Song · Jose Gonzalez
“Heartbeats” by Jose Gonzalez
From the album Veneer (2003)
“Heartbeats” by Jose Gonzalez appears on 12 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2016 and 2026. It was first released in 2003 on the album Veneer. Its best result is #78 on The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #864 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Heartbeats" belonged to the Knife first: Karin and Olof Dreijer, the Swedish electronic duo, wrote it and issued it as the lead single from Deep Cuts in December 2002. José González put his own version on Veneer in October 2003 and carried the song somewhere else entirely.
There are no synths on his credits, just his voice, his guitar and a bit of percussion, and he produced it himself, with Mikko Hellsing handling the mix. The song's pulse now lives in his fingertips, and the melody, left bare, turns out to be achingly tender.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 412 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2018 | 450 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2019 | 243 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2019 | 751 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2019 | 751 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2022 | 387 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2022 | 479 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2022 | 811 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
| 2023 | 509 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
| 2024 | 78 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
| 2025 | 825 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2026 | 400 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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