Heartbeat

## **Heartbeat***Dedicated Side B*

**Heartbeat** is the sixth track on Dedicated Side B (2020) by Carly Rae Jepsen. It was released on May 21st 2020 through 604, School Boy and Interscope Records.

## **Lyrics**

* Final version
* Demo snippet

**Verse 1**

Thinking that I need you to go now

'Cause this could really get out of hand *(Oh, wow)*

I'm hiding things I don't wanna show now *(Oh, wow)*

'Cause I don't know if you're ready for that

**Pre-Chorus**

I was busy sleeping, sleeping with you

I thought I'd never feel this way, but I do

**Chorus**

And I don't wanna tell you

Anything about me

'Cause everything about you

Is speeding up my heartbeat

And I don't wanna tell you

You're better off without me, ah, ah

'Cause everything about you

Is speeding up my, speeding up my

Speeding up my, speeding up my

Heartbeat, heartbeat

Heartbeat, heart

**Verse 2**

Everything's a little bit clearer

How my body feels in your hands

It makes me want to get a little bit nearer

Yeah, but I don't know if you're ready for that

**Pre-Chorus**

I was busy sleeping, sleeping with you

I thought I'd never feel this way, but I do

**Chorus**

And I don't wanna tell you *(I don't wanna tell you)*

Anything about me *(Anything about me)*

'Cause everything about you *('Cause everything about you)*

Is speeding up my heartbeat

And I don't wanna tell you *(I don't wanna tell you)*

You're better off without me, ah, ah

'Cause everything about you *('Cause everything about you)*

Is speeding up my, speeding up my

Speeding up my, speeding up my

Heartbeat, heartbeat

Heartbeat, heart

**Bridge**

I don't know if you should hear this

'Cause it's a mess inside my head

Maybe you should go instead *(You should go)*

I'm suddenly scared of my feelings

This might be all I ever wanted

All I ever wanted to happen to me

To me, to me

You've been like a light

Like a light

**Chorus**

And I don't wanna tell you *(I don't wanna tell you)*

Anything about me *(Anything about me)*

'Cause everything about you *('Cause everything about you)*

Is speeding up my heartbeat

And I don't wanna tell you *(I don't wanna tell you)*

You're better off without me, ah, ah

'Cause everything about you

Is speeding up my, speeding up my

Speeding up my, speeding up my

Heartbeat *(Heartbeat)*, heartbeat *(Speeding)*

Heartbeat, heart

**Pre-chorus**

...speeding up my

Speeding up my, speeding up my

Heartbeat

## **Song credits**

#### **Writing and production**

* **Written by:** Carly Rae Jepsen • Noah Breakfast • Anastasia Whiteacre • Ariel Rechtshaid
* **Produced by:** Ariel Rechtshaid • Buddy Ross

#### **Instrumentation**

* **Bass**: Joel Whitley
* **Guitar:** Joel Whitley
* **Drums:** Ariel Rechtshaid
* **Keyboards:** Ariel Rechtshaid • Buddy Ross

#### **Additional credits**

* **Mastering:** Gene Grimaldi
* **Mixing:** Mitch McCarthy
* **Engineering:** Ariel Rechtshaid

#### **Studio info**

* **Mastered at:** Oasis Mastering (Burbank, CA)
* **Mixed at:** SOTA Studios (Arts District, Los Angeles)
* **Engineered at:** Heavy Duty Studios (Los Angeles, CA)

#### **Publishing info**

* **Published by:** Universal Music Corp / Jepsen Music Publishing (ASCAP) • Noah Beresin Music (BMI) • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI) All rights administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp • Persuasia Music. All rights administered by WarnerTamerlane Publishing Corp • Ariel Rechtshaid (ASCAP) • Lion Of God Publishing Co (ASCAP) Admin by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing

## **Writing and development**

Heartbeat was written by Jepsen alongside songwriters Noah Breakfast, Asia Whiteacre, and Ariel Rechtshaid, during the development of Dedicated sometime between 2016 and 2019. Ultimately, the song was cut from the album and instead saw a release as part of Dedicated Side B in 2020.

#### **February 2019 demo**

Jepsen first teased Heartbeat by posting a snippet of the track to her Instagram story in February 2019, whilst she was working on the song in the studio with co-writer Noah Breakfast. It appears lyrics in the chorus of the song, 'speeding up, speeding up my heartbeat,' were originally used as the song's pre-chorus instead.

#### **Demos and reworks**

Reportedly, the chorus of Heartbeat was reworked from a demo written and recorded by Asia Whitacre.  The song also features reworked elements from unreleased song Tenderly, which was written by Jepsen in 2016 during the development of her scrapped album Disco Sweat.

## **References**

1. ↑ *Dedicated Side B* (album booklet). Carly Rae Jepsen. 604 Records, School Boy Records and Interscope Records. 2020.
2. ↑ @carlyraejepsen via Instagram (February 10th 2019)
3. ↑ Carly Rae Jepsen posts a snippet on Instagram stories February 10th 2019 - via Reddit
4. ↑ Rumoured information