| "Heartline" | ||||
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| Single by Craig David | ||||
| from the album The Time Is Now | ||||
| Released | 14 September 2017 | |||
| Genre | R&B, electro-pop | |||
| Length | 3:12 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Jonas Blue | |||
| Craig David singles chronology | ||||
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"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]
On 15 September 2017, David announced "Heartline" as the lead single from his then-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]
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]
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [6] | 32 |
| Ireland (IRMA) [7] | 85 |
| Scotland (OCC) [8] | 15 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [9] | 24 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI) [10] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 14 September 2017 |
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