With Every Heartbeat
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| Written | Summer 2005 | |||
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"With Every Heartbeat" is a song by Swedish record producer Kleerup and Swedish singer-songwriter Robyn. It was first released on 7" vinyl on the imprint Risky Dazzle of the legendary Swedish indie label Service in the winter 2006-2007, later on CD single by Virgin on 10 January 2007 in Sweden and later on 30 July 2007 in the United Kingdom. It was released as the second single from the international edition of Robyn's self-titled fourth studio album and the lead single from Kleerup's self-titled debut studio album.
"With Every Heartbeat" peaked at number 23 on the Swedish Singles Chart. Outside Sweden, "With Every Heartbeat" topped the charts in the United Kingdom and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands. In the United States, where it was released as Robyn's first single since "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" in 1998, the single peaked at number twenty-eight on BillboardTemplate:'s Hot Singles Sales chart.
Background and composition
In mid-2006 Kleerup played drums for Klas Åhlund's alternative rock band Teddybears (whose song "Cobrastyle" Robyn covered). Kleerup had a severe nosebleed when he met Robyn through Klas after a gig in Stockholm early one morning, following a massive street brawl downtown between Kleerup, Klas and paparazzi that had insulted Robyn, landing Klas a stint in jail.[6]
According to the singer, it was written in a park in the summer of 2005.[7] The song's melody was inspired by Giorgio Moroder, "but mostly by the ZZ Top song 'Legs'".[8] The song runs for four minutes and thirteen seconds in its entire form. It is composed in the key of D major,[9] and is set in common time.[9] It has an unconventional pop song structure and no distinct chorus.[10] The string parts were originally arranged by Carl Bagge using Sibelius.[10]
A physical single was released in the UK on 6 August 2007. It was named as both Jo Whiley's and Scott Mills's "Record of the Week" and was A-Listed on BBC's Radio 1.[10] 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.[11]
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.
Critical reception
Digital Spy'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."[12]
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 cyclical 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."[13] Online music magazine Pitchfork placed the song at number 46 on their Top 500 Tracks of the Decade list.[14] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 30 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[15]
Chart performance
"With Every Heartbeat" was Robyn's biggest hit in the United Kingdom, where it topped the UK Singles Chart in August 2007 and became the first number one, second top ten, and fourth top 40 hit of her career in Britain. The song charted inside the top five on downloads alone the week before the song's physical release. As of 2023, the song has sold and streamed 600,000 units in the United Kingdom.[16]
Music video
Two videos were filmed for the song. Kleerup'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 stockings, 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, one successfully crushes her. 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.
Track listing
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Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
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Germany
Belgium
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Personnel
Personnel adapted from CD single liner notes.[5]
- Music – Robyn, Andreas Kleerup
- Lyrics – Robyn
- Producer – Kleerup
- Violin – Johanna Tafvelin, Karin Liljenberg
- Viola – Ida Nyman
- Cello – Cecilia Linné
- Mixing – Eric Wikstroon, Andreas Kleerup
- Mastering – Björn Engelmann
Charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[25] | Gold | 0 |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[16] | Platinum | 600,000 |
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
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| Sweden | 5 January 2007 | 7" single |
| 10 January 2007 | CD single | |
| United Kingdom | 30 July 2007 | Digital download |
| 6 August 2007 | CD single | |
| Germany | 19 October 2007 | |
| United States | 29 January 2008 | Digital download |
| Various | 15 July 2016 | Digital remix single[17] |
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hogan, Marc (27 June 2008). "Kleerup: Kleerup". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ravens, Chal (12 March 2017). "The xx brought Robyn out to perform 'With Every Heartbeat' last night". FACT Magazine. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."With Every Heartbeat" (CD single liner notes). Kleerup, Robyn. Virgin Records. 2007.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."With Every Heartbeat" (CD single liner notes). Robyn, Kleerup. Konichiwa Records. 2007.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.""She breaks the mould": how Robyn's pop classic 'Body Talk' changed the game". NME. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."@robynkonichiwa on TikTok". TikTok. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Georg Cederskog (15 March 2020). "Kleerup: Skivan är ett bevis på att jag finns och nu är hälsosammare". Dagens Nyheter (in svenska). Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
En hemlighet med Robyns "With every heartbeat", som har moll som hemackord, är att den är lite inspirerad av Giorgio Moroder, fast mest av ZZ Tops-låten "Legs".
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."With Every Heartbeat". Sheetmusicdirect.us. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sibelius scores UK chart No.1". Sibelius.com. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Greatest Singles of 2007". Popjustice. 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fletcher, Alex (13 August 2007). "Robyn & Kleerup: 'With Every Heartbeat'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Perkins, Steve (30 July 2007). "BBC – Chart Blog: Robyn – 'With Every Heartbeat'". BBC. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
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