| "PoP! Goes My Heart" | |
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| Song by Hugh Grant / PoP! | |
| from the album Music and Lyrics: Music from the Motion Picture | |
| Released | 2007 |
| Recorded | 2006 |
| Genre | Synth-pop, new wave |
| Length | 3:16 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Composer(s) | Andrew Wyatt, Alanna Vicente |
"PoP! Goes My Heart" is a song from the movie Music and Lyrics, performed by Hugh Grant, as the singer from fictional eighties band "PoP!"[1] While not credited on the track itself (in the movie's end credits), the second lead vocal performance is provided by the song's co-writer Andrew Wyatt. In the film, the song is categorized as a hit from 1984.[2] It is a parody of the typical songs of the 1980s, including a music video featuring imagery common to the era. The music video plays during the introduction of the film (as well as the beginning of the end credits in the style of Pop-Up Video), and features Grant and Scott Porter.[2]
During a Reddit AMA in 2016, Hugh Grant says that he likes to perform all the song's dance moves with his children every day.[3]
Reception
Joshua Starnes of ComingSoon.net praised the song, opining that the song was the "only genuinely funny moment" of the entire film.[1] For the 10th anniversary of the film, Andrew Unterberger of Billboard praised the song's "faux-new wave" