Heart Vacancy
{{short description|2010 single by The Wanted}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Heart Vacancy
| cover = Heart Vacancy.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Wanted
| album = The Wanted
| B-side = Kickstarts
| released = 17 October 2010
| recorded = 2010
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|R&B|electropop}}
| length = 3:42
| label = {{hlist|Geffen|Island Def Jam}}
| writer = {{hlist|Mich Hansen|Jonas Jeberg|Lucas Secon|Wayne Hector}}
| producer = {{hlist|Jonas Jeberg|Cutfather}}
| prev_title = All Time Low
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Lose My Mind
| next_year = 2010
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = The Wanted US
| type = singles
| prev_title = Glad You Came
| prev_year = 2012
| title = Heart Vacancy
| year = 2012
| next_title = Chasing the Sun
| next_year = 2012
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|0WUm0dN3Drs|"Heart Vacancy"}}}}
}}
"Heart Vacancy" is a song by British-Irish boy band the Wanted from their self-titled debut album. It was released as the album's second single in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2010 through Geffen Records. The song was written by Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather, Lucas Secon, and Wayne Hector. "Heart Vacancy" was originally written for English singer Leona Lewis, and was given to four different artists before being recorded by the Wanted.{{cite news|last=Hansen|first=Thomas Søie|title=Kender du X Factors Cutfather?|url=http://www.berlingske.dk/musik/kender-du-x-factors-cutfather|newspaper=Berlingske Tidende|accessdate=14 January 2011|language=Danish|date=31 December 2010}}
Four years after the band's hiatus in 2014, Tom Parker, Max George and Jay McGuiness performed the song as a three piece at Parker's wedding to his fiancé Kelsey in July 2018.
Critical reception
Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song three out of five stars and described it as "a slushy, string-laden slowie about longing for a girl, but with the BPM turned up a notch and a stomping rhythm – too fast for waving lighters but slow enough for hands-in-the-air time – 'Heart Vacancy' treads on the slightly more manly side of sentimental."{{cite web|last=Copsey|first=Robert|title=Music – Singles Review – The Wanted: 'Heart Vacancy' – Digital Spy|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a282369/the-wanted-heart-vacancy.html|date=17 October 2010|website=Digital Spy|accessdate=20 October 2010}}
Chart performance
"Heart Vacancy" debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 66,394, second only to the Bruno Mars song "Just the Way You Are".{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Alan|title=Kings of Leon and Bruno Mars top charts|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storycode=1043020|work=Music Week|accessdate=8 May 2012|date=25 October 2010}} In Ireland, the song debuted at peaked at number eighteen. It was re-released as the band's second single in America in April 2012 but did not chart.
Track listing
- Digital download{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/heart-vacancy-ep/390693466|title=Heart Vacancy – EP by The Wanted |work=iTunes}}
- "Heart Vacancy" – 3:42
- "Heart Vacancy" (Tonka's Daddycated Radio Edit) – 3:15
- "Heart Vacancy" (Tonka's Daddycated Remix) – 5:51
- "Heart Vacancy" (DJs from Mars Remix) – 6:15
- CD single{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00440HZZU|title=Heart Vacancy – CD by the Wanted |publisher=Amazon}}
- "Heart Vacancy" – 3:42
- "Kickstarts" (Elliot Gleave, Nicholas Douwma) – 2:58
- Promotional CD single
- "Heart Vacancy" (Radio Edit) – 3:45
- "Heart Vacancy" (Instrumental) – 3:28
Personnel
- Songwriting – Mich Hansen, Jonas Jeberg, Lucas Secon, Wayne Hector
- Production – Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather
- Mixing – Mads Nilsson
- Keyboards and programming – Jonas Jeberg
- Guitars – Daniel Davidsen
- Percussion – Mich Hansen
- Vocals – Tom Parker, Nathan Sykes, Jay McGuiness, Max George, Siva Kaneswaran
- Mastering – Dick Beetham
Source:{{cite AV media notes|others=The Wanted|title=The Wanted|year=2010|type=Liner Notes|publisher=Geffen Records}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| Chart (2010)
!Peak |
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| scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2010/BB-2010-11-06.pdf|title=Hits of the World – European Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=122|issue=44|page=91|date=6 November 2010|access-date=21 December 2020}}
|12 |
| {{single chart|Ireland2|18|song=Heart Vacancy|rowheader=true|refname="IRE"}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|4|date=20101030|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|UK|2|date=20101030|rowheader=true|refname="UK"}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| Chart (2010)
!Position |
|---|
| scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusEOY2010.pdf|title=End of Year Charts: 2010|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=21 December 2020}}
|110 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Wanted|title=Heart Vacancy|award=Silver|relyear=2010|certyear=2013|id=9481-2399-1|access-date=21 December 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
Release history
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| Region
! Date ! Format ! Label |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| United Kingdom
| rowspan="2"|Geffen |
| 18 October 2010 |
| United States
| Digital download |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101128130317/http://thewantedmusic.com/lyrics.php?track_id=3 "Heart Vacancy" Song Lyrics] at TheWantedMusic.com
- {{YouTube|id=FCrfFKAqEPw|title=Official music video}}
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Category:Songs written by Wayne Hector
Category:Songs written by Lucas Secon
Category:Songs written by Cutfather
Category:Songs written by Jonas Jeberg