Cold Heart (Pnau remix)

"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" is a song by English singers Elton John and Dua Lipa, produced by Australian trio Pnau, and released through EMI and Mercury Records on 13 August 2021 as the lead single from John's 32nd studio album, The Lockdown Sessions.[2] The single became John’s first UK #1 single since "Ghetto Gospel" featuring 2Pac in 2005 & first of two in 2021.[3]

"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"
Single by Elton John and Dua Lipa
from the album The Lockdown Sessions
Released13 August 2021 (2021-08-13)
GenreDisco[1]
Length3:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nicholas Littlemore
  • Peter Mayes
  • Sam Littlemore
Elton John singles chronology
"It's a Sin"
(2021)		 "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"
(2021)		 "After All"
(2021)
Dua Lipa singles chronology
"Demeanor"
(2021)		 "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"
(2021)
Pnau singles chronology
"Stranger Love"
(2021)		 "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"
(2021)
Music video
"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" on YouTube

Release

Rumours of a possible collaboration between Elton John and Dua Lipa began in August 2021 following news from insiders. John also commented on Lipa's Instagram that he was excited for something happening between them the following week, in which Lipa responded that she was excited too.[4] On 10 August 2021, the two singers began teasing the collaboration by posting cartoon versions of themselves dancing to a disco melody, to their social medias. Both tagged Pnau and Lipa used the hashtags "#coldheart", "#justpassingthrough" and "#newmusic".[5] At the same day, Pnau confirmed they wrote a song with "the biggest pop star of yesterday" and "the biggest pop star of today" and that it would premiere the following Friday via their Essentials Playlist.[6] Pnau and Elton John had previously collaborated in 2012.[7] The following day, John and Lipa formally announced the single and its release date.[8] It showed a snippet of the song, including Lipa singing John's 1972 single "Rocket Man".[9] The song was released through Virgin EMI and Mercury Records on 13 August 2021.[10]

Following remixes by Claptone and the Blessed Madonna, an acoustic version of the single was released digitally worldwide on 12 October 2021.[11]

Music and lyrics

In "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)", Pnau mashes up John's singles "Rocket Man" from 1972, "Sacrifice" from 1989, "Kiss the Bride" from 1983 and the album track "Where's the Shoorah?" taken from 1976's Blue Moves.[12]

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, "Cold Heart" reached number one on the official singles chart, in its ninth week of release, with 64,000 chart sales, including 5.9 million streams and 5,000 copies from the limited edition CD single, after spending three consecutive weeks at number two. It marks Elton John’s eighth number-one single in the UK and first in 16 years, as well as Dua Lipa’s third number-one single.[13] This also made John the first solo artist with UK Top 10 singles in six different decades.[14]

In Australia, "Cold Heart" debuted at number seven before reaching number one in its twelfth week. It becomes Elton John’s first number-one single in Australia since "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997" in September 1997. At age 74 years, 7 months and 14 days, John became the oldest artist to hit the top of the ARIA Singles Chart. "Cold Heart" also became Dua Lipa’s first number-one single on the chart, after eight previous top ten entries.[15]

In the United States, "Cold Heart" debuted at number 81. The song then rose to number 32 in its fifth week, claiming the longest span of top 40 Hot 100 appearances, excluding holiday fare with 50 years and 10 months.[16] The following week, "Cold Heart" climbed to number 25, his highest placement on the chart since March 1998. In its tenth week, the song rose to number 11, reaching a new peak.

Track listings

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[30]

  • Elton John – vocals, songwriting
  • Dua Lipa – vocals
  • Pnau – remixing
    • Nicholas Littlemore – production, songwriting, drum programming, drums, synthesizer programming
    • Peter Mayes – production, songwriting, engineering, drum programming, drums, synthesizer programming
    • Sam Littlemore – production, songwriting, drum programming, drums, synthesizer programming
  • Bernie Taupin – songwriting
  • Mark Schick – vocal production
  • Rafael Fadul – engineering
  • Josh Gudwin – mixing
  • Randy Merrill – mastering

Charts

Certifications
Certifications and sales for "Cold Heart"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[100] 2× Platinum 140,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[101] Gold 15,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[102] Gold 45,000
France (SNEP)[103] Gold 100,000
Italy (FIMI)[104] Platinum 70,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[105] Gold 70,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[106] Platinum 30,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[107] Gold 30,000
Poland (ZPAV)[108] Gold 25,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[109] Platinum 40,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[110] Gold 10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[111] Platinum 600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Release dates and formats for "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"
Region Date Format(s) Version Label(s) Ref.
Various 13 August 2021
Original
[10]
Extended mix EMI [17]
Italy Contemporary hit radio Original Universal [112]
Australia 20 August 2021 [113]
United States 24 August 2021 Interscope [114]
Russia 27 August 2021 Universal [44]
Various 10 September 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 The Blessed Madonna remixes
  • EMI
  • Mercury
 [18]
17 September 2021 PS1 remixes [21]
1 October 2021 CD Original / The Blessed Madonna remix EMI [24]
United Kingdom 8 October 2021 CD with art card [115]
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Claptone remixes
  • EMI
  • Mercury
 [25]
12 October 2021 Acoustic [28]

See also

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