"Beating My Heart" is a song by American piano rock singer Jon McLaughlin

Jon McLaughlin

Jon McLaughlin is a pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist from Anderson, Indiana. His debut album Indiana was released on May 1, 2007, preceded by his first EP Industry, also known as Jon McL, in February 2007...

 and was the first and only single from his album OK Now

OK Now

OK Now is the second full-length studio album by American singer-songwriter Jon McLaughlin. The album was released on October 7, 2008 in the United States. OK Now was preceded by the electropop-influenced first single, "Beating My Heart", in July 2008...

. The song is his best-performing single on the Billboard charts.

Song information

The song was released via the iTunes Store

ITunes Store

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 on Tuesday June 17, 2008. The song was sent to American mainstream radio stations on July 22, 2008, after being delayed twice.

Critical reception

The song was praised by Billboard Single Reviews Editor Chuck Taylor, who wrote that the song "...is a joyous uptempo romantic romp, featuring hook after hook, from tinkling piano to driving percussion and a start-and-stop bridge, alongside a joyous effortless vocal that soars with falsetto to the high heavens."

Music video

The music video for "Beating My Heart" was shot in Malibu, California

California

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 on May 15, 2008 ("beach scene") and on May 16 ("warehouse scene"). The video was directed by Ryan Travis and premiered on June 30th through Amazon.com

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.

It features McLaughlin and his band playing the song, intertwined with solo scenes. While he and the band keeps playing, water flows into the warehouse, causing a sort of short-circuit, making first the band disappear person by person as if they were electrical, followed by McLaughlin transported to the beach to vanish by electrical short-circuit too.

Chart performance

"Beating My Heart" debuted at number 38 on the Billboard

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Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks

Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks

Adult Top 40 is a variation on the United States Billboard charts...

 chart and peaked at number 18.

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks Adult Top 40 is a variation on the United States Billboard charts...	18
U.S. Billboard Hot Christian Songs Hot Christian Songs Christian Songs is a Billboard chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States....	27