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{{short description|2001 song by David Usher}}
{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
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|Name = Black Black Heart
|Cover = Black Black Heart cover.jpg
| name = Black Black Heart
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| cover = Black Black Heart cover.jpg
|Artist = [[David Usher]] (featuring [[Kim Bingham]])
| alt =
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|Album = [[Morning Orbit]]
| type = single
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|Released = 2001
| artist = [[David Usher]]
|Format =
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| album = [[Morning Orbit]]
|Recorded =
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| released = 2001
|Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| recorded =
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|Length = 3:26
| studio =
|Label = [[EMI Music Canada]] <br /><small>7243 550181 2 0</small>
| venue =
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|Writer = [[David Usher]] and [[Jeff Pearce (Canadian musician)|Jeff Pearce]]
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| length = 3:26
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|Producer = [[David Usher]], [[Jeff Pearce (Canadian musician)|Jeff Pearce]], Mark Makoway and Jeff Martin
| label = [[EMI Music Canada]]
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|Last single = "Alone in the Universe"
| writer =
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|This single = "'''Black Black Heart'''"
* David Usher
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|Next single = "A Day in the Life"
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* [[Jeff Pearce (Canadian musician)|Jeff Pearce]]
| producer =
* David Usher
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* [[Jeff Pearce (Canadian musician)|Jeff Pearce]]
* Mark Makoway
* Jeff Martin
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| prev_title = Alone in the Universe
| prev_year = 2001
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| next_title = A Day in the Life
| next_year = 2001
}}
}}


"'''Black Black Heart'''" is a song written by [[David Usher]] and [[Jeff Pearce (Canadian musician)|Jeff Pearce]] and released as a second single off Usher's 2001 album ''[[Morning Orbit]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/David-Usher-Black-Black-Heart/master/446253|publisher=[[discogs.com]]|accessdate=2015-08-12|title=David Usher – Black Black Heart}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/black-black-heart-mt0012740108|publisher=[[allmusic.com]]|accessdate=2015-08-12|title=David Usher, Black Black Heart}}</ref>
"'''Black Black Heart'''" is a song written by [[David Usher]] and [[Jeff Pearce (Canadian musician)|Jeff Pearce]] and released as the second single off Usher's 2001 album, ''[[Morning Orbit]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/black-black-heart-mt0012740108|publisher=[[allmusic.com]]|accessdate=August 12, 2015|title=David Usher, Black Black Heart}}</ref> It became a minor hit in Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, and rose to number three in Greece, spending over 25 weeks on the country's singles chart. The music video won two [[MuchMusic Video Award]]s.


==Overview==
==Overview==
There are three versions of the song. The album and radio remix versions feature Julie Galios from the band My Brilliant Beast. The harder rock version which was found as a hidden track on the album and is also referred to as "Black Black Heart 2.0" features vocals by [[Kim Bingham]]. The chorus samples ''[[The Flower Duet]]'' (''Sous le dôme épais''), a famous [[duet (music)|duet]] for sopranos from [[Léo Delibes]]' opera ''[[Lakmé]]'', as a [[hook (music)|hook]].
There are three versions of the song. The album and radio remix versions feature Julie Galios from the band My Brilliant Beast. The harder rock version, which was found as a hidden track on the album and is also referred to as "Black Black Heart 2.0", features vocals by [[Kim Bingham]]. The chorus samples ''[[The Flower Duet]]'' (''Sous le dôme épais''), a famous [[duet (music)|duet]] for sopranos from [[Léo Delibes]]' opera ''[[Lakmé]]'', as a [[hook (music)|hook]].


== Music video ==
==Music video==
The music video for ''Black Black Heart'' features Usher singing the song in an apartment in a big house at night, with the scenes of him singing being intercut with various scenes showing other inhabitants of the house doing more or less usual things. It won two [[MuchMusic Video Award]]s for Best Post-Production (for Kurt Ritchie and Jeff Campbell) and Best Pop Video (for Usher) in 2002.<ref>{{citation|title=Winners of the 2002 MuchMusic Video Awards handed out last night in Toronto|date=June 17, 2002|periodical=The Toronto Star}}</ref>
Black Black Heart won two [[MuchMusic Video Award]]s for Best Post-Production and Best Pop Video in 2002, shared between [[David Usher]] and [[Craig Bernard]].
пидоры


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| all_writing =
| writing_credits = no
| total_length =
| total_length =
| title_width = 740px


| title1 = Black Black Heart (CHR Mix)
| title1 = Black Black Heart (CHR Mix)
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| writer1 =
| writer1 =


| title2 = Black Black Heart (2.0)
| title2 = Black Black Heart (2.0)
| length2 = 3:26
| length2 = 3:26
| writer2 =
| writer2 =


| title3 = Too Close To The Sun
| title3 = Too Close to the Sun
| length3 = 3:54
| length3 = 3:54
| writer3 =
| writer3 =
}}
}}


