"Cold Little Heart" is a song by British singer/songwriter Michael Kiwanuka, from his second studio album, "Love & Hate." It was released as the fourth and final single from the album on February 24th, 2017.
The song was used in the opening credits of the American black comedy series Big Little Lies[1]
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Cold Little Heart" as a single was first released onto YouTube on 23 March 2017, where it has reached over 230 million views as of February 2025.[2]
Reception
Marcus J. Moore of Pitchfork Magazine stated that "Cold Little Heart" was the best song on Love & Hate, saying "the album’s 10-minute opener is easily the record’s best song, landing somewhere between Pink Floyd’s soul/rock hybrid and Isaac Hayes’ orchestral arrangements. [3]
In another positive review of the album, Alexis Petridis of The Guardian states "It takes confidence to open an album with a song that lasts over 10 minutes, the first five of them entirely instrumental. That confidence could obviously be wildly misplaced – a five minute instrumental overture replete with strings, wordless backing vocals and melancholy slide guitar that sounds not unlike the work of Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour could be an exercise in terrible hollow pomposity. But instead, Cold Little Heart proceeds with a stately assurance: the moment where the song suddenly pulls into focus is really thrilling."[4]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Cold Little Heart"
9:58
2.
"Cold Little Heart (Radio Edit)"
3:30
Personel
Performers and musicians
Michael Kiwanuka - vocals, electric guitar, lead guitar, acoustic guitar
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