Wild Hearts Pt. 2

Wild Hearts Pt. 2 is a song by pop rock band The New Romantic Devils from there fourth album Painting the Perfect Picture. It was released as the lead single and proved to be successful. The song has become a stable of the live shows and fan favorite. Rachel is on lead vocals
Background
The song was first written in February 2020 right before the pandemic reached the states and everything was shut down. The song was written by Archie, Rachel, Peyton, Keith, and Mike. The original title of the song was The Perfect Picture with much different lyrics. The Lyrics were written by Rachel and Peyton. They dealt with life on the road and feeling empty except when on stage and in front of the crowd. It also dealt with getting lost and disappearing behind the grind of playing and recording. The song was played several times live before the shutdown. ￼
When the band decided with time on their hands to go ahead and record a new album this was the first song, they worked on in 2020. The lyrics were felt disheveled and all over the place. Mike McCoy had quit in the summer of 2020 so the band a four-piece worked together on the song. The song grew in length reaching seven minutes total. The song was set aside as the band worked on other material. In September 2020 the band decided to work on the song again. The song now titled The Perfect Picture (Wild Hearts) pt1 was fleshed out. The lyrics written by Rachel and Peyton now dealt with falling love and that first kiss and how you felt. They worked on the song for several days, then put it aside again. In December 2020 the song was worked on again and Rachel decided to write new lyrics by herself. The song shortened now to just Wild Hearts Part 2
was now complete and the band recorded it. The band decided to record both versions and stick them on the album. When the album was finished it was decided that Part 2 would be the first single. ￼
Personnel
Archie Monroe- Lead guitar on all tracks and backing vocals lead vocals track 11
Peyton Reed- Bass on all tracks and some rhythm guitar vocals on 5 and 14
Keith Hudson- Drums on all tracks lead vocals 2, 4, 7 and co lead on track 9 and 14
Rachel Monroe- Piano, Rhythm guitar on all tracks lead vocals on tracks 1, 3,6,8, 10,12,13, 15, 16
Freddy Spencer-additional guitar work on all tracks.
Produced, mixed, and mastered by Freddy Spencer. ￼