|
"Hummingbird Heartbeat" is a song recorded by American singer Katy Perry for her third studio album, ''Teenage Dream'' (2010). It was written by Perry, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Stacy Barthe, and Monte Neuble. Stewart handled the production of the song, while Kuk Harrell produced Perry's vocals. "Hummingbird Heartbeat" was inspired by Perry's boyfriend at the time, Russell Brand. Musically, the song contains a mixture of elements from electronica and rock. Lyrically, the song compares the feeling of being in love to the speed of a hummingbird's heartbeat. "Hummingbird Heartbeat" was serviced to Australian radio as a promotional single from ''Teenage Dream'' on the week of September 17, 2012. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, many of whom labeled it as a potential single choice. Upon the release of ''Teenage Dream'', "Hummingbird Heartbeat" charted on the lower regions of the South Korea Gaon International Chart, peaking at 124. == Background and composition == In an interview with YouTube about ''Teenage Dream'' in August 2010, Perry revealed that "Hummingbird Heartbeat" was one of the first songs she wrote for the album after she finished her Hello Katy Tour (2009). When speaking about the song, Perry said she first had the idea for the song while she was in her hometown of Santa Barbara, California: "I was at breakfast when I saw this hummingbird, and hummingbird was having breakfast as well..... and I don't know if you know but hummingbirds are supposedly good luck and I was just thinking about hummingbirds. I was thinking 'How fast does their heart beat?' , like 'how many beats per minute?' And using that idea as an idea for someone making you feel, instead of those butterflies, making your heart beat really, really fast." "Hummingbird Heartbeat" contains a mixture of elements from rock and electronica. It is written in the key of , and the tempo moves at 122 beats per minute over a moderate beat. Perry's vocal range in the song spans from the lower note of to the higher note of . The intro and chorus follow a chord progression of F/B–C–Am7–Bmaj9, while the verses follow one of Dm7–C–F7–Bmaj9. The song encompasses electric guitars, acoustic drums, a piano, and synthesizers in its production. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hummingbird Heartbeat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|