| "Hummingbird Heartbeat" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Katy Perry | |
| from the album Teenage Dream | |
| Recorded | 2009 |
| Studio | The Boom Boom Boom (Burbank), Henson Recording Studios (Los Angeles) |
| Genre | Hard rock |
| Length | 3:32 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Christopher "Tricky" Stewart |
| Audio video | |
| "Hummingbird Heartbeat" on YouTube | |
"Hummingbird Heartbeat" is a song recorded by American singer Katy Perry for her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). It was written by Perry, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Stacy Barthe, and Monte Neuble. Stewart handled the production of the song, while Kuk Harrell produced Perry's vocals. "Hummingbird Heartbeat" was inspired by Perry's boyfriend at the time, Russell Brand.[1]
Musically, it is a 1980s-styled hard rock song that contains a mixture of elements from rock and electronica. Lyrically, the song compares the feeling of being in love to the speed of a hummingbird's heartbeat. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, many of whom labeled it as a potential single choice. Upon the release of Teenage Dream, "Hummingbird Heartbeat" charted on the lower regions of the South Korea Gaon International Chart, peaking at 124.