Heart Attack (Trey Songz song)

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"Heart Attack"
Treysongz heartattack.png
Single by Trey Songz
from the album Chapter V
ReleasedMarch 26, 2012
Genre
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Tremaine Neverson
  • Richard Butler
  • Benjamin Levin
Producer(s)
Trey Songz singles chronology
"Unusual"
(2011)
"Heart Attack"
(2012)
"2 Reasons"
(2012)

"Heart Attack" is a song by American singer Trey Songz. It was produced by Benny Blanco and Rico Love and released as the lead single from Trey Songz's fifth studio album, Chapter V on March 26, 2012. It reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 35 in the United States on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Heart Attack" received a nomination for Best R&B Song at the 2013 Grammy Awards. [1]

Contents

Music video

The video was filmed on April 7, 2012. It was directed by Benny Boom. [2] The video was released on May 4, 2012. [3] Kelly Rowland plays Songz' love interest in the video.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 70
France (SNEP) [5] 139
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 28
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [7] 7
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 35
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 3
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [10] 7
US Adult R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 12
US Hot R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 77
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 7
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [15] 15

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [16] Platinum1,000,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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