“My Heart’s Stereo” is a song by the American group “Gym Class Heroes“. It featured Adam Levine. The song was released in 2011 June 14. It was the leading single from the fifth studio album of Gym Class Heroes namely The Papercut Chronicles II.
Composition:
“My Heart’s Stereo” was produced by Benny Blanco and Robopop. It begins with Adam Levine’s hook:
My heart’s stereo
It beats for you
So listen close
Hear my thoughts in every note
Make me your radio
Turn me up when you feel low
This melody was meant for you
So sing along to my stereo
Recording:
“My heart’s stereo” is written in the F# minor key. McCoy raps about her ideal girl and chooses love over hatred. He uses metaphors based on music to convey his message. Some additional Fender Rhodes is part of the song and is played by Austin Bis in Los Angeles at Chalice Recording Studio.
About the Music Video of “My Heart’s Stereo:
The music video for “My Heart’s Stereo”, in the words of Matt McGinley “plays on the idea that we are sort of just being casual, hanging out, being ourselves and our shadows get wild and loose”. The video shows a strange phenomenon that the band plays in New York and the shadows of participants play on the ground.
The video of the song makes the viewer feel like a set-up of the 1980s. there occurs several payphones seen including a breakdancer. The real setting is up-to-date and Mini Cooper evidenced it in one scene.
It features a pawn shop with antiquated boom boxes and television sets. This setup is for Adam Levine who appears there in his chorus.
Views:
The lyric video of the song got millions of views within a month after its release. The lyric video showed a live action of a man and woman who got dressed and went out with boom boxes and meet in a park.
Critical Reception:
The song received a positive response from many people. Jenna Hally Rubenstein of MTV appreciated the band’s selection of the song “My Heart’s Stereo”. Jenna wrote that the song is a bit more slickly produced than those people are used to, but we are in favor of the experimental song.
James Montgomery of MTV described the song as a “prime-time-slab of genre-mashing, sweet inducing pop, the kind of the song that may very well push GCH to summertime superstardom”.
Idolator Becky Bain described it as a hand-nodding jam and a memorable signal of the Gym Class Heroes.
Details of the song:
Released:
June 14, 2011
Recorded:
During 2011
Genre:
Pop rap
Label:
Decaydance
Songwriters:
Adam Levine, Benjamin Levin, Sterling Fox, Dan Amelio, Travie McCoy, Ammar Malik
Producers:
Robopop, Benny Blanco
Certifications:
| Region | Certification | Certified Units |
| Australia | 3*Platinum | 210,000 |
| Canada | 3*Platinum | 240,000 |
| Italy | Platinum | 70,000 |
| New Zealand | Platinum | 15,000 |
| United Kingdom | Platinum | 600,000 |
| United States | 5*Platinum | 5,000,000 |
Position on Chart:
The song “My Heart’s stereo” was positioned 56 on the US Billboard Pop Songs.
