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"Lionhearted"
A computer-generated girl with a red shirt sitting on one of several glass-made reflective cubes reflecting a green sky
Single by Porter Robinson featuring Urban Cone
from the album Worlds
B-side"Shepherdess" (vinyl)
ReleasedJune 17, 2014
Genre
Length
  • 4:26 (album version)
  • 3:22 (video edit)
LabelAstralwerks
Songwriters
ProducerPorter Robinson
Porter Robinson singles chronology
"Sad Machine"
(2014)		 "Lionhearted"
(2014)		 "Flicker"
(2014)
Official music video
"Lionhearted" on YouTube

"Lionhearted" is a song recorded by the American electronic music producer Porter Robinson featuring the Swedish indie pop band Urban Cone for his debut studio album, Worlds (2014). It was one of the first songs Robinson wrote for the album. He decided to work with Urban Cone after listening to their vocals and finding them adequate for the song. After being premiered by Stereogum and at BBC Radio 1, it was released on June 17, 2014, as the album's third single. Multiple critics found the song influenced by Passion Pit and noted that it was the first on Worlds with a faster tempo. The song's release was accompanied by a music video, set in city streets. In the United States, the song was a top-ten club hit and a top-40 Dance/Electronic Songs chart hit.

Background and composition

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"Lionhearted"
"Lionhearted" is the first track on Worlds to exhibit a faster tempo. Multiple critics found it influenced by Passion Pit.
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"Lionhearted" was one of the first songs Porter Robinson wrote for Worlds.[1] After listening to Urban Cone's vocals, Robinson found them to be the exact tone he needed for "Lionhearted". After flying them to North Carolina, where Robinson produced the album, Urban Cone found the instrumental reminiscent of Space Invaders (1978). Robinson and Urban Cone then wrote the lyrics with an imaginary battle in mind, coinciding with the album's general idea of escapism, fiction, and fantasy.[2] Robinson said that "Lionhearted" was not one of his favorite songs on the album, but he still liked the idea of releasing it as an "anthemic" single.[1]

On the track list, "Lionhearted" is chronologically the first track on Worlds with a faster tempo.[3][4][5] It is an energetic, upbeat pop song,[6] with stadium-crowd-sounding sections.[7] With a similar sonic feel to the previous single "Sad Machine", "Lionhearted" was noted by critics such as Chris DeVille to combine Robinson's electro house with a space-y synthpop and dance-pop style inspired by other indie electronic acts, such as Passion Pit, M83 and Holy Ghost!.[8][9][10]

Release and reception

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On June 3, 2014, "Lionhearted" premiered on Stereogum and at BBC Radio 1, where DJ Zane Lowe called it "the hottest record in the world".[8][11] It was officially released as the album's third single on June 17, accompanied by a music video which features Robinson and a group of women "wreak[ing] havoc around the city streets, resulting in an eruption of [color]", according to Mixmag's Carré Orenstein.[12] Remixes of the song were released as a remix EP on July 15, 2014,[13] and later in a limited edition box set of Worlds.[14] A remix by Point Point appeared on Worlds Remixed (2015).[15]

"Lionhearted" divided critics. Favorable reviewers, such as DeVille and Elissa Stolman for Vice, appreciated "Lionhearted" as a succseful blend of "windows-down teen nostalgia and rave-friendly power synths",[3] and "a joyride through the galaxy with 'St. Elmo's Fire' blasting louder than the afterburners".[8] While Variance writer found it "another intriguing layer" to Robinson's stadium-ready sound,[16] detractors from Q and Beat found its stadium trance sound "incredibly dated" and "generic", with "[p]uffy synths and uninspired vocals" that diminish its potential.[17][18] "Lionhearted" was a hit on the American dance charts. It reached number nine on Billboard's Dance Club Songs and number 25 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs,[19][20] becoming the 72nd best-performing entry of 2014 on the latter chart.[21]

Track listing

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"Lionhearted" track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Lionhearted" (featuring Urban Cone)4:26
Lionhearted (Remixes) track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Lionhearted" (Arty Remix)5:17
2."Lionhearted" (The Alexanders Remix)5:56
3."Lionhearted" (Giraffage Remix)3:59
4."Lionhearted" (Radio Edit)3:34
Total length:18:46
Limited edition box set: "Lionhearted" 7" single
No.TitleLength
1."Lionhearted" (featuring Urban Cone)4:24
2."Shepherdess"7:16
Total length:11:40

Personnel

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Adapted from Spotify.[22]

Charts

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References

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  1. 1 2 Pizzo, Mike "DJ" (October 5, 2015). "Porter Robinson Reflects on Worlds, One Year Later". Cuepoint. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ Sachs, Julia (December 12, 2014). "Different Drummer: Porter Robinson on Worlds & Beyond". DJ Times. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Stolman, Elissa (August 5, 2014). "Beat by Beat Review: Porter Robinson – Worlds". Vice. Archived from the original on February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  4. ↑ Walters, Barry (August 12, 2014). "Porter Robinson, Worlds". Wondering Sound. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  5. ↑ Villa, Lucas (August 13, 2014). "Album review: Porter Robinson's virtual reality comes alive on Worlds". AXS. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ Kamps, Garrett (August 14, 2014). "Porter Robinson Invents Shoegaze-EDM on Dazzling Worlds". Spin. Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  7. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Worlds – Porter Robinson". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 DeVille, Chris (June 3, 2014). "Porter Robinson – 'Lionhearted' (Feat. Urban Cone) (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Archived from the original on February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  9. ↑ Staples, Derek (August 12, 2014). "Porter Robinson – Worlds". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  10. ↑ Prevatt, Mike (September 3, 2014). "CD Review: Porter Robinson's Worlds". Las Vegas Weekly. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Porter Robinson Drops New Single 'Lionhearted'". The Music. June 5, 2014. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  12. ↑ Orenstein, Carré (June 17, 2014). "Watch the video for Porter Robinson's new track 'Lionhearted'". Mixmag. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Lionhearted (Remixes) [feat. Urban Cone] – EP by Porter Robinson". Apple Music. July 15, 2014. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Porter Robinson Worlds Box Set + Remix EP = Happy Machine". Vice. July 16, 2014. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  15. ↑ Baltin, Steve (September 3, 2015). "Porter Robinson Interview: Worlds Remixed, EDM 'Stigma' and Taylor Swift". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Listen: Porter Robinson Debuts New Track 'Lionhearted'". Variance. June 3, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  17. ↑ Wray, Tyson (June 11, 2014). "Porter Robinson : Lionhearted". Beat. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  18. ↑ Howe, Rupert (September 2014). "Porter Robinson: Worlds". Q (338): 112.
  19. 1 2 "Porter Robinson Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  20. 1 2 "Porter Robinson Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  21. 1 2 "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Lionhearted". Spotify. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Porter Robinson feat. Urban Cone – Lionhearted" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
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