| "Heartbeat Slowing Down" | ||||
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| Single by The All-American Rejects | ||||
| from the album Kids in the Street | ||||
| Released | October 15, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Length | 4:44 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Greg Wells | |||
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"Heartbeat Slowing Down" is a song by American rock band The All-American Rejects, released as the third and final single from their fourth studio album Kids in the Street on October 15, 2012.
"Heartbeat Slowing Down" was written by Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter. The band referred to the song as "The most powerful song [they] have ever written." British singer-songwriter Mika also provides choirboy vocals to the track. [1]
Wheeler explained, "We had to push each other to think outside of the box and leave our comfort zone. Because we know how to write a catchy song. We could write a B-rate version of 'Gives You Hell' and 'Move Along', for 'Heartbeat's Slowing Down' we definitely pushed each other to really make this something special. And I do think it's the best song on the record." He later said in an interview with Artistdirect that the track "[Uproots] some feelings and it's kind of an apology to somebody in the past."
In an interview with zZounds.com, Ritter also said that the track is his favorite from Kids in the Street and that "It's sort of the bookmark of the record. It really is a turning point where this sort of grand sound comes out through this ballad that is a bleeding heart for the record. I think it's one of our greatest songs that we've ever written as a band." [2]
A teaser for the music video for "Heartbeat Slowing Down" was released via The All-American Rejects official YouTube channel on October 16, 2012. [3] A lyric video was posted on the band's official YouTube channel on November 9, 2012. [4] Since the release of the teaser, the video has not been released and is thought to have been scrapped.
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| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [5] | 39 |
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| United States | October 15, 2012 | Mainstream radio | Interscope |
| January 22, 2013 | Zak Waters remix |
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