With Every Heartbeat
Encyclopedia
"With Every Heartbeat" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn
with Swedish producer Kleerup
. It was released on 30 July 2007 in the United Kingdom
as the second single from the international edition of Robyn's self-titled fourth studio album, Robyn
. In Sweden
the single was released to promote the self-titled debut album
by Kleerup on 15 January 2007 with Kleerup as the main artist.
The song peaked at number one in the United Kingdom
and reached the top ten in Belgium
(Wallonia and Flanders
), Denmark
, and Netherlands
. In the U.S., where it was released as Robyn
's first single since "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)
" from 1998, it peaked at number twenty-eight on Billboard
's Hot Singles Sales chart.
. The song runs for four minutes and thirteen seconds in its entire form. It is composed in the key
of D major
, and is set in common time
. It has an unconventional pop song structure, with no distinct chorus. The song was composed in Kleerup
's living room, where Robyn came up with the song's melody
. The string parts were originally arranged by Carl Bagge using Sibelius
.
's and Scott Mills
's "Record of the Week" and was A-Listed on BBC
's Radio 1
. Robyn performed the song live on Radio 1 during the Jo Whiley Show on 8 August 2007. It also received strong support by Popjustice
, who later ranked the single as the best of 2007.
The song was released in the United States
in January 2008. A remix version is also featured in the soundtrack of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
.
's Alex Fletcher gave the song four stars (out of five) and wrote "'With Every Heartbeat' is reminiscent of 90s dance tracks by the likes of Robert Miles
. [...] The laid back, coffee-table friendly styling of the track calls to mind Moon Safari
era Air, particularly their forgotten classic 'Kelly Watch The Stars'. While the lyrics may be devoid of any emotional clout, they tumble along pleasantly enough while the bleeps and glitches provided by Kleerup nurture your ears." Steve Perkins of BBC
Chart Blog praised the song for its lack of a chorus, writing "when you peel this song apart, it's actually very cylical regardless: odd lines are repeated, but carefully chosen as if to reinforce the point that a new line just made. [...] There's a trembling quality to Robyn's voice in this song - as though she could fall apart at any moment but is keeping herself together by sheer force of will - which adds enormously to the fighting spirit of a song that is pessimistic without being bleak." Online music magazine Pitchfork Media
placed the song at 46 on their Top 500 Tracks of the Decade list. In October 2011, NME
placed it at number 30 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
's version shows assorted scenes of life in New York City
, while Robyn
's version shows the singer walking among colourful building blocks and board game pawns. Robyn
wears her trademark neckscarf and tights, which change colour as the song progresses. The stop motion
animation moves in sync with the music. The song pans out halfway through the video to reveal that Robyn is miniature and in fact on a desk in Kleerup
's studio. On display in Kleerup
's studio is a vinyl copy of Barbra Streisand
's album Guilty
. The video finishes with the blocks featured in the video tumbling down while Robyn runs away from them. This version of the video is a tribute to the animation of the highly respected late German artist Oskar Fischinger
specifically his work entitled Komposition in Blau.
, The Hoosiers
, and Girls Aloud
have all covered the song on BBC Radio 1
's Live Lounge
on separate occasions. Girls Aloud released their version of the song as a B-side to their "Can't Speak French
" single in early 2008 and they performed it in their live set for the Tangled Up Tour
.
Rachel Hylton performed the song during the first week of the X Factor live shows in 2008. However, the song was not well received by judge Simon Cowell
, who commented that Rachel had been given a "cheap, piece of rubbish to sing".
Side A
Side B
12" single
Side A
Side B
CD promo
CD single
Side A
Side B
Digital download
Side A
Side B
12" single (Part 2)
Side A
Side B
CD single
Source:
, where it became the first number one, second top ten, and fourth top-40 hit of her career. The song charted inside the top five on downloads alone the week before the song's physical release. The song sold 270,000 copies in the UK as stated by the Official Charts Company and 224,000 copies in the U.S according to Billboard Biz.
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for...
with Swedish producer Kleerup
Kleerup
Andreas Kleerup, known professionally by his last name, is a Swedish record producer, drummer, and member of the Swedish group The Meat Boys, from Stockholm, Sweden. His first mainstream collaboration was as the producer of fellow Swedish artist Robyn's #1 UK single, "With Every Heartbeat", also...
. It was released on 30 July 2007 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
as the second single from the international edition of Robyn's self-titled fourth studio album, Robyn
Robyn (album)
Robyn is the fourth studio album by Swedish recording artist Robyn. It was released by Konichiwa Records on 27 April 2005 in Sweden. The album represented a change in Robyn's musical style, and featured pop and electronic dance music; inspirations were electronic duo The Knife and rock band...
