Black Heart (Stooshe song)

"Black Heart"
Single by Stooshe
from the album London with the Lights On
B-side"Things That Make You Go Mmm"
Released15 June 2012
Recorded2011
GenreR&B[1]
Length3:27
LabelWarner Music UK
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Future Cut
Stooshe singles chronology
"Love Me"
(2012) 		"Black Heart"
(2012) 		"Waterfalls"
(2012)
Music video
"Black Heart" on YouTube

"Black Heart" is a song by British girl group Stooshe, taken from their debut album London with the Lights On (2013). Produced and written by Future Cut in collaboration with Jo Perry and Shaznay Lewis, it was released as the album's second official single by Warner Music UK from 15 June 2012. "Black Heart" is a ballad with a "Motown-esque" feel about it. Group member Courtney Rumbold revealed the song showcases Stooshe's different range, tones and styles. The lyrics to "Black Heart" talk of the issues of being in a relationship with a cheating lover. The cover art for "Black Heart" was released on 17 May. It depicts the girls in illustrated outfits and Jenny Mensah of 4Music called it "loud, bright and colourful".[2]

Critical reception of the song was generally positive. Rhik Samadder from The Guardian called "Black Heart" an "homage to 60s girl group melodrama",[3] while 4Music's Nicolle Weeks branded it "a classic tune to swoon to".[4] The accompanying music video was directed by Matt Stawski and released on 29 April. It was shot in Los Angeles using vintage cameras and the setting uses a mixture of themes similar to those featured in the musicals Dreamgirls and Hairspray. The video depicts Stooshe as a girl group from the Sixties on the set of a television show. It shows band member Alexandra Buggs in a relationship with the host of the television show and him cheating on her with an assistant.

  1. ^ Smirke, Richard (24 March 2012). Billboard.
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