Hearts in the Air

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"Hearts in the Air"
Hearts in the air.jpg
Single by Eric Saade featuring J-Son
from the album Saade Vol. 1
Released3 June 2011 (2011-06-03)
Genre
Length3:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Gill
Eric Saade singles chronology
"Popular"
(2011)
"Hearts in the Air"
(2011)
"Hotter Than Fire"
(2011)
J-Son singles chronology
"Destination Sky"
(2011)
"Hearts in the Air"
(2011)
"Stop Me"
(2011)
Digital download, CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hearts in the Air" (featuring J-Son)3:59
Digital download – Remixes
No.TitleLength
1."Hearts in the Air" (featuring J-Son; The Alias Remix Edit)3:50
2."Hearts in the Air" (featuring J-Son; Original Mix)4:00
3."Hearts in the Air" (featuring J-Son; Lockout's Hands in the Air Remix)5:33
4."Hearts in the Air" (featuring J-Son; The Alias Remix)5:33
5."Hearts in the Air" (featuring J-Son; Stormby Club Mix)5:55
6."Hearts in the Air" (featuring J-Son; Stormby Radio Edit)4:04

Credits

Credits adapted from Saade Vol. 1's liner notes. [1]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Hearts in the Air"
Chart (2011)Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [2] 2

Certifications

Certifications for "Hearts in the Air"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [3] Gold20,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Hearts in the Air"
CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
Sweden [4] 3 June 2011 Roxy Recordings
NorwayDigital download [5]
France28 September 2011 [6]
Ireland11 December 2011Digital download (remixes) All Around the World Productions [7]
United Kingdom [8]

Icona Pop version

"Heart in the Air"
Heart in the Air.jpg
Single by Icona Pop
from the album Så mycket bättre 2017 – Tolkningarna
Released12 November 2017 (2017-11-12)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length2:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Emanuel Abrahamsson
  • Nicki Adamsson
Icona Pop singles chronology
"Not Too Young"
(2017)
"Heart in the Air"
(2017)
"Rhythm in My Blood"
(2018)
Music video
"Heart in the Air" on YouTube

In 2017, Swedish synth-pop duo Icona Pop recorded the cover and rearranged version of "Hearts in the Air" as a part of the eighth season of the Swedish reality television show, Så mycket bättre . [9] The version, titled "Heart in the Air", was released on November 12, 2017 through TEN Music Group, Big Beat, and Atlantic Records. The version was rearranged by the duo with the altered lyrics and melodies and produced by Emanuel Abrahamsson and Nicki Adamsson. Later, the version was on their extended play, Så mycket bättre 2017 – Tolkningarna (2017), which compiles all the songs the duo performed on the show.

Background

Icona Pop and Eric Saade appeared on the eighth season of the Swedish reality television show, Så mycket bättre (2017), along with Kikki Danielsson, Sabina Ddumba, Moneybrother, Uno Svenningsson and Tomas Andersson Wij. In the show, the musicians rearrange and record the hit songs by each musician, and the duo picked "Hearts in the Air" from Saade's discography. The performance was televised on November 11, 2017, on TV4.

Chart performance

The cover version debuted at number seventy in Sweden, becoming the duo's twelfth charting single in the region. It charted on the chart for two weeks.

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Icona Pop's version of "Hearts in the Air"
Chart (2017)Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [10] 70

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