"Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" is a song by American

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musician

Moby Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the ...

. It was released on October 11, 1999, as the fourth single from his fifth

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''. It became a hit in several regions, including German-speaking Europe and the United Kingdom.

Background and composition

"Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" was originally written by Moby in 1992 in an iteration that Moby would describe as "really bad

techno Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time (4/4) and often ch ...

... Just mediocre, generic techno." Years later, Moby revisited the song, reproducing it as a considerably slower and more "mournful and romantic" song, which he eventually included on his fifth studio album, ''

'' after being encouraged to do so by his manager, Eric Härle. The track is based on the samples from the Banks Brothers' "He'll Roll Your Burdens Away" (1963).

Release

"Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" was released on October 11, 1999, by

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as the fourth single from ''Play''. The single peaked at number 16 on the

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. It also reached the top 10 on the charts of several other European territories, including Austria, Switzerland, and Germany, where it reached number three, its highest peak chart position. At the time, Moby felt that the single's success in Germany was "as far as any success for ''Play'' was gonna go." On October 16, 2000, "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" was re-released as a

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single with a remix of "

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" featuring American R&B singer

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, reaching number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The music video for "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" was directed by Filipe Alçada, Hotessa Laurence, and Susi Wilkinson. It is completely animated and features the character Little Idiot, who is also featured on the "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" single cover. The video depicts Little Idiot and his pet dog coming down from the Moon to Earth and traveling through a variety of locations, before eventually climbing back to the Moon on a ladder.

Track listings

* UK CD1 # "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" # "Flying Foxes" # "Princess" # "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" * UK CD2 # "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" # "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" # "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" * UK 12-inch single :A1. "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" :B1. "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" :B2. "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" * UK cassette single (with "Honey") # "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" # "

" * UK CD1 (with "Honey") # "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" # "Honey" # "Flower" – 3:25 * UK CD2 (with "Honey") # "Honey" # "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" # "The Sun Never Stops Setting" * Australian CD single # "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" # "Flying Foxes" # "Princess" # "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" # "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" # "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1999 singles 1999 songs 2000 singles Animated music videos Moby songs Mute Records singles Songs written by Moby