Heart Out

## General information

### Release Date

January 18, 2010 - February 18, 2013 (Promotional Single)18 August 2014 (US Single)

### Composer(s)

George Daniel • Matthew Healy • Adam Hann • Ross MacDonald

## Music video

 **"Heart Out"** is the eighth track on The 1975's debut self titled album, *The 1975*.

## Background

"Heart Out" talks about Matty’s interest in a girl, who he seemingly grew up with in the same town. In this song he notes his interest in her and how he wishes to get to know her better.

The music video creatively depicts the moment in which the band members first played together at a charity event when they were very young. All members are played by child doppelgängers; in particular, frontman Matty is played by his younger brother, Louis Healy. It was released on September 7th, 2014, just a little over a year after the release of The 1975.

About the music video, Matty Healy said:

*"With the video for Heart Out I wanted to return to the classic performance scene. I love a good performance video and wanted to try my hand at creating something that represented my grandeur and slightly deluded sense of self, whilst also adhering to the simplistic rules of a performance. The video is about narcissism, belief and delusion in equal measure. It represents how antiquated and romanticised visions of past and future shed a blazing light on the present and in turn provoke a self-analysis that soon shifts from the material to the ideological."*
*It was in this state of excitement and obsession where the 'Heart Out' video was born. Obviously I can delve into the artistic vision of the video - what it means to me, the subtext and my own emotional investment within it - but in doing so I fear defacing what the video truly is about, at face value. It's a bunch of kids who think they're rockstars. And... They are. x."*
## Lyrics

Rushing in a small town

I forgot to call you

I'm running low on "know-how"

This beat's made for two

'Cause I remember that I like you

No matter what I found

She said, "It's nice to have your friends round.

We're watching the television with no sound."

It's just you and I tonight

Why don't you figure my heart out?

It's just you and I tonight

Why don't you figure my heart out?

Push your lack of chest out, look at my hair

God, I love the way you love yourself

Your obsession with rocks and brown

And fucking the whole town's

A reflection on your mental health

'Cause I remember when I found you

Much younger than you are now

And once we started having friends round

You created a television of your mouth

It's just you and I tonight

Why don't you figure my heart out?

It's just you and I tonight

Why don't you figure my heart out?

You got something to say?

Why don't you speak it out loud, instead of living in your head?

It's always the same.

Why don't you take your heart out, instead of living in your head?

It's just you and I tonight

Why don't you figure my heart out?

It's just you and I tonight

Why don't you figure my heart out?

## Personnel

* **Background Vocals:** George Daniel
* **Bass:** Ross MacDonald
* **Synthesizer:** George Daniel
* **Piano:** Matthew Healy
* **Drums:** George Daniel
* **Guitar:** Matthew Healy, Adam Hann
* **Mixing Engineer:** The 1975, Mike Crossey
* **Mastering Engineer:** Robin Schmidt
* **Design:** Samuel Burgess-Johnson
* **Photography:** George Daniel, David Drake
* **Programmer:** George Daniel, Mike Crossey, Jonathan Gilmore
* **Pro Tools Programmer:** Jonathan Gilmore
* **Saxophone:** John Waugh
* **Vocals:** Matthew Healy
* **Engineer:** Mike Spink

## References

1. ↑ https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/tidbits/must-watch-1975s-heart-out-music-video