Heartbeat (King Crimson song)

"Heartbeat" is a song by the band King Crimson, released as a single in 1982. In the beginning of the music video there is a stream of faces blending into one another, one of the earliest examples of the dissolving/morphing technique which would later be employed in Godley & Creme's "Cry" and Michael Jackson's "Black or White".

The song was later recorded by King Crimson guitarist and singer Adrian Belew for his 1990 solo album, Young Lions.

Track listing[]

7" version[]

1. "Heartbeat" (Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin)
2. "Requiem" (Edited version) (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin)

12" version[]

1. "Heartbeat" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin)
2. "Neal and Jack and Me" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin)
3. "Sartori in Tangier" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin)

Personnel[]

• Robert Fripp – guitar, organ
• Adrian Belew – guitar, lead vocals
• Tony Levin – bass guitar, Chapman stick, backing vocals
• Bill Bruford – drums

External links[]

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

References[]