. In Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
the single was released to promote the self-titled debut album
Kleerup (album)
-International edition:-Peak positions:-Year-end charts:-Release history:...
by Kleerup on 15 January 2007 with Kleerup as the main artist.
The song peaked at number one in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and reached the top ten in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
(Wallonia and Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
), Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, and Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. In the U.S., where it was released as Robyn
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for...
's first single since "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)
Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)
"Do You Really Want Me " is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn from her first album, Robyn Is Here. It was released as the second single in Sweden in 1995. The single was not released in the United Kingdom or the United States until 1998. In the US, it was Robyn's final single release there...
" from 1998, it peaked at number twenty-eight on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
's Hot Singles Sales chart.
Background and composition
"With Every Heartbeat" is an electropop balladBallad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
. The song runs for four minutes and thirteen seconds in its entire form. It is composed in the key
Key (music)
In music theory, the term key is used in many different and sometimes contradictory ways. A common use is to speak of music as being "in" a specific key, such as in the key of C major or in the key of F-sharp. Sometimes the terms "major" or "minor" are appended, as in the key of A minor or in the...
of D major
D major
D major is a major scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature consists of two sharps. Its relative minor is B minor and its parallel minor is D minor....
, and is set in common time
Common Time
"Common Time" is a science fiction short story written by James Blish. It first appeared in the August 1953 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly and has been reprinted several times: in the 1959 short-story collection Galactic Cluster; in The Testament of Andros ; in The Penguin Science Fiction...
. It has an unconventional pop song structure, with no distinct chorus. The song was composed in Kleerup
Kleerup
Andreas Kleerup, known professionally by his last name, is a Swedish record producer, drummer, and member of the Swedish group The Meat Boys, from Stockholm, Sweden. His first mainstream collaboration was as the producer of fellow Swedish artist Robyn's #1 UK single, "With Every Heartbeat", also...
's living room, where Robyn came up with the song's melody
Melody
A melody , also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones which is perceived as a single entity...
. The string parts were originally arranged by Carl Bagge using Sibelius
Sibelius Software
Sibelius Software is a London-based software business and a part of Avid Technology that develops and sells music notation and music education software....
.
Release
A physical single was released in the UK on 6 August 2007. It was named as both Jo WhileyJo Whiley
Johanne "Jo" Whiley is a British radio disc jockey and television presenter. She was the host of the long running weekday Jo Whiley Show on Radio 1.-Early life and education:...
's and Scott Mills
Scott Mills
Scott Robert Mills is a British radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor, best known for presenting The Scott Mills Show on BBC Radio 1...
's "Record of the Week" and was A-Listed on BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
. Robyn performed the song live on Radio 1 during the Jo Whiley Show on 8 August 2007. It also received strong support by Popjustice
Popjustice
Popjustice is a music website founded in 2000 and is the work of UK freelance music journalist Peter Robinson, who has worked for NME, The Guardian, Attitude and many others....
, who later ranked the single as the best of 2007.
The song was released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in January 2008. A remix version is also featured in the soundtrack of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (film)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is a 2008 British comedy film based upon British writer Toby Young's 2001 memoir of the same name. The film follows a similar storyline, about his five year struggle to make it in the United States after employment at Sharps Magazine...
.
Reception
Digital SpyDigital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
's Alex Fletcher gave the song four stars (out of five) and wrote "'With Every Heartbeat' is reminiscent of 90s dance tracks by the likes of Robert Miles
Robert Miles
Robert Miles is an Italian record producer, composer, musician and DJ in electronica and alternative music.-Biography:...
. [...] The laid back, coffee-table friendly styling of the track calls to mind Moon Safari
Moon Safari
Moon Safari is the first full-length studio album by the French band Air, released in 1998.On April 14, 2008 Virgin Records released a reissue of Moon Safari to mark the album's 10-year anniversary...
era Air, particularly their forgotten classic 'Kelly Watch The Stars'. While the lyrics may be devoid of any emotional clout, they tumble along pleasantly enough while the bleeps and glitches provided by Kleerup nurture your ears." Steve Perkins of BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Chart Blog praised the song for its lack of a chorus, writing "when you peel this song apart, it's actually very cylical regardless: odd lines are repeated, but carefully chosen as if to reinforce the point that a new line just made. [...] There's a trembling quality to Robyn's voice in this song - as though she could fall apart at any moment but is keeping herself together by sheer force of will - which adds enormously to the fighting spirit of a song that is pessimistic without being bleak." Online music magazine Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
placed the song at 46 on their Top 500 Tracks of the Decade list. In October 2011, NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
placed it at number 30 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
Music video
Two videos were filmed for the song. KleerupKleerup
Andreas Kleerup, known professionally by his last name, is a Swedish record producer, drummer, and member of the Swedish group The Meat Boys, from Stockholm, Sweden. His first mainstream collaboration was as the producer of fellow Swedish artist Robyn's #1 UK single, "With Every Heartbeat", also...
