B-side "Kickstarts" Format CD
digital download Genre Pop
R&B
electropop | Released 17 October 2010 Recorded 2010 Length 3:42 | |
"Heart Vacancy" is a song by British boy band The Wanted from their self-titled debut album. It was released as the album's second single in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2010 through Geffen Records. The song was written by Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather, Lucas Secon, and Wayne Hector. "Heart Vacancy" was originally written for English singer Leona Lewis, and was given to four different artists before being recorded by The Wanted.
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Critical reception
Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song three out of five stars and described it as "a slushy, string-laden slowie about longing for a girl, but with the BPM turned up a notch and a stomping rhythm – too fast for waving lighters but slow enough for hands-in-the-air time – 'Heart Vacancy' treads on the slightly more manly side of sentimental."
Chart performance
"Heart Vacancy" debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 66,394 sales copies. In Ireland, the song debuted at peaked at number eighteen. It was re-released as the band's second single in America in April 2012 but did not chart.
Track listing
- "Heart Vacancy" – 3:42
- "Heart Vacancy" (Tonka's Daddycated Radio Edit) – 3:15
- "Heart Vacancy" (Tonka's Daddycated Remix) – 5:51
- "Heart Vacancy" (DJs from Mars Remix) – 6:15
- "Heart Vacancy" – 3:42
- "Kickstarts" (Elliot Gleave, Nicholas Douwma) – 2:58
- "Heart Vacancy" (Radio Edit) – 3:45
- "Heart Vacancy" (Instrumental) – 3:28
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