Hearts Like Ours

"Hearts Like Ours"
Single by The Naked and Famous
from the album In Rolling Waves
Released 23 July 2013 (2013-07-23)
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 3:52
Label Somewhat Damaged
Songwriter(s)
  • Thom Powers
  • Aaron Short
  • Alisa Xayalith
Producer(s)
  • Powers
  • Short
The Naked and Famous singles chronology
"Girls Like You"
(2011)		 "Hearts Like Ours"
(2013)		 "Higher"
(2016)

"Girls Like You"
(2011)		 "Hearts Like Ours"
(2013)		 "Higher"
(2016)

"Hearts Like Ours" is the first single from In Rolling Waves, the second studio album from New Zealand post-punk revival band The Naked and Famous. The song, which is also the sixth single from the ensemble, premiered 23 July 2013 on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe’s “Hottest Record in the World Today”.[1][2] The video was released on YouTube on 29 July 2013.[3]

Composition and lyrics

Ricardo Baca of The Denver Post stated that "this latest single has some of the same electronic pop manipulation that made “Young Blood” so fun".[4]

Release and reception

The song premiered 23 July 2013 on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe’s “Hottest Record in the World Today”.[1][2] The video was released on YouTube on 29 July 2013.[3]

Video

The music video, directed by Campbell Hooper of Special Problems, was filmed in Los Angeles and New Zealand.[3][5]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of In Rolling Waves.[6]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[7] 83
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] 26

Release history

Region Format Date Label
Ireland[9] Digital download 2013 Somewhat Damaged
United Kingdom[10]

It was used in the fourth episode of the fifth season of The CW television series The Vampire Diaries. Hearts Like Ours appears on the soundtrack for EA Sports game, FIFA 14.[11] The song was also used in the season one finale of the MTV television series Happyland.

Hearts Like Ours was also appropriately used as the closing song to the 6-episode documentary series on the imperious New Zealand national rugby team, the All Blacks - All Or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks.

References

  1. 1 2 "The Naked And Famous Hottest Record". BBC. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Hellhound Music The Naked and Famous Announce Sophomore Album". Hellhound Music. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "The Naked And Famous – Hearts Like Ours". YouTube. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Naked and Famous announces new album, shares "Hearts Like Ours"". heyreverb.com. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Naked And Famous unveil 'Hearts Like Ours' video". nme.com. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  6. ↑ In Rolling Waves (CD liner notes). The Naked and Famous. Fiction Records. 2013. 3750757.
  7. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
    • "Hearts Like Ours": "The ARIA Report: Issue 1223 (Week Commencing 5 August 2013)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 2. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "The Naked and Famous – Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Hearts Like Ours – Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Hearts Like Ours – Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "FIFA 14 Soundtrack Reveal | FIFA". Ea Sports. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
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