's version shows assorted scenes of life in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, while Robyn
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for...
's version shows the singer walking among colourful building blocks and board game pawns. Robyn
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for...
wears her trademark neckscarf and tights, which change colour as the song progresses. The stop motion
Stop motion
Stop motion is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence...
animation moves in sync with the music. The song pans out halfway through the video to reveal that Robyn is miniature and in fact on a desk in Kleerup
Kleerup
Andreas Kleerup, known professionally by his last name, is a Swedish record producer, drummer, and member of the Swedish group The Meat Boys, from Stockholm, Sweden. His first mainstream collaboration was as the producer of fellow Swedish artist Robyn's #1 UK single, "With Every Heartbeat", also...
's studio. On display in Kleerup
Kleerup
Andreas Kleerup, known professionally by his last name, is a Swedish record producer, drummer, and member of the Swedish group The Meat Boys, from Stockholm, Sweden. His first mainstream collaboration was as the producer of fellow Swedish artist Robyn's #1 UK single, "With Every Heartbeat", also...
's studio is a vinyl copy of Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
's album Guilty
Guilty (Barbra Streisand album)
Guilty is an album released by Barbra Streisand in 1980. After the success of the Bee Gees in 1977/1978 there was some time to perform songwriting for other artists and Barbra Streisand asked Barry Gibb to write an album for her...
. The video finishes with the blocks featured in the video tumbling down while Robyn runs away from them. This version of the video is a tribute to the animation of the highly respected late German artist Oskar Fischinger
Oskar Fischinger
Oskar Fischinger was a German-American abstract animator, filmmaker, and painter. He made over 50 short animated films, and painted c. 800 canvases, many of which are in museums, galleries and collections worldwide. Among his film works is Motion Painting No. 1 , which is now listed on the...
specifically his work entitled Komposition in Blau.
Covers
AthleteAthlete (band)
Athlete are a British rock band formed in Deptford, London, comprising Joel Pott , Carey Willetts , Stephen Roberts and Tim Wanstall...
, The Hoosiers
The Hoosiers
The Hoosiers are an English pop/rock band, consisting of members Irwin Sparkes , Martin Skarendahl and Alan Sharland ....
, and Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London. They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Cheryl Cole , Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. They are signed to Fascination Records, a Polydor...
have all covered the song on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
's Live Lounge
Live Lounge
The Live Lounge is a segment on the British radio station BBC Radio 1. Originally hosted by Jo Whiley on her mid-morning radio show and now hosted by Fearne Cotton, it exhibits well-known artists usually performing one song of their own and one by another artist, in an acoustic format...
on separate occasions. Girls Aloud released their version of the song as a B-side to their "Can't Speak French
Can't Speak French
"Can't Speak French" is a song performed by British all-female pop group Girls Aloud, taken from their fourth studio album Tangled Up . The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania, and produced by Higgins and Xenomania...
" single in early 2008 and they performed it in their live set for the Tangled Up Tour
Tangled Up Tour
The Tangled Up Tour was the fourth concert tour third arena tour, by British pop group Girls Aloud, in support of the group's fourth studio album Tangled Up. The tour was initially announced to reach arenas across the United Kingdom in November 2007. The shows commenced in Belfast on 3 May 2008 and...
.
Rachel Hylton performed the song during the first week of the X Factor live shows in 2008. However, the song was not well received by judge Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...
, who commented that Rachel had been given a "cheap, piece of rubbish to sing".
Sweden
CD single- "With Every Heartbeat" (Album Version) - 4:06
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Meatboys Remix) - 4:24
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) - 5:58
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Rory Phillips Remix) - 6:07
UK
7" SingleSide A
- "With Every Heartbeat"
Side B
- "Konichiwa BitchesKonichiwa Bitches"Konichiwa Bitches" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn, taken from her self-titled fourth studio album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2007 as the first international single from the album. The term "Konichiwa Bitches" originates from a sketch with American comedian Dave...
