Heartbeat (King Crimson song)

"Heartbeat"
Single by King Crimson
from the album Beat
B-side	Requiem
Released	1982
Recorded	1982
Genre	New wave, pop rock
Length	3:54
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer(s)	Rhett Davies
King Crimson singles chronology
"Thela Hun Ginjeet" (1981) "Heartbeat" (1982) "Three of a Perfect Pair" (1984)

"Heartbeat" is a song by the band King Crimson, released as a single in 1982. It is the band's first love song as it veered away from the progressive rock King Crimson were previously known for. The song was also recorded by King Crimson guitarist and singer Adrian Belew for his 1990 solo album, Young Lions. In the beginning of the music video there is a stream of faces blending into one another, one of the earliest examples of the dissolving/morphing technique which would later be employed in Godley & Creme's "Cry" and Michael Jackson's "Black or White".

Track listing

7" version

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

• Robert Fripp - guitar, organ
• Adrian Belew - guitar, lead vocals
• Tony Levin - bass guitar, Chapman stick, backing vocals
• Bill Bruford - drums

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics