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"Blinded by the Light" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, which first appeared on his 1973 debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. A cover by British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in February 1977 and was also a top ten hit in the United Kingdom, New ...
Musically, "Heartbreaker" is an acoustic R&B ballad, [1] [4] [14] with elements of pop. [10] [15] It is also a slow jam, [1] [16] marking a difference in style from Bieber's usual pop driven work and his hip hop-influenced tracks. [10] [17] The song relies on an emo melody, and chords repeatedly appearing and disappearing over a light groove.
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the song's lyrics relate two stories: one is a story of New York City police shooting a boy "right through the heart" because they mistook him for someone else, and the second of a ten-year-old girl who dies in an alley of a drug overdose. The latter event is not known to be factual.
Christopher Algernon Thompson (born 9 March 1948) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist known both for his work with Manfred Mann's Earth Band, specifically for his lead vocal on the classic hit "Blinded by the Light" and for his solo accomplishments.
The official music video for "Heartbreaker" premiered on YouTube on March 11, 2022, and was directed by Andrew Freedom Parry. [7] Moskaluke wears three different outfits throughout the video, which she intended to represent different types of love: "fun, carefree, passionate, and sometimes dreamy". [8] [9]
"Heartbreaker" was written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees for singer Dionne Warwick's same-titled album.The song blended the Gibb brothers' two schools of songwriting: it has the clear verse and chorus structure favored by Robin and Maurice, yet also has the longer spun-out verses Barry now preferred, both well balanced.
"Blinded by the Light", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, [11] is a cover version of a song by Bruce Springsteen; [11] "Questions" is based on the main theme of Franz Schubert's Impromptu in G flat Major (1827); [12] "Starbird" takes its theme from Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird (1910); and "The Road to Babylon" is based ...
It was released in July 1978 as the first single and title track from the album Heartbreaker. The song topped the U.S. country singles chart, for three consecutive weeks, in mid-1978. [17] "Heartbreaker" also peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on the Easy Listening chart. [18]