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'' on October 15, 2012.

Background

"Heartbeat Slowing Down" was written by Nick Wheeler and

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. The band referred to the song as "The most powerful song

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vocals to the track. Wheeler explained, "We had to push each other to think outside of the box and leave our comfort zone. Because we know how to write a catchy song. We could write a B-rate version of '

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', for 'Heartbeat's Slowing Down' we definitely pushed each other to really make this something special. And I do think it's the best song on the record." He later said in an interview with

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that the track " prootssome feelings and it's kind of an apology to somebody in the past." In an interview with zZounds.com, Ritter also said that the track is his favorite from ''Kids in the Street'' and that "It's sort of the bookmark of the record. It really is a turning point where this sort of grand sound comes out through this ballad that is a bleeding heart for the record. I think it's one of our greatest songs that we've ever written as a band."

Music video

A teaser for the music video for "Heartbeat Slowing Down" was released via The All-American Rejects official YouTube channel on October 16, 2012. A lyric video was posted on the band's official YouTube channel on November 9, 2012. Since the release of the teaser, the video has not been released and is thought to have been scrapped.

Track listing

Digital download #"Heartbeat Slowing Down" – 4:44 #"Heartbeat Slowing Down" (

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remix) – 4:18

Charts

Release history

References

{{authority control 2012 singles The All-American Rejects songs Song recordings produced by Greg Wells Interscope Records singles 2012 songs Songs written by Tyson Ritter Songs written by Nick Wheeler