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From album
Sex and Love
Enrique Iglesias · 2014 · Track 5
Details
TonalidadE
Compás4/4
Tempo77 BPM
Duración2:50
ÁlbumSex and Love
Año2014
ISRCGBUM71306780
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The story behind
When Enrique Iglesias released Heart Attack, he already had a solid career, but this song, part of his tenth studio album, Sex and Love, stood out for its sound. It was presented to the public on September 17, 2013, and reached US radio stations on October 1 of the same year, being available for download a few days later. The production was handled by The Cataracs, who also worked on the album's first single, Turn the Night Up. The composition of Heart Attack is a collaboration between Iglesias, Niles Dhar, Marty James, and Rome Ramirez. The piece is described as a mid-tempo ballad that fuses elements of dubstep and electropop, with lyrics that evoke the intensity of losing someone, comparing it to a heart attack. The chorus, with its catchy "Yeah-yeah-eh…feeling like a fool-oo-ooh…hit me like a heart attack", became a key point of the song.
The creative process behind Heart Attack, as commented by Iglesias himself, aimed to capture a universal emotional experience. He explained that both men and women can identify with the idea of self-inflicting pain in relationships, repeating patterns despite believing they have learned their lesson. For him, music is a way to reflect reality, similar to how stories are presented in cinema, with some songs being more truthful and others more fantastical. The Cataracs' production provided a distinctive rhythmic and sonic foundation, with the mix of piano, guitar, and the characteristic sounds of dubstep, which some critics compared to Demi Lovato's style in her own eponymous song. The track's duration is 2 minutes and 49 seconds. The music video, directed by Colin Tilley and with visual effects by GloriaFX, was released on October 25, 2013, and features the participation of Camilla Belle. The visual narrative explores a story of infidelity and heartbreak, culminating in dramatic scenes that reflect the emotional intensity of the lyrics.
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