The Heart Wants What It Wants

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"The Heart Wants What It Wants" is a 2014 pop ballad by Selena Gomez that explores emotional vulnerability and the struggle to leave a painful relationship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album For You NERFINISHED
artist Selena Gomez NERFINISHED
belongsToDiscographyOf Selena Gomez NERFINISHED
chartPosition Billboard Hot 100 top 10
UK Singles Chart top 40 NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPerformance 2014 American Music Awards NERFINISHED
followedBy I Want You to Know NERFINISHED
format digital download
streaming
genre pop
pop ballad
hasBPM about 80–90 BPM
hasInstrumentation minimalist beat
sparse percussion
subtle synths
hasISRC USHR11438901
hasMusicVideo The Heart Wants What It Wants music video
language English
length 3:47
musicVideoDirector Dawn Shadforth NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first person
partOf For You NERFINISHED
performer Selena Gomez NERFINISHED
precededBy Slow Down NERFINISHED
producer Antonina Armato NERFINISHED
Rock Mafia NERFINISHED
Tim James NERFINISHED
recordedIn 2014
recordLabel Hollywood Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 2014-11-06
tempo mid-tempo
theme emotional vulnerability
heartbreak
struggle to leave a painful relationship
toxic relationship
vocalist Selena Gomez NERFINISHED
vocalStyle breathy vocals
writer Antonina Armato NERFINISHED
David Jost NERFINISHED
Selena Gomez NERFINISHED
Tim James NERFINISHED

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Selena Gomez notableWork The Heart Wants What It Wants
Good for You (Selena Gomez song) previousSingleInChronology The Heart Wants What It Wants