"My Wicked Heart" is a song co-written and co-produced by English singer Diana Vickers. It was digitally released on 17 October 2010 and physically released on 1 November 2010 by RCA Records in the United Kingdom. The track was inspired by indie music including The xx and The Doors[1] and features Vickers playing the trumpet. Vickers performed the single live on the seventh series of The X Factor on 17 October 2010. "My Wicked Heart" received commercial success peaking at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart making it Vickers' second top 20 single. The single is not included on an album due to Vickers leaving the label it was recorded under.
On 2 September 2010, various media outlets reported that Vickers was due to re-release her debut album, under a deluxe edition with extra material. Following this announcement, Vickers stated her new single would be called "My Wicked Heart", a video containing a short snippet of the song was uploaded to YouTube. On 12 September, BBC Radio 1 premiered the track, it received mainly positive reviews due to its upbeat tempo. Popjustice even commented, praising it on the middle eight segment; "It is a little bit bonkers and quite a lot amazing."[2] On 2 October, the following month, Vickers unveiled the video for the single, and it premiered on ITV2 at 6:55 PM.[citation needed]
Popjustice gave the single a positive review commenting that it resembled, "Florence + The Machine doing "Under the Bridge" via "Crazy Chick" with some big brassy other things thrown in. However, the video did receive some criticism, as in the video there is a scene where Vickers is dressed in a cheetah-style costume, dancing in a cage and this was said to be copying a scene from Shakira's "She Wolf" video. It is a little bit bonkers and quite a lot amazing.[...] It opens with the line 'hush hush stay quiet, your secret's safe with me'. There is a great 'whoops-a-daisy' bit in the middle eight.[5]
Sugarscape.com stated that they were impressed with Vickers new totally diva-esque new song. Where it takes her to a whole new level of cool, showing the claw is well and truly banished and behind her.[6] Mayer Nissim of Digital Spy stated that the song was "smart-but-not-too-clever" and goes on to say "Vickers and her collaborators tease with stop-start verses and heart murmur drums before smashing our ears right through in a kitchen-sink volley of brass, deranged whoops and a blatant-but-brilliant steal from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Under The Bridge'." They also stated that "After a welcome second helping, they take it right back down for a breakdown whose berserk "Whoops-a-daisy" refrain will make the existing Marmite split over her voice look like a happy coalition - all in less than three poptastic minutes." And then went on to reward the track with five out of five stars.[7]Coffee City Music Lounge stated that they liked the song as it is quite different, they went on to say that they liked the beat and he/she likes the 'horns' on the track. "My Wicked Heart" is quirky and fits in with the other tracks on the album.[...] He also said "It’s an odd mix of quirky and creepy, which I like."[8]
Chart performanceedit
Upon release, the single steadily climbed up the iTunes chart; although the performance on The X Factor caused it to jump to a peak of number 12. After being predicted to debut at number 12 by BBC Radio 1's Chart Update, the song debuted at number 13 on 23 October 2010 on downloads alone; marking Vickers' second top 20 single and third top 40 hit. The following week, the single fell 18 places to number 31. The physical copy was released that week. On 6 November, the single fell yet again to number 46 and then a week later fell a further 33 places to number 79; marking its fourth week within the top 100.
Music videoedit
Backgroundedit
Vickers in a frame from the video of "My Wicked Heart"
The "My Wicked Heart" music video premiered on ITV2 at 6.55 PM on 2 October 2010. The video was directed by Sarah Chatfield,[9] with producer Tamsin Glasson. The production company was Colonel Blimp. The art director and stylist were Shaun Fenn and Cynthia Lawrence-John. The choreography of the music video was David Leighton, and the credits for Vickers' hair and make-up was Brendan Robertson.[9] Within the video Vickers is seen as the lead actress in the circus. She is later seen with a clown's outfit on surrounded by blue, green and white balloons. Going on through the video, she is seen doing a similar scene to Shakira's, "She Wolf" where she is in a cage, pulling herself against the cage bars. She is later seen dressed like Liza Minnelli's Cabaret outfit.
