Yellow Hearts

"Yellow Hearts"
Single by Ant Saunders
from the EP Bubble
Released	October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)
Genre	Indie pop R&B [1]
Length	3:43
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Anthony (Ant) Saunders
Producer(s)	Anthony (Ant) Saunders
Ant Saunders singles chronology
"Dial Tone" (2019) "Yellow Hearts" (2019) "U Know It's Real" (2020)

"Yellow Hearts" is the debut single by American pop singer Ant Saunders which was self-released on October 18, 2019, and re-released by Arista Records in November 2019. The song gained popularity on the video-sharing platform TikTok, which led to it gaining over 100 million streams across all platforms collectively. ^[2]

Reception

The song later went viral on TikTok in November 2019, along with many other indie pop songs such as Beach Bunny's single "Prom Queen." ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Music video

Saunders released the Idle House directed music video for the track on December 10, 2019. ^{[7] [8]}

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[9]

• Anthony Saunders – vocals, songwriting, production

Audrey Mika version

• Anthony Saunders – vocals, songwriting, production
• Audrey Mika Armacost – vocals, songwriting
• Amisha Mallick Sarkar – songwriting
• Nathaniel Alford – vocal production
• Dale Becker – mastering
• Armin Lopez – assistant engineering

Charts

Chart (2019–2020)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [10]	37
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [11]	16
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [12]	53
Ireland (IRMA) [13]	43
Lithuania (AGATA) [14]	34
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [15]	27
Portugal (AFP) [16]	145
Singapore (RIAS) [17]	30
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [18]	3
UK Singles (OCC) [19]	64
US Billboard Hot 100 [20]	81
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [21]	32
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [22]	41

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [23]	Gold	35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [24]	Gold	40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [25]	Platinum	30,000‡
United States (RIAA) [26]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	October 18, 2019	Digital download streaming	Self-released	[27]
Australia	November 29, 2019	Contemporary hit radio	Arista Sony	[28]
United States	December 10, 2019		Arista	[29]
Italy	December 13, 2019		Sony	[30]

References

1. Ilyas, Rosh (2020-10-01). "Track Review: Effortless // Ant Saunders". The Indiependent.
2. Wass, Mike (November 18, 2019). "Future Hit: Ant Saunders Is Going Viral With "Yellow Hearts"". Idolator . Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
3. Cirisano, Tatiana (November 19, 2019). "'Yellow Hearts' Singer Ant Saunders Signs to Arista Records: Exclusive". Billboard . Retrieved November 26, 2019.
4. Leight, Elias (November 11, 2019). "A Tale of Two Singles: How 'Roxanne' and 'Yellow Hearts' Went Viral". Rolling Stone . Retrieved November 26, 2019.
5. Watt, David (November 22, 2019). "New Song Review: "Yellow Hearts" By Ant Saunders". All-Noise. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
6. "Bubbling Under Hot 100: November 16, 2019". Billboard . Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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8. "Ant Saunders - Yellow Hearts (Official Video)", YouTube , retrieved December 16, 2019
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12. "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: January 11, 2020". Billboard . Retrieved January 7, 2020.
13. White, Jack (November 15, 2019). "Dua Lipa makes it two weeks at the top in Ireland with Don't Start Now". Official Charts Company . Retrieved November 26, 2019.
14. "2019 48-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. November 29, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
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16. "Ant Saunders – Yellow Hearts". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
17. "RIAS International Top Charts Week 2". Recording Industry Association (Singapore). Archived from the original on January 17, 2020.
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26. "American single certifications – Ant Saunders – Yellow Hearts". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 9, 2020.
27. "'Yellow Hearts' Singer Ant Saunders Signs to Arista Records: Exclusive". Billboard . Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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