "true masterpiece", complementing the general structure of the song. [14] Writing for EDM Sauce, Jim Babaoglu praised the song and wrote that it exceeded expectations, stating "knowing the quality of both producers, this song was destined for greatness." [15] Your EDM's Landon Fleury wrote that the song seamlessly combined and contrasted both artists style of dubstep, further writing "it might be a bit strange, but it somehow ends up working harmoniously in the end." [16]

Track listing

"Cold Hearted" [17]

No.TitleLength
1."Cold Hearted"4:32
Total length:4:32

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
WorldwideOctober 25, 2017 Digital download "Cold Hearted" Monstercat [12]
November 10, 2017Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3 [10]

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