==Chinese version==
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
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[[Rene Liu]] and [[Stanley Huang]] recorded a Chinese version called ''Travel Separately'' (分开旅行 / Fēnkāi lǚxíng), but only with the lyrics changed and became a huge success. Usher and Pearce were credited for the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/entertainmentreviews/black-black-heart-%E5%88%86%E5%BC%80%E6%97%85%E8%A1%8C-travelling-seperately/|publisher=ryan-mclaughlin.com|accessdate=2015-08-12|title=Black Black Heart – 分开旅行 (Travelling Separately) | date=July 20, 2007}}</ref>
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===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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|+Weekly chart performance for "Black Black Heart"
!Chart (2002)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
!scope="row"|Canada CHR ([[Nielsen BDS]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2002.pdf|title=Canadian Top 20 in 2002|website=Cross Canada Countdown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407223203/http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2002.pdf|archive-date=7 April 2005|access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref>
|align="center"|7
|-
{{single chart|Germany|82|artist=David Usher|song=Black Black Heart|songid=5061|rowheader=true|access-date=June 28, 2020}}
|-
!scope="row"|Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart02.htm|title=Top 50 Singles|publisher=[[IFPI Greece|IFPI]]|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021006010304/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart02.htm|archive-date=October 6, 2002|access-date=June 28, 2020}} ''See'' Best ''column''.</ref>
|3
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|87|artist=David Usher|song=Black Black Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=June 28, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|45|artist=David Usher|song=Black Black Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=June 28, 2020}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end chart performance for "Black Black Heart"
!Chart (2001)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Radio ([[Nielsen BDS]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100page2_2001.html|title=BDS CHART : Top 100 of 2001|publisher=[[Jam!]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020726115818/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100page2_2001.html|archive-date=July 26, 2002|access-date=March 26, 2022}}</ref>
|93
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2002)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2002.html|title=Top 100 top played radio tracks in Canada in 2002|publisher=Jam!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812022009/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2002.html|archive-date=August 12, 2004|access-date=March 21, 2022}}</ref>
|33
|}
{{col-end}}

==Cover versions==
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[[Rene Liu]] and [[Stanley Huang]] recorded a Chinese version called ''Travel Separately'' (分开旅行 / Fēnkāi lǚxíng), but only with the lyrics changed and became a huge success. Usher and Pearce were credited for the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/entertainmentreviews/black-black-heart-%E5%88%86%E5%BC%80%E6%97%85%E8%A1%8C-travelling-seperately/|publisher=ryan-mclaughlin.com|accessdate=August 12, 2015|title=Black Black Heart – 分开旅行 (Travelling Separately)|date=July 20, 2007}}</ref> Usher also made a version of the tune in French, with popular Québec singer [[Marie-Mai]] singing on the track, as a special guest.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|david-usher|black-black-heart}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


[[Category:2001 singles]]
[[Category:2001 songs]]
[[Category:2001 songs]]
[[Category:EMI Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by David Usher]]

Latest revision as of 01:54, 16 July 2024

"Black Black Heart"
Single by David Usher
from the album Morning Orbit
Released2001
Length3:26
LabelEMI Music Canada
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
David Usher singles chronology
"Alone in the Universe"
(2001) 		"Black Black Heart"
(2001) 		"A Day in the Life"
(2001)

"Black Black Heart" is a song written by David Usher and Jeff Pearce and released as the second single off Usher's 2001 album, Morning Orbit.[1] It became a minor hit in Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, and rose to number three in Greece, spending over 25 weeks on the country's singles chart. The music video won two MuchMusic Video Awards.

Overview

[edit]

There are three versions of the song. The album and radio remix versions feature Julie Galios from the band My Brilliant Beast. The harder rock version, which was found as a hidden track on the album and is also referred to as "Black Black Heart 2.0", features vocals by Kim Bingham. The chorus samples The Flower Duet (Sous le dôme épais), a famous duet for sopranos from Léo Delibes' opera Lakmé, as a hook.

Music video

[edit]

The music video for Black Black Heart features Usher singing the song in an apartment in a big house at night, with the scenes of him singing being intercut with various scenes showing other inhabitants of the house doing more or less usual things. It won two MuchMusic Video Awards for Best Post-Production (for Kurt Ritchie and Jeff Campbell) and Best Pop Video (for Usher) in 2002.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Black Black Heart (CHR Mix)"3:29
2."Black Black Heart (2.0)"3:26
3."Too Close to the Sun"3:54

Charts

[edit]

Cover versions

[edit]

Rene Liu and Stanley Huang recorded a Chinese version called Travel Separately (分开旅行 / Fēnkāi lǚxíng), but only with the lyrics changed and became a huge success. Usher and Pearce were credited for the song.[10] Usher also made a version of the tune in French, with popular Québec singer Marie-Mai singing on the track, as a special guest.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "David Usher, Black Black Heart". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Winners of the 2002 MuchMusic Video Awards handed out last night in Toronto", The Toronto Star, June 17, 2002
  3. ^ "Canadian Top 20 in 2002" (PDF). Cross Canada Countdown. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ "David Usher – Black Black Heart" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top 50 Singles" (in Greek). IFPI. Archived from the original on October 6, 2002. Retrieved June 28, 2020. See Best column.
  6. ^ "David Usher – Black Black Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "David Usher – Black Black Heart". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "BDS CHART : Top 100 of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 26, 2002. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  9. ^ "Top 100 top played radio tracks in Canada in 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  10. ^ "Black Black Heart – 分开旅行 (Travelling Separately)". ryan-mclaughlin.com. July 20, 2007. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
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