I Heard (song)

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"I Heard"
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Single by Hill
from the album Filling in the Pages
ReleasedJuly 5, 2010 (2010-07-05)
RecordedMarch 2010
Genre Pop
Length3:53
Label Sensible Records
Songwriter(s) Deni Lew, Jamie Dornan, Pete Glenister, David Alexander
Producer(s) Deni Lew, Pete Glenister
Hill singles chronology
"Buat Selamanya"
(2010)
"I Heard"
(2010)

"I Heard" is a pop ballad by Hill. It is written by Deni Lew, Jamie Dornan, Pete Glenister and David Alexander for Hill's debut album Filling in the Pages. The song was released to iTunes on July 5, 2010. [1] It reached number 1 on Brunei's Pelangi FM chart in September 2010. [2]

Contents

Background and theme

"I Heard" is about how life gets more complicated as one grows older. The song is written in the form of questions that remain unanswered and seem less simple as time goes by.

The song was released under Sensible Records. [1] [3]

Music video

The single's music video, directed by Caswell Coggins, was shot in London in July 2010. [4] It stars Hill, Kristin Kreuk, [5] Faye Dunaway [6] and Paulo Rivera. The video, a tale of unrequited love, sees Hill as a stuntman for a notoriously difficult Leading actor, played by Paulo Rivera, on a film shoot. He falls in love with the leading lady, played by Kristin Kreuk, but does not know how to tell her. At the end of the video, he takes his chance and gets the girl. Faye Dunaway plays the director.

Charts

ChartPeak Position
Brunei Pelangi FM [2] 1

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References

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