We turned the heartbeat of a child with congenital heart disease into music – a new version of the iconic song Heartbeats by The Knife. A heartbreaking issue from reality transformed into an engaging piece of aural storytelling and an innovative mechanic for fundraising.

Song lyrics 'Heartbeats':?

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?One night to be confused

One night to speed up truth

We had a promise made

Four hands and then away

Both under influence

We had divine scent

To know what to say

Mind is a razor blade

To call for hands of above

To lean on

Wouldn't be good enough

For me

One night of magic rush

The start a simple touch

One night to push and scream

And then relief

Ten days of perfect tunes

The colors red and blue

We had a promise made

We were in love

To call for hands of above

To lean on

Wouldn't be good enough

For me

And you

You knew the hand of a devil

And you kept us awake with wolves teeth

Sharing different heartbeats in one night

To call for hands of above

To lean on

Wouldn't be good enough

For me

"Heartbeats" is an iconic song originally written and created by Swedish electronic music duo the Knife. It was released on 27 December 2002 and became one of the most recognizable songs in modern Swedish musical history. Also, a massive global hit, listed by Rolling Stone as one of the top 100 songs of the 2000s.

Listen to the original song by The Knife on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3JCN5HiBJhkVEcmNejd7Mx?si=3971be92335245f9

In 2006, Argentinian-Swedish singer-songwriter José González covered the song with an acoustic classical guitar. The cover gained international recognition and kicked off his career. It was featured in a now-legendary Sony Bravia commercial with colorful balls bouncing down the streets of San Fransisco.

Listen to José González version on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/track/11X4Gw3T4hoktVruLgTnm1?si=4a2ab53b81ab4b6c

The band Amason is a Swedish indie sensation, led by lead singer Amanda Bergman, featuring the likes of Pontus Winnberg (producer for Britney Spears and Madonna).

Every year over 2000 children in Sweden are born with congenital heart defects. One-year-old Dante was born with three. In collaboration with indie supergroup Amason we sampled Dante’s heartbeat and used it to create a new version of the song ”Heartbeats” by The Knife.

While the original lyrics are a tale about lovers' passion, here they are given new meaning. Lines like ”One night to push and scream” become about childbirth, ”The colors red and blue” about ambulance sirens and whether you’re religious or not, the line ”Asking for help from above, to lean on, wouldn’t be good enough” sends a clear message - these children need your help.

We launched the song on major music platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon along with a music video, on WHO’s International World Heart Day September 29. Every time someone listens the proceeds go to The Heartchild Foundation.