Music and Lyrics
"Beat of My Heart" is an uptempo New Wave-inspired electropop song that incorporates elements of bubblegum pop and dance music in its production. It carries a "soft electronic pop" sound and has the heart beat sound as its base. The song's use of guitars and synth keyboards make Duff's vocals sound distant. According to Chuck Taylor of Billboard magazine, the word 'beat of my heart' is repeated forty-four times in the song. Spence D. of IGN described "Beat of My Heart" as a "glorious uninhibited slab of Euro pop as filtered through the vocal chords of a warm-blooded American girl."
"Beat of My Heart" was co-written by Duff and the Dead Executives, who also produced the song. The Dead Executives were instrumental in song's instrumentation, performing on the bass and guitars. They also mixed and engineered the song; the latter was also conducted by Todd Parker and Grant Conway and assisted by Allan Hessler. It was mixed and recorded at the Foxy Studio in Los Angeles, California. The drums featured on the track was performed by Dean Butterworth while Monique Powell and The Fruit performed backing vocals. The song was finally mastered by Joe Gastwirt. Lyrically, "Beat of My Heart" is centered around self-confidence gained from overcoming depression, leaving behind unsupportive people and taking on new activities.
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