When Your Heart Stops Beating (song)
"When Your Heart Stops Beating" | ||||||||
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Single by +44 | ||||||||
from the album When Your Heart Stops Beating | ||||||||
Released | November 14, 2006 | |||||||
Format | CD, 7" | |||||||
Recorded | 2005–2006 Opra Music (Los Angeles, California) |
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Genre | Pop punk, alternative rock, electronic rock | |||||||
Length | 3:14 | |||||||
Label | Interscope | |||||||
Writer(s) | Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker | |||||||
Producer(s) | Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker, Jerry Finn (co-producer) | |||||||
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"When Your Heart Stops Beating" is a song by American rock band +44, released on November 14, 2006 as the third single from the group's debut studio album, When Your Heart Stops Beating (2006). The song was the only single from the album to chart, peaking at number 14 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Contents
Background
The title track, "When Your Heart Stops Beating", features "snotty, mid-range British-sounding Telecasters" and was inspired by the story of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen — "you love your lady and outside of that, fuck everything else," according to Hoppus.[1] Barker built the song around the driving bass drum beat: "I kind of approached it like a rock steady or like an old like four on the floor ska song, but played more like a rock drummer, like if a rock drummer was accidentally playing that stuff [...] It was kind of new wave and I felt like it needed a driving four on the floor."[2] The track's percussion has been compared to that of Police drummer Stewart Copeland.[2]
Music video
The music video for "When Your Heart Stops Beating" was shot on September 9, 2006 in Los Angeles and directed by Liz Friedlander and Sheli Jury.[3] The group put out an open casting call for their fans to appear in the video.[4] The video is a "pretty stock shoot of a group playing in an abandoned warehouse whilst all around people dance and couples are seen arguing."[3]
The band embarked on a promotional tour of the United Kingdom in late 2006; Barker was in constant pain but soldiered through the performances, altering his kit set-up to accommodate.[3] "He is now using his left foot as his right arm, Def Leppard style," confirmed Hoppus.[3] A doctor informed Barker he had broken a bone in his arm during the band's video shoot and was instructed to immediately rest and not take part in the band's upcoming live dates, including early 2007 jaunts to Australia and Europe.[3] Barker nevertheless took part, but after an excruciating Amsterdam gig, the band drafted Gil Sharone, then of The Dillinger Escape Plan, to fill-in for him.[5]
Format and track listing
- CD 1
- "When Your Heart Stops Beating" – 3:14
- "When Your Heart Stops Beating" (Electronic Remix) – 3:22
- "145" – 3:40
- CD 2
- "When Your Heart Stops Beating" – 3:14
- "Baby Come On" (AOL Sessions) – 2:47
- CD promo
- "When Your Heart Stops Beating" – 3:14
- 7" picture disc
- "When Your Heart Stops Beating" – 3:14
- "When Your Heart Stops Beating" (Electronic Mix) – 3:22
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Chart (2006) | Current Position |
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Australia (ARIA)[6] | 47 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] | 74 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] | 72 |
Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 47 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] | 47 |
US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 89 |
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[12] | 78 |
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13] | 14 |
Personnel
- +44
- Mark Hoppus – Lead vocals, bass guitar, lyrics, guitar
- Travis Barker – Drums, percussion, keyboards, electronics
- Shane Gallagher – Lead guitar
- Craig Fairbaugh – Rhythm guitar, vocals
References
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- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – +44 – When Your Heart Stops Beating". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – +44 – When Your Heart Stops Beating" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – +44 Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Chart Track: Week 47, 2006". Irish Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2006-11-18" UK Singles Chart.
- ↑ "+44 – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for +44. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ↑ "+44 – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for +44. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ↑ "+44 – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for +44. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- Bibliography
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External links
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- 2006 songs
- 2006 singles
- +44 (band) songs
- Interscope Records singles
- Songs written by Mark Hoppus
- Songs written by Travis Barker
- Music videos directed by Liz Friedlander