Synopsisedit
Vickers is seen clad in a pink leotard and cuffed on to a magician's Wheel of Death with a couple of daggers precariously embedded in the board beside her.
Controversyedit
On 16 October 2010, it was reported that Warner Music Group was considering legal action over similarities between the chorus of "My Wicked Heart" and the Red Hot Chili Peppers song "Under the Bridge".[10] Vickers stated she had listened to "Under the Bridge" shortly before writing the vocal line for "My Wicked Heart", and admitted that she had noticed the resemblance but decided against changing it.[11] However, Vickers defended this decision stating it is only a "tiny snippet with different chords".[11]
Promotionedit
Vickers performed the single live as her homecoming performance on The X Factor, Series 7, Week 2. Vickers also performed on This Morning on 19 October and gave an interview on Live from Studio Five on 22 October, as well as her video appearing on Freshly Squeezed on 18 October. She performed on The Alan Titchmarsh Show on 2 November. Vickers embarked on a radio tour of the UK leading up to the release of the single.
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My Wicked Heart is a song co written and co produced by English singer Diana Vickers It was digitally released on 17 October 2010 and physically released on 1 November 2010 by RCA Records in the United Kingdom The track was inspired by indie music including The xx and The Doors 1 and features Vickers playing the trumpet Vickers performed the single live on the seventh series of The X Factor on 17 October 2010 My Wicked Heart received commercial success peaking at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart making it Vickers second top 20 single The single is not included on an album due to Vickers leaving the label it was recorded under My Wicked Heart Single by Diana VickersB side The Way You Say It Released17 October 2010 2010 10 17 Recorded2010GenreNew Jack SwingLength2 56LabelRCASongwriter s Diana VickersDee Adam James EarpProducer s Dee AdamJames EarpDiana Vickers singles chronology The Boy Who Murdered Love 2010 My Wicked Heart 2010 Cinderella 2013 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Chart performance 4 Music video 4 1 Background 4 2 Synopsis 5 Controversy 6 Promotion 7 Track listings 8 Charts 9 Release history 10 ReferencesBackground editOn 2 September 2010 various media outlets reported that Vickers was due to re release her debut album under a deluxe edition with extra material Following this announcement Vickers stated her new single would be called My Wicked Heart a video containing a short snippet of the song was uploaded to YouTube On 12 September BBC Radio 1 premiered the track it received mainly positive reviews due to its upbeat tempo Popjustice even commented praising it on the middle eight segment It is a little bit bonkers and quite a lot amazing 2 On 2 October the following month Vickers unveiled the video for the single and it premiered on ITV2 at 6 55 PM citation needed Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingBBC Radio 1 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Digital Spy nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Popjustice gave the single a positive review commenting that it resembled Florence The Machine doing Under the Bridge via Crazy Chick with some big brassy other things thrown in However the video did receive some criticism as in the video there is a scene where Vickers is dressed in a cheetah style costume dancing in a cage and this was said to be copying a scene from Shakira s She Wolf video It is a little bit bonkers and quite a lot amazing It opens with the line hush hush stay quiet your secret s safe with me There is a great whoops a daisy bit in the middle eight 5 Sugarscape com stated that they were impressed with Vickers new totally diva esque new song Where it takes her to a whole new level of cool showing the claw is well and truly banished and behind her 6 Mayer Nissim of Digital Spy stated that the song was smart but not too clever and goes on to say Vickers and her collaborators tease with stop start verses and heart murmur drums before smashing our ears right through in a kitchen sink volley of brass deranged whoops and a blatant but brilliant steal from the Red Hot Chili Peppers Under The Bridge They also stated that After a welcome second helping they take it right back down for a breakdown whose berserk Whoops a daisy refrain will make the existing Marmite split over her voice look like a happy coalition all in less than three poptastic minutes And then went on to reward the track with five