"Straight Through My Heart" is a song performed by American pop vocal group Backstreet Boys. It was released as the lead single from the group's seventh studio album titled This is Usand is their first of two collaborations with critically acclaimed songwriter and producer RedOneapprearing on the album. On July 23, 2009 the single received its world premier on the group's official website, since then it was sent to radio on July 28, 2009 with Canadian stations being the first to pick-up the song.[2] It was released to iTunes on August 19, 2009 in some European countries and August 28[3] in the US before receiving a CD release in the UK and US on September 28 and September 29 respectively.
Music video
The video for Straight Through My Heart was filmed on August 7 and 8 of 2009 in downtown Los Angeles, California. It was directed by Kai Regan [4]. It was released on August 27 over the internet. [5] The introduction says, "Day Walkers: A group who band together to protect innocent mortals or Kine against the Gentry: Vampires who hunt for prey at bars and nightclubs.Sometimes these hunters become, The hunted.." [6] After the introduction the song starts playing. A female vampire rides a motorcycle up to a nightclub and walks inside. The Backstreet Boys are performing inside the club. The vampire begins to hunt for victims as the Backstreet Boys start to sing. Just before the climax of the song, Nick notices that the vampire has a victim. At the climax, water, presumably holy water, pours down from the ceiling onto the crowd. This scares the vampire and Nick reaches out to her. He leads the vampire, with Brian, AJ, and Howie behind them, into another room. They lock the doors and open another one, throwing the vampire outside into the sunlight, destroying her. After destroying the vampire, the group walks out into the sun, revealing their enlarged teeth and red eyes. [5]
[edit]Critical reception
Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy said "Fortunately, though the glitz and glamour may have faded somewhat, musically they appear to be undergoing a renaissance. If this RedOne-produced single is a fair representation, then their upcoming album may live up its billing as the band's best since 1999's Millennium. Fans who always preferred their banging pop tracks to the syrupy ballads will certainly be satisfied with this throbbing anthem, which has a chorus just begging for some old-school BSB dance moves." (3/5 stars)[7]
[edit]Tracklisting
- UK CD Single
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Main Version) — 3:28
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Dave Audé Radio Edit) — 3:53
- UK Promotional Single
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Main Version) - 3:28
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Instrumental) - 3:28
[edit]Other Remixes
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Dave Audé Club) — 6:40
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Dave Audé Dub) — 6:11
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Dave Audé Radio) — 3:48
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Boothpimps Club) — 5:45
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Boothpimps Dub) — 4:30
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Jason Nevins Radio) — 3:35
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Jason Nevins Dub) — 5:35
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Jason Nevins Mixshow) — 5:35
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Mike Rizzo Funk Generation Club) — 6:23
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Mike Rizzo Funk Generation Radio) — 3:44
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Mike D Intro Mix) — 3:40
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Mike D Radio) — 3:26
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Matt Pendergast Remix) — 4:15
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Mr. Mig Club) — 7:51
- "Straight Through My Heart" (Mr. Mig Radio) — 3:18
[edit]Charts
Charts (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Singles Top 100[8] | 3 |
| Sweden Singles Top 60[8] | 10 |
| Belgium UltraTop 50[9] | 18 |
| Canada Singles Top 100[8] | 19 |
| Germany Singles Top 100[8] | 22 |
| Slovak Airplay Chart[10] | 22 |
| Hungarian Airplay Chart[11] | 29 |
| Swiss Singles Top 75[8] | 30 |
| Italy Singles Top 50[8] | 37 |
| Austria Singles Top 75[8] | 45 |
| Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[12] | 5 |
| UK Singles Top 75[8] | 72 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs[13] | 18 |
[edit]References
- ^ "iTunes Store - Backstreet Boys - Straight Through My Heart - Single - Straight Through My Heart". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ ":Z103.5 Today's HIT Music:". Z1035.com. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- ^ "Straight Through My Heart (Main Version): Backstreet Boys: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ http://popdirt.com/backstreet-boys-straight-through-my-heart-video/75799/
- ^ a b http://www.celebrity-mania.com/news/view/00009765.html
- ^ http://crushable.com/entertainment/backstreet-boys-release-straight-through-my-heart-video/
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a178808/backstreet-boys-straight-through-my-heart.html
- ^ a b c d e f g h http://acharts.us/song/48902
- ^ http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Backstreet+Boys&titel=Straight+Through+My+Heart&cat=s
- ^ http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=18&titul=145798&sec=c87863669550db6f727602c73b5deb26
- ^ http://mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum
- ^ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs?chartDate=2009-11-14&order=drop#/charts/dance-club-play-songs?chartDate=2009-11-14&order=drop
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