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Heart Is a Drum

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"Heart Is a Drum"
Single by Beck
from the album Morning Phase
ReleasedJuly 24, 2014
Genre
Length4:31
Label
Songwriter(s)Beck Hansen
Producer(s)Beck
Beck singles chronology
"Say Goodbye"
(2014)
"Heart Is a Drum"
(2014)
"Dreams"
(2015)

"Heart Is a Drum" is a song by American rock musician Beck. It was released on July 24, 2014, as the fourth and final single from his ninth official studio album, Morning Phase. The song peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. Beck performed the song at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards alongside Coldplay band member Chris Martin.[2]

Music video

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The video revolves around Beck being stuck in a rural backwoods limbo. While at a house in the middle of nowhere, he sees different versions of himself from the past and future. He also encounters the grim reaper, and a version of himself from the 1993 music video "Loser".[3]

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Heart Is a Drum"4:31

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[4] 47
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] 18
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] 26

References

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  1. ^ "Beck - 'Morning Phase'". NME. 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Grammys 2015: Beck and Coldplay's Chris Martin Perform 'Heart Is a Drum'". Billboard. 8 February 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "Beck - Heart Is A Drum- YouTube". YouTube. Capitol Records. July 24, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  4. ^ "Beck Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "Beck Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  6. ^ "Beck Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2015.