“Heartbeat” is the fourth track on Hard Candy.
The song, as many others in the album, features vocals provided by its producer Pharrell Williams even if he’s not credited as a featuring artist.
The song is about Madonna’s love towards dancing and how she relieves stress and daily struggles with it.
[Verse 1: Madonna]
On any given night, catch me on the floor
Workin' up a sweat, that's what music's for
I'd rather not explain, for me, it's just usual
[Pre-Chorus: Madonna]
You can catch me popping that (Once I get going, I am gone)
Dropping that
Ain't no stopping that
Are you watching that?
You can catch me popping that (I'll keep it going all night long)
Dropping that
Ain't no stopping that
Are you watching that?
[Chorus: Madonna, Pharrell Williams]
You know I feel it in my heartbeat
It may feel old to you, but to me it feels new
You know I feel it in my heartbeat
Don't you know? Can't you see? When I dance, I feel free
Which makes me feel like the only one (The only one)
That the light shines on (Hey)
[Verse 2: Madonna, Pharrell Williams]
This complicated life, I try to do my best
I always tell myself it's all just a test
For me, it's an escape, 'cause dancing makes me feel beautiful (Come on)
[Pre-Chorus: Madonna, Pharrell Williams]
And I can't pretend (Once I am moving, I'm alright)
It should never end
Let the music play (She's alright, alright, alright)
Are you watching that?
You can catch me popping that (I'll keep on dancing through the night)
It should never end
Let the music play
'Cause I'm here to stay
[Chorus: Madonna, Pharrell Williams]
You know I feel it in my heartbeat
It may feel old to you, but to me it feels new (C'mon)
You know I feel it in my heartbeat
Don't you know? Can't you see? When I dance, I feel free
Which makes me feel like the only one (The only one)
The only one (Oh) that the light shines on (Hey)
[Breakdown: Madonna, Pharrell]
See my booty get down like (Uh)
See my booty get down like (Come on, uh)
See my booty get down like (Lower, uh)
See my booty get down like (Little lower, baby, uh)
Huh, get down
Huh-uh (Uh), get down (Come on, uh)
See my booty get down like
Huh? What? What? What?
[Bridge: Madonna, Pharrell Williams]
You probably think I'm crazy, I don't want you to save me (Dance)
Don't mean to disappoint you, I've never felt so free
If you could stand in my shoes, then you would feel my heartbeat too
[Pre-Chorus: Madonna, Pharrell Williams]
You can catch me popping that (Once I am moving, I'm alright)
Dropping that
Ain't no stopping that (She's alright, alright, alright)
Are you watching that?
You can catch me popping that (I can keep on going through the night)
Dropping that
Ain't no stopping that
Are you watching that?
[Chorus: Madonna, Pharrell Williams]
You know I feel it in my heartbeat
It may feel old to you, but to me it feels new
You know I feel it in my heartbeat
Don't you know? Can't you see? When I dance, I feel free
Which makes me feel it in my heartbeat (The only one, the only one)
It may feel old to you, but to me, it feels new
You know I feel it in my heartbeat
Don't you know? Can't you see? When I dance, I feel free
Which makes me feel like the only one (Only one, the only one)
The only one that the light shines on (Girl)
[Outro: Pharrell Williams]
M-Dolla, M-Dolla
What?
Heartbeat was written by Pharrell Williams & Madonna.
Heartbeat was produced by The Neptunes.
I didn’t overthink how we were gonna come up with song, we just wanted to write catchy melodies and I think Pharrell’s quite genius at coming up with music that has like a lot of crossover appeal. You know it could be R&B, sort of pop. It’s, you could hear it on the radio, you can hear it in the...