out of five stars 7 Coffee City Music Lounge stated that they liked the song as it is quite different they went on to say that they liked the beat and he she likes the horns on the track My Wicked Heart is quirky and fits in with the other tracks on the album He also said It s an odd mix of quirky and creepy which I like 8 Chart performance editUpon release the single steadily climbed up the iTunes chart although the performance on The X Factor caused it to jump to a peak of number 12 After being predicted to debut at number 12 by BBC Radio 1 s Chart Update the song debuted at number 13 on 23 October 2010 on downloads alone marking Vickers second top 20 single and third top 40 hit The following week the single fell 18 places to number 31 The physical copy was released that week On 6 November the single fell yet again to number 46 and then a week later fell a further 33 places to number 79 marking its fourth week within the top 100 Music video editBackground edit nbsp Vickers in a frame from the video of My Wicked Heart The My Wicked Heart music video premiered on ITV2 at 6 55 PM on 2 October 2010 The video was directed by Sarah Chatfield 9 with producer Tamsin Glasson The production company was Colonel Blimp The art director and stylist were Shaun Fenn and Cynthia Lawrence John The choreography of the music video was David Leighton and the credits for Vickers hair and make up was Brendan Robertson 9 Within the video Vickers is seen as the lead actress in the circus She is later seen with a clown s outfit on surrounded by blue green and white balloons Going on through the video she is seen doing a similar scene to Shakira s She Wolf where she is in a cage pulling herself against the cage bars She is later seen dressed like Liza Minnelli s Cabaret outfit Synopsis edit Vickers is seen clad in a pink leotard and cuffed on to a magician s Wheel of Death with a couple of daggers precariously embedded in the board beside her Controversy editOn 16 October 2010 it was reported that Warner Music Group was considering legal action over similarities between the chorus of My Wicked Heart and the Red Hot Chili Peppers song Under the Bridge 10 Vickers stated she had listened to Under the Bridge shortly before writing the vocal line for My Wicked Heart and admitted that she had noticed the resemblance but decided against changing it 11 However Vickers defended this decision stating it is only a tiny snippet with different chords 11 Promotion editVickers performed the single live as her homecoming performance on The X Factor Series 7 Week 2 Vickers also performed on This Morning on 19 October and gave an interview on Live from Studio Five on 22 October as well as her video appearing on Freshly Squeezed on 18 October She performed on The Alan Titchmarsh Show on 2 November Vickers embarked on a radio tour of the UK leading up to the release of the single Track listings editCD single 12 13 14 My Wicked Heart 2 56 Vickers Adams The Way You Say It Demo Vickers Chris Braide My Wicked Heart Gareth Wyn Remix My Wicked Heart Blackbox Remix Digital 2 track single 15 My Wicked Heart 2 56 My Wicked Heart Campfire Acoustic Version 3 43Charts editChart 2010 PeakpositionEurope European Hot 100 Singles 16 42Ireland IRMA 17 22Scotland OCC 18 12UK Singles OCC 19 13Release history editRegion Release FormatIreland 17 October 2010 Digital downloadUnited Kingdom 17 October 2010 Digital downloadUnited Kingdom 1 November 2010 CD single 14 References edit EE EE Archived from the original on 23 October 2010 Retrieved 25 November 2010 Popjustice 100 Solid Pop Music Popjustice Retrieved 25 May 2023 McAlpine Fraser 21 October 2010 Diana Vickers My Wicked Heart BBC 1 dead link Diana Vickers talks about new single Popjustice 1 September 2010 Retrieved 10 September 2010 SugarScape talk about Vickers new single Sugarscape com Zarakenyon 5 October 2010 Retrieved 5 October 2010 Diana Vickers My Wicked Heart Digital Spy 7 October 2010 Diana Vickers reception Vicker s Critical reception review Archived 23 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine by Coffee City Music Lounge 12 September 2010 a b Diana Vickers My Wicked Heart by Sarah Chatfield Promo News Archived from the original on 10 October 2010 Retrieved 11 October 2010 Promo News Chili Peppers To Sue X Factor Star Mtv co uk a b Vickers defends using Bridge melody Digital Spy 5 October 2010 My Wicked Heart Diana Vickers Amazon co uk Retrieved 7 October 2010 Diana Vicker s My Wicked Heart HMV com Retrieved 7 October 2010 a b 2 dead link My Wicked Heart Diana Vickers MP3 Downloads iTunes com Retrieved 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