Heartbeat (King Crimson song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Heartbeat

| cover = Heartbeat King Crimson.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = King Crimson

| album = Beat

| B-side = Requiem

| released = June 1982{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/460/mode/2up|title=The Great Rock Discography|year=1995|page=460 |isbn=9780862415419 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles }}

| recorded = 1982

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|New wave{{cite web|last=Reed|first=Ryan|date=25 March 2021|title=The Best Song From Every King Crimson Album|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/best-king-crimson-songs/|access-date=25 April 2021|website=Ultimate Classic Rock}}|pop rock}}

| length = 3:54

| label = Warner Records

| writer = Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin

| producer = Rhett Davies

| prev_title = Thela Hun Ginjeet

| prev_year = 1981

| next_title = Sleepless

| next_year = 1984

}}

"Heartbeat" is a song by the band King Crimson, released as a single in 1982. The music video stars Jill Kroesen and was innovative for its use of blending faces with a dissolving /morphing technique that would later be employed in music videos for Godley & Creme's "Cry" (1985) and Michael Jackson's "Black or White" (1991).

The song was later recorded by King Crimson guitarist and singer Adrian Belew for his 1990 solo album, Young Lions.

Track listing

=7" version=

  1. "Heartbeat" (Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin)
  2. "Requiem" (Edited version) (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin)

=12" version=

  1. "Heartbeat" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin)
  2. "Neal and Jack and Me" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin)
  3. "Sartori in Tangier" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin)

Personnel

References

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