"
12" single
Side A
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Album Version) - 4:10
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Tong & Spoon Wonderland Remix) - 7:15
Side B
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) - 5:19
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Steve Angello Dub) - 7:12
CD promo
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Acoustic Version) - 3:34
CD single
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Radio Edit) - 3:17
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Tong & Spoon Wonderland Remix) - 7:17
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) - 5:23
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Album Version) - 4:12
- "Konichiwa BitchesKonichiwa Bitches"Konichiwa Bitches" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn, taken from her self-titled fourth studio album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2007 as the first international single from the album. The term "Konichiwa Bitches" originates from a sketch with American comedian Dave...
" (Video) - 3:06
U.S.
12" PromoSide A
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Tong & Spoon Wonderland Remix) - 7:15
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Corenell Remix) - 6:33
Side B
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Voodoo & Serano Remix) - 6:12
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) - 5:21
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Album Version) - 4:13
Digital download
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Album Version) - 4:15
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Tong & Spoon Wonderland Remix) - 7:14
Germany
12" single (Part 1)Side A
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Steve Angello Dub)
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Hugg & Pepp Remix)
Side B
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix)
- "With Every Heartbeat" (KleerupKleerupAndreas Kleerup, known professionally by his last name, is a Swedish record producer, drummer, and member of the Swedish group The Meat Boys, from Stockholm, Sweden. His first mainstream collaboration was as the producer of fellow Swedish artist Robyn's #1 UK single, "With Every Heartbeat", also...
Remix)
12" single (Part 2)
Side A
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Corenell Remix)
Side B
- "With Every Heartbeat" (VooDoo & Serano Remix)
CD single
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Radio Edit) - 3:20
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Album Version) - 4:15
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Acoustic Version) - 3:37
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) - 5:25
- "With Every Heartbeat" (VooDoo & Serano Edit) - 6:15
- "With Every Heartbeat" (KleerupKleerupAndreas Kleerup, known professionally by his last name, is a Swedish record producer, drummer, and member of the Swedish group The Meat Boys, from Stockholm, Sweden. His first mainstream collaboration was as the producer of fellow Swedish artist Robyn's #1 UK single, "With Every Heartbeat", also...
Remix) - 7:07 - "With Every Heartbeat" (Video) - 4:03
Belgium
CD remix maxi-single- "With Every Heartbeat" (Album Version) - 4:13
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Voodoo & Serano Remix) - 6:14
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Corenell Remix) - 6:35
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Kenson Remix) - 7:15
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Tong & Spoon Wonderland Remix) - 7:17
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Hugg & Pepp Remix) - 7:04
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) - 5:21
- "With Every Heartbeat" (Steve Angello Dub) - 7:13
- "With Every Heartbeat" (KleerupKleerupAndreas Kleerup, known professionally by his last name, is a Swedish record producer, drummer, and member of the Swedish group The Meat Boys, from Stockholm, Sweden. His first mainstream collaboration was as the producer of fellow Swedish artist Robyn's #1 UK single, "With Every Heartbeat", also...
Remix) - 6:49
Personnel
- MusicComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
– RobynRobynRobin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for...
, Andreas KleerupKleerupAndreas Kleerup, known professionally by his last name, is a Swedish record producer, drummer, and member of the Swedish group The Meat Boys, from Stockholm, Sweden. His first mainstream collaboration was as the producer of fellow Swedish artist Robyn's #1 UK single, "With Every Heartbeat", also... - LyricsLyricistA lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
– Robyn - ProducerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
– KleerupKleerupAndreas Kleerup, known professionally by his last name, is a Swedish record producer, drummer, and member of the Swedish group The Meat Boys, from Stockholm, Sweden. His first mainstream collaboration was as the producer of fellow Swedish artist Robyn's #1 UK single, "With Every Heartbeat", also... - ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
– Johanna Tafvelin, Karin Liljenberg - ViolaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
– Ida Nyman - CelloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
– Cecilia Linné - MixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
– Eric Wikstroon, Andreas Kleerup - MasteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
– Björn Engelmann
Source:
Chart performance and sales
"With Every Heartbeat" was Robyn's biggest hit in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, where it became the first number one, second top ten, and fourth top-40 hit of her career. The song charted inside the top five on downloads alone the week before the song's physical release. The song sold 270,000 copies in the UK as stated by the Official Charts Company and 224,000 copies in the U.S according to Billboard Biz.
Charts
| Chart (2007/2008) | Peak position |
|---|
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 15 January 2007 | CD single |
| United Kingdom | 30 July 2007 | Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
| 6 August 2007 | CD single | |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 August 2007 | |
| Germany | 19 October 2007 | |
| United States | 29 January 2008 | Digital download |
See also
- List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)