Black Black Heart


"Black Black Heart" is a song written by David Usher and Jeff Pearce and released as a second single off Usher's 2001 album Morning Orbit. Although it became a minor hit in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland, it rose to number three in Greece and spent over 25 weeks on the country's singles chart. The music video won two MuchMusic Video Awards.

Overview

There are three versions of the song. The album and radio remix versions feature Julie Galios from the band My Brilliant Beast. The harder rock version, which was found as a hidden track on the album and is also referred to as "Black Black Heart 2.0", features vocals by Kim Bingham. The chorus samples The Flower Duet, a famous duet for sopranos from Léo Delibes' opera Lakmé, as a hook.

Music video

The music video for Black Black Heart features Usher singing the song in an apartment in a big house at night, with the scenes of him singing being intercut with various scenes showing other inhabitants of the house doing more or less usual things. It won two MuchMusic Video Awards for Best Post-Production and Best Pop Video in 2002.

Track listing

Charts

Cover versions

and Stanley Huang recorded a Chinese version called Travel Separately, but only with the lyrics changed and became a huge success. Usher and Pearce were credited for the song. Usher also made a version of the tune in French, with popular Québec singer Marie-Mai singing on the track, as a special guest.