| "Electra Heart" | |
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| Promotional single by Betatraxx featuring Marina and the Diamonds | |
| Released | May 5, 2014 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 3:43 |
| Label | Pilot |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Betatraxx |
| Music video | |
| "Electra Heart" on YouTube | |
"Electra Heart" is a song recorded and produced by American disc jockey Betatraxx. It features guest vocals from Welsh singer-songwriter Marina Diamandis, released under the stage name Marina and the Diamonds, who co-wrote the track with him. Diamandis first used the song in a music video in August 2013, as part of a visual series created to promote her second studio album, Electra Heart (2012). The finalized version of "Electra Heart" was digitally distributed as a promotional single on May 5, 2014, through Pilot Records. A classical version and two remixes of the song, including one by Teddy Killerz, were released shortly after.
Lyrically, "Electra Heart" serves as the end to the fictitious Electra Heart persona that Diamandis invented for her album, effectively killing the character. The song's genre was labeled as pop, while the Teddy Killerz Remix was called a dance track. The multiple releases of "Electra Heart" received generally favorable reviews from music critics, with one of them referring to the original version as a satisfying conclusion to Diamandis' album. The song's accompanying music video is a compilation that features Diamandis ending her persona's life, concluding the Electra Heart era.