Heavy on My Heart

"Heavy on My Heart"
Single by Anastacia
from the album Anastacia
B-side	"Trop Lourd dans Mon Coeur", "Underground Army"
Released	March 7, 2005 (Europe) March 25, 2005 (Australia) April 4, 2005 (UK)
Format	CD single
Recorded	2003
Genre	Pop
Length	4:25
Label	Epic Records Daylight Records
Writer(s)	Anastacia Billy Mann
Producer(s)	Glen Ballard
Anastacia singles chronology
"Welcome to My Truth" (2004) "Heavy on My Heart" (2005) "Everything Burns" (2005)

"Heavy on My Heart" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her third studio album, Anastacia. Written by Anastacia and Billy Mann, its arrangement is built on simple guitar riffs, and its lyrics chronicle Anastacia's battle with breast cancer. The song was released as the album's fourth and final single on March 7, 2005, and entered the top twenty in Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain. A French version of the song, titled "Trop Lourd dans Mon Coeur" (meaning "Too Heavy on My Heart"), appears as a B-side to the single.

Critical reception

The song was well received by music critics who complimented the singer vocals. Allmusic editor Matthew Chisling described this song: "a shimmering ballad flushed by pain, love, and bombastic sounds that collide like tidal waves in what can only be described as a magical four minutes."^[1] Yahoo! Music editor Dann Genoe wrote: "Power ballad "Heavy On My Heart" is prime for a soft focus video."^[2]

Music video

The video was directed by Ronald Vietz and filmed in Bucharest, Romania, between November 26–29, 2004. It was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Steadfast Tin Soldier".

In the video, Anastacia is shown as a mannequin, which falls in love with another mannequin. At the chorus she breaks the window and runs to the male mannequin. They dance in the snow and fall in love. The two then run into a room and make out. Later, the shop in which they are displayed goes out of business. All of the shop's materials are thrown away and sent to some sort of factory where a fire burns. They end up being melted in a fire and while holding hands, their shapes are contorted into the image of a heart. The video also shows Anastacia singing in a dark green room. She is dressed in all black which conceals all of her but her head and hands.

It appears as if she is mourning the loss of the lovers and the many empty chairs around her, that she later thrashes about the room, symbolizing that she is alone, which is the song's theme.

Track listings

UK CD single

1. "Heavy on My Heart" – 4:27
2. "Underground Army" – 4:15
3. "Trop Lourd dans Mon Coeur" – 4:27
4. "Special Thanks (Spoken Word)" – 1:30

European CD single

1. "Heavy on My Heart" – 4:27
2. "Underground Army" – 4:15

European CD maxi single and Australian CD single

1. "Heavy on My Heart" – 4:27
2. "Underground Army" – 4:15
3. "Trop Lourd dans Mon Coeur" – 4:27
4. "Special Thanks (Spoken Word)" – 1:30
5. "Heavy on My Heart" (Video) – 4:27

Charts

Peak positions Chart (2005) Peak position Australian Singles Chart[3] 55 Austrian Singles Chart[4] 29 Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders)[5] 2 Belgian Tip Chart (Wallonia)[6] 5 Dutch Top 40[7] 16 European Hot 100 Singles[8] 40 German Singles Chart[9] 29 Hungarian Singles Chart[10] 7 Irish Singles Chart[11] 32 Italian Singles Chart[12] 12 Spanish Singles Chart[13] 8 Swiss Singles Chart[14] 35 UK Singles Chart[15] 21

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Dutch Top 40[16] 153

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/anastacia-mw0000475424
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20080718104412/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/040406/33/1wetm.html
3. "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 4th April 2005" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Pandora Archive. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
4. "Anastacia – Heavy On My Heart". IFPI Austria (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
5. "Anastacia – Heavy On My Heart". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
6. "Anastacia – Heavy On My Heart". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 13 – 2005". Radio 538 (in Dutch). Top 40. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
8. "Anastacia Album & Song Chart History – European Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
9. "Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – Anastacia – Heavy On My Heart". Media Control (in German). PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
10. "Single (track) Top 10 lista – 2005. 13. hét" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
11. "Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 14 April 2005". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
12. "Anastacia – Heavy On My Heart". Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
13. "Anastacia – Heavy On My Heart". Productores de Música de España. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
14. "Anastacia – Heavy On My Heart". Media Control. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
15. "Chart Stats – Anastacia – Heavy On My Heart". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
16. "Jaargang 40, 2005". Radio 538 (in Dutch). Top 40. Retrieved March 12, 2011.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics