It peaked atop the Canadian AC, CHR/Top 40 and Hot AC as well as the US Adult Contemporary, Adult Top 40 and Hot Dance/Electronic Songs rankings, respectively. It also entered the top 10 in an additional of 22 countries, including Ireland, South Africa and the United States. The song achieved number one in the rankings of 12 other countries, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" reached the top position in the United Kingdom and marked Lipa's third and John's eighth chart-topping single on the UK Singles Chart. Interpolating John's songs " Rocket Man" (1972), " Kiss the Bride" (1983), " Sacrifice" (1989) and " Where's the Shoorah?" (1976), it is an upbeat contemporary synth-pop, dance, dance-pop and pop song, describing the decline of a relationship. It was released as the lead single from the album for digital download and streaming in various countries by EMI and Mercury on 13 August 2021. The song is a medley of 4 songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, as well as Andrew Meecham, Dean Meredith, Nicholas Littlemore, Peter Mayes and Sam Littlemore, with the production completed by the latter three as part of Pnau. Created during the pandemic of COVID-19, the collaboration between the artists was a testament to the friendship, which was established in November 2020. All rights reserved." Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" is a song by English singer and songwriter Elton John and English-Albanian singer Dua Lipa from the former's 32nd studio album, The Lockdown Sessions (2021). It has been an absolute honor and privilege to collaborate on this track with him.”Ī trippy animated video for “Cold Heart,” featuring cartoon versions of Elton and Duo, is streaming now.Ĭopyright © 2021, ABC Audio. Elton is such an inspirational artist and also has the naughtiest sense of humor - a perfect combination. She’s a truly wonderful artist, and person, absolutely bursting with creativity and ideas.”ĭua adds, “Ever since we first ‘ met’ online, we totally clicked. “Having the opportunity to spend time with Dua, albeit remotely has been incredible,” Elton says in a statement. He reached out to her to work on “Cold Heart.” In the track, Elton sings the “Sacrifice” line, “Cold, cold heart/ hard done by you/ Some things look better baby/ Just passing through.” Then Dua follows by singing a line from “Rocket Man” - “And I think it’s gonna be a long, long time/ ’til touchdown brings me ’round again to find/ I’m not the man they think I am at home” - plus a line from “Kiss the Bride”: “And this is what I should have said/I thought it but I kept it hid.”Įlton and Dua have been friends since last year, when they performed at each other’s events. In addition to “Sacrifice” and “Rocket Man,” the song also includes snippets of Elton’s 1983 single “ Kiss the Bride” and a 1976 track called “ Where’s the Shoorah?” Earlier this week, Elton John and Dua Lipa teased their joint single, “ Cold Heart,” and from a snippet, it sounded like a mashup of two Elton singles: 1990’s “Sacrifice” and the 1972 classic, “Rocket Man.” “Cold Heart” is now out and it turns out the track, created by Australian dance duo Pnau, is actually a mashup of four Elton songs.
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