My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dum Dum Dum)

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"My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dum Dum Dum)"
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Single by ATC
from the album Planet Pop
Released2 September 2000[1]
GenreEurodance, dance-pop
Length3:43
LabelKingsize
Songwriter(s)Alex Christensen and Peter Könemann
ATC singles chronology
"Around the World (La La La La La)"
(2000) 		"My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dum Dum Dum)"
(2000) 		"Why Oh Why"
(2000)
Music video
"My Heart Beats Like A Drum" on YouTube

"My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dum Dum Dum)", originally released and also known as "My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dam Dam Dam)", is the second single by German Eurodance group ATC from their debut album Planet Pop. While not as successful as "Around the World (La La La La La)", it was still a Top 10 hit in several countries across Europe.

Background[]

"My Heart Beats Like a Drum" was released after the peak success of "Around the World (La La La La La)". The song had the same producers of Alex Christensen and Peter Könemann, hence the similar melody to "Around the World (La La La La La)". It was first available mainly in Europe on September 2, 2000, and had multiple Top 40 peaks across the continent. Despite the single's moderate success, it never surpassed the peak positions of "Around The World (La La La La La)" in any country.

The single was first released with the title "My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dam Dam Dam)", but all future releases were dubbed "My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dum Dum Dum)".

Music video[]

A music video for the song was released on the same day as the audio release. It features the four original singers, Tracey, Joey, Sarah and Livio in a room with red, blue, green, walls, and windows, the latter of which has a zebra print on one side with a purple ceiling. The members of ATC are seen mostly dancing in gold shining clothes. Every time the "Dum Dum Dum" hook is sung, the members first raise their arms above their heads, then lower them to their torso, and finally lower them to their thighs. The scenes without the choreography show two of the singers walking on the ceilings (done via rotating the camera upside down), with the last minute of the video having all four band members dance upside down on the purple ceiling.

Track listings[]

CD single

  1. "My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dam Dam Dam)" (Radio Edit)
  2. "My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dam Dam Dam)" (Extended Club Mix)

German CD maxi-single

  1. "My Heart Beats Like a Drum" (Radio Edit)
  2. "My Heart Beats Like a Drum" (Extended Club Mix)
  3. "My Heart Beats Like a Drum" (Rüegsegger#wittwer Clubremix)
  4. "My Heart Beats Like a Drum" (Triple X Extended Remix)
  5. "My Heart Beats Like a Drum" (Rüegsegger#wittwer Frantic Remix)
  6. "My Heart Beats Like a Drum" (Triple X Dub Attack)

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 76
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 11
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[4] 3
Denmark (IFPI)[5] 13
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 12
France (SNEP)[7] 39
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 3
Italy (FIMI)[9] 46
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 37
Poland (Polish Singles Chart) 18
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[11] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 38
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 21

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2000) Position
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 41
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[11] 33
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 88

References[]

  1. ^ "ATC Interview, My Heart Beats Like A Drum & Around The World Live @ Ringfest". 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2017-05-26 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Austriancharts.at – ATC – My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dam Dam Dam)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – ATC – My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dam Dam Dam)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – ATC – My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dam Dam Dam)" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ Danish Singles Chart 13 October 2000
  6. ^ "Atc". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – ATC – My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dam Dam Dam)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – ATC – My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dam Dam Dam)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Italiancharts.com – ATC – My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dam Dam Dam)". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – ATC – My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dam Dam Dam)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 2000" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – ATC – My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dam Dam Dam)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – ATC – My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dam Dam Dam)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 2000" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Swiss year-end chart". swisscharts.com. 2000. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
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