Cold Heart (Pnau remix)

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"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"
Elton John, Dua Lipa - Cold Heart.png
Single by Elton John and Dua Lipa
from the album The Lockdown Sessions
Released13 August 2021 (2021-08-13)
GenreDisco[1]
Length3:22 (single)
3:39 (album version)[2]
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nicholas Littlemore
  • Peter Mayes
  • Sam Littlemore
Elton John singles chronology
"It's a Sin"
(2021) 		"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"
(2021) 		"After All"
(2021)
Dua Lipa singles chronology
"Demeanor"
(2021) 		"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"
(2021)
Pnau singles chronology
"Stranger Love"
(2021) 		"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"
(2021)
Music video
"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" on YouTube

"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" is a song by English singers Elton John and Dua Lipa, produced by Australian trio Pnau, and released through EMI and Mercury Records on 13 August 2021 as the lead single from John's 32nd studio album, The Lockdown Sessions.[3] The single became John's first UK number-one single since "Ghetto Gospel" featuring 2Pac in 2005.[4]

Release[]

Rumours of a possible collaboration between Elton John and Dua Lipa began in August 2021 following news from insiders. John also commented on Lipa's Instagram that he was excited for something happening between them the following week, in which Lipa responded that she was excited too.[5] On 10 August 2021, the two singers began teasing the collaboration by posting cartoon versions of themselves dancing to a disco melody, to their social medias. Both tagged Pnau and Lipa used the hashtags "#coldheart", "#justpassingthrough" and "#newmusic".[6] At the same day, Pnau confirmed they wrote a song with "the biggest pop star of yesterday" and "the biggest pop star of today" and that it would premiere the following Friday via their Essentials Playlist.[7] Pnau and Elton John had previously collaborated in 2012.[8] The following day, John and Lipa formally announced the single and its release date.[9] It showed a snippet of the song, including Lipa singing John's 1972 single "Rocket Man".[10] The song was released through Virgin EMI and Mercury Records on 13 August 2021.[11]

Following remixes by Claptone and the Blessed Madonna, an acoustic version of the single was released digitally worldwide on 12 October 2021.[12]

Music and lyrics[]

In "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)", Pnau mashes up John's singles "Rocket Man" from 1972, "Sacrifice" from 1989, "Kiss the Bride" from 1983 and the album track "Where's the Shoorah?" taken from 1976's Blue Moves.[13]

Commercial performance[]

In the United Kingdom, "Cold Heart" reached number one on the official singles chart, in its ninth week of release, with 64,000 chart sales, including 5.9 million streams and 5,000 copies from the limited edition CD single, after spending three consecutive weeks at number two. It marks Elton John’s eighth number-one single in the UK and first in 16 years, as well as Dua Lipa’s third number-one single.[14] This also made John the first solo artist with UK Top 10 singles in six different decades.[15]

In Australia, "Cold Heart" debuted at number seven before reaching number one in its twelfth week. It becomes Elton John’s first number-one single in Australia since "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997" in September 1997. At age 74 years, 8 months, 4 weeks and 1 day, John became the oldest artist to hit the top of the ARIA Singles Chart. "Cold Heart" also became Dua Lipa’s first number-one single on the chart, after eight previous top ten entries.[16]

In the United States, "Cold Heart" debuted at number 81. The song then rose to number 32 in its fifth week, claiming the longest span of top 40 Hot 100 appearances, excluding holiday fare with 50 years and 10 months.[17] The following week, "Cold Heart" climbed to number 25, his highest placement on the chart since March 1998. On the chart dated 15 January 2022, the song rose to number 7, becoming John's 28th top-ten hit (and first since "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" in 1997/98) and Lipa's fourth. With this new peak, Elton John become one of only ten artists to reach the top 10 in four different decades and tied with Mariah Carey and Stevie Wonder for the sixth-most top 10 hits in Hot 100 history.[18] "Cold Heart" has peaked at number-one within 14 countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Poland, Mexico, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Israel, and Lithuania while reaching the top ten in 25 other countries.

"Cold Heart" has amassed over 500 million streams on Spotify.

Track listings[]

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[32]

  • Elton John – vocals, songwriting
  • Dua Lipa – vocals
  • Pnau – remixing
    • Nicholas Littlemore – production, songwriting, drum programming, drums, synthesizer programming
    • Peter Mayes – production, songwriting, engineering, drum programming, drums, synthesizer programming
    • Sam Littlemore – production, songwriting, drum programming, drums, synthesizer programming
  • Bernie Taupin – songwriting
  • Mark Schick – vocal production
  • Rafael Fadul – engineering
  • Josh Gudwin – mixing
  • Randy Merrill – mastering

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Certifications and sales for "Cold Heart"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[127] 2× Platinum 140,000double-dagger
Austria (IFPI Austria)[128] Gold 15,000double-dagger
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[129] Platinum 90,000double-dagger
France (SNEP)[130] Platinum 200,000double-dagger
Italy (FIMI)[131] 2× Platinum 140,000double-dagger
Mexico (AMPROFON)[132] Platinum 140,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[133] 2× Platinum 60,000double-dagger
Norway (IFPI Norway)[134] Gold 30,000double-dagger
Poland (ZPAV)[135] 2× Platinum 100,000double-dagger
Portugal (AFP)[136] Platinum 10,000double-dagger
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[137] Platinum 40,000double-dagger
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[138] Gold 10,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[139] Platinum 600,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[140] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Release dates and formats for "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"
Region Date Format(s) Version Label(s) Ref.
Various 13 August 2021
Original
[11]
Extended mix EMI [19]
Italy Contemporary hit radio Original Universal [141]
Australia 20 August 2021 [142]
United States 24 August 2021 Interscope [143]
Various 10 September 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 The Blessed Madonna remixes
  • EMI
  • Mercury
 [20]
17 September 2021 PS1 remixes [23]
1 October 2021 CD
  • Original
  • the Blessed Madonna remix
 EMI [26]
United Kingdom 8 October 2021 CD with art card [144]
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Claptone remixes
  • EMI
  • Mercury
 [27]
12 October 2021 Acoustic [30]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Rossignol, Derrick (13 August 2021). "Dua Lipa Joins Elton John For A New Remix Of 'Cold Heart' That's Pure Disco". Uproxx. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ John, Elton (2021). The Lockdown Sessions (booklet). USA: EMI. p. Back cover. B0034529-02.
  3. ^ "The Lockdown Sessions by Elton John". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (15 October 2021). "Elton John scores first No 1 single in 16 years, ending 15-week Ed Sheeran run". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  5. ^ Rocha, Leonardo (10 August 2021). "'Cold Heart': Dua Lipa libera primeiro teaser de parceria com Elton John" ["Cold Heart": Dua Lipa releases first teaser in partnership with Elton John]. POPline (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (11 August 2021). "It looks like Dua Lipa and Elton John are teasing a new collaboration". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. ^ Pnau [@PNAU] (10 August 2021). "We've just written a song with the biggest pop star of yesterday and the biggest pop star of today. Your guesses are welcome