"If I Had a Heart" | ||||
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Single by Fever Ray | ||||
from the album Fever Ray | ||||
Released | 15 December 2008 | |||
Length | 3:50 | |||
Label | Rabid | |||
Songwriter(s) | Fever Ray | |||
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Fever Ray singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"If I Had a Heart" on YouTube |
"If I Had a Heart" is a song performed, written, and produced by Swedish recording artist Fever Ray (Karin Dreijer). It was released as the lead single from their self-titled debut album, Fever Ray (2009), marking Ray's debut single as a solo artist, after their work with their previous band, The Knife. The track was first released digitally in Sweden and across Europe on 15 December 2008 by Rabid Records,[1] followed by a digital EP release on 26 January 2009.[2] It was later released on CD, 7", and 12" formats in early 2009.[3] The single's B-side premiered three days prior to the single release on Stereogum and is a remix of the track done by English experimental duo Fuck Buttons, the duo's maiden work as remixers.[4]