"Hammer to the Heart" is a song by American singer-songwriter Teddy Swims. It was written by Swims alongside John Sudduth, Jordan Lehning, Julian Bunetta, Matt Zara, and Rocky Block, and was released on April 26, 2024 as part of the deluxe album I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1.5) as a promotional single, through Warner.
Critical reception In Financial Times, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney described the song as bringing a "baroque spaghetti western dimension to another tale of relationship woes". Writing for Washington Square News, Rory Lustberg noted that Swims’ vocal performance utilized both a "strong belt" and "rumbling low notes". While he praised the addition of soulful backing vocals, he described the song's lyrical content as "dry". Michael Cragg from The Guardian identified the song as "bludgeoning" and is "manufactured for streaming and radio ubiquity".
Credits and personnel Credits are adapted via Tidal.
Musicians Jaten Dimsdale – lead vocals Matt Zara – background vocals, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer Julian Bunetta – background vocals, drums, guitar, percussion Mikky Ekko – background vocals Rocky Block – background vocals Shaan Ramaprasad – strings
Technical Nathan Dantzler – mastering Serban Ghenea – mixing Julian Bunetta – programming, recording engineering Matt Zara – programming, recording engineering Jeff Gunnell – recording engineering Bryce Bordone – engineering Harrison Tate – mastering assistance
Charts + Chart performance for "Hammer to the Heart" Chart (2024) Peakposition Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) Note: Select Lithuania on the country selector. 107 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 9 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) 13 UK Singles Sales (OCC) 32
Certifications
Release history + Release dates and formats for "Hammer to the Heart" Region Date Format(s) Version Label Various April 26, 2024 Original Warner
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