Heartline

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"Heartline"
Heartline by Craig David cover.jpg
Single by Craig David
from the album The Time Is Now
Released14 September 2017
Length3:12
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jonas Blue
Craig David singles chronology
"Bang Bang"
(2016)
"Heartline"
(2017)
"I Know You"
(2017)

"Heartline" is a song by British singer Craig David. It was written by David, Jonas Blue, and Sam Romans and produced by Blue for his seventh studio album, The Time Is Now (2018). The song was released as the album's lead single on 14 September 2017. [1]

Contents

Background

On 15 September 2017, David announced "Heartline" as the lead single from his upcoming seventh studio album, The Time Is Now , set to be released on 26 January 2018. "Heartline" is an R&B [2] song with influences of electronic music, with a "bright" tune like "Ain't Giving Up", his previous single. [3]

Music video

The music video of the song was released on David's official YouTube account on 18 October 2017. [4] Directed by Charlie Sarsfield, it was filmed in Ibiza. [5]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Heartline"
Chart (2017)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [6] 32
Ireland (IRMA) [7] 85
Scotland (OCC) [8] 15
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 24

Certifications

Certifications of "Heartline"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Heartline"
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
United Kingdom14 September 2017
[11]

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