With Every Heartbeat

In mid-2006 Kleerup played drums for Klas Åhlund alternative rock band Teddybears (whose song "Cobrastyle" Robyn covered). Kleerup had a severe nosebleed when he met Robyn through Klas after a gig in Stockholm early one morning, following a massive street brawl downtown between Kleerup, Klas and paparazzi that had insulted Robyn, landing Klas a stint in jail. According to the singer, it was written in a park in the summer of 2005. The song's melody was inspired by Giorgio Moroder, "but mostly by the ZZ Top song 'Legs'". The song runs for four minutes and thirteen seconds in its entire form. It is composed in the key of D major, and is set in common time. The string parts were originally arranged by Carl Bagge using Sibelius. The song was released in the United States in January 2008. A remix version is also featured in the soundtrack of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People. ==Critical reception==

Digital Spy's Alex Fletcher gave the song four stars (out of five) and wrote "'With Every Heartbeat' is reminiscent of 90s dance tracks by the likes of Robert Miles. [...] The laid back, coffee-table friendly styling of the track calls to mind Moon Safari era Air, particularly their forgotten classic 'Kelly Watch the Stars'. While the lyrics may be devoid of any emotional clout, they tumble along pleasantly enough while the bleeps and glitches provided by Kleerup nurture your ears." Steve Perkins of BBC Chart Blog praised the song for its lack of a chorus, writing "when you peel this song apart, it's actually very cyclical regardless: odd lines are repeated, but carefully chosen as if to reinforce the point that a new line just made. [...] There's a trembling quality to Robyn's voice in this song – as though she could fall apart at any moment but is keeping herself together by sheer force of will – which adds enormously to the fighting spirit of a song that is pessimistic without being bleak." Online music magazine Pitchfork placed the song at number 46 on their Top 500 Tracks of the Decade list. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 30 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". ==Chart performance==

"With Every Heartbeat" was Robyn's biggest hit in the United Kingdom, where it topped the UK Singles Chart in August 2007 and became the first number one, second top ten, and fourth top 40 hit of her career in Britain. The song charted inside the top five on downloads alone the week before the song's physical release. As of 2023, the song has sold and streamed 600,000 units in the United Kingdom. ==Music video==

Two videos were filmed for the song. Kleerup's version shows assorted scenes of life in New York City, while Robyn's version shows the singer walking among colourful building blocks and board game pawns. Robyn wears her trademark neckscarf and stockings, which change colour as the song progresses. The stop motion animation moves in sync with the music. The song pans out halfway through the video to reveal that Robyn is miniature and in fact on a desk in Kleerup's studio. On display in Kleerup's studio is a vinyl copy of Barbra Streisand's album Guilty. The video finishes with the blocks featured in the video tumbling down while Robyn runs away from them, one successfully crushes her. This version of the video is a tribute to the animation of the highly respected late German artist Oskar Fischinger specifically his work entitled Komposition in Blau. ==Track listing==

Sweden • 7-inch single on Risky Dazzle (a Service imprint) :A1. "With Every Heartbeat" :B1. "With Every Heartbeat Meatboys Remix" • CD single • "With Every Heartbeat" (album version) – 4:06 • "With Every Heartbeat" (Meatboys Remix) – 4:24 • "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) – 5:58 • "With Every Heartbeat" (Rory Phillips Remix) – 6:07 United Kingdom • 7-inch single :A1. "With Every Heartbeat" :B1. "Konichiwa Bitches" • 12-inch single :A1. "With Every Heartbeat" (album version) – 4:10 :A2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Tong & Spoon Wonderland Remix) – 7:15 :B1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) – 5:19 :B2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Steve Angello Dub) – 7:12 • CD promo • "With Every Heartbeat" (acoustic version) – 3:34 • CD single • "With Every Heartbeat" (radio edit) – 3:17 • "With Every Heartbeat" (Tong & Spoon Wonderland Remix) – 7:17 • "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) – 5:23 • "With Every Heartbeat" (album version) – 4:12 • "Konichiwa Bitches" (video) – 3:06 United States • 12-inch promo :A1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Tong & Spoon Wonderland Remix) – 7:15 :A2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Corenell Remix) – 6:33 :B1. "With Every Heartbeat" (VooDoo & Serano Remix) – 6:12 :B2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) – 5:21 :B3. "With Every Heartbeat" (album version) – 4:13 • Digital download • "With Every Heartbeat" (album version) – 4:15 • "With Every Heartbeat" (Tong & Spoon Wonderland Remix) – 7:14 • Digital download - Joakim Remix • "With Every Hearbeat" (Joakim Remix) – 6:46 Germany • 12-inch single (Part 1) :A1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Steve Angello Dub) :A2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Hugg & Pepp Remix) :B1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) :B2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Kleerup Remix) • 12-inch single (Part 2) :A1. "With Every Heartbeat" (Corenell Remix) :B1. "With Every Heartbeat" (VooDoo & Serano Remix) • CD single • "With Every Heartbeat" (radio edit) – 3:20 • "With Every Heartbeat" (album version) – 4:15 • "With Every Heartbeat" (acoustic version) – 3:37 • "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) – 5:25 • "With Every Heartbeat" (VooDoo & Serano Edit) – 6:15 • "With Every Heartbeat" (Kleerup Remix) – 7:07 • "With Every Heartbeat" (video) – 4:03 Belgium • CD remix maxi-single • "With Every Heartbeat" (album version) – 4:13 • "With Every Heartbeat" (VooDoo & Serano Remix) – 6:14 • "With Every Heartbeat" (Corenell Remix) – 6:35 • "With Every Heartbeat" (Kenson Remix) – 7:15 • "With Every Heartbeat" (Tong & Spoon Wonderland Remix) – 7:17 • "With Every Heartbeat" (Hugg & Pepp Remix) – 7:04 • "With Every Heartbeat" (Punks Jump Up Remix) – 5:21 • "With Every Heartbeat" (Steve Angello Dub) – 7:13 • "With Every Heartbeat" (Kleerup Remix) – 6:49 ==Personnel==

Personnel adapted from CD single liner notes. • Music – Robyn, Andreas Kleerup • Lyrics – Robyn • Producer – Kleerup • Violin – Johanna Tafvelin, Karin Liljenberg • Viola – Ida Nyman • Cello – Cecilia Linné • Mixing – Eric Wikstroon, Andreas Kleerup • Mastering – Björn Engelmann ==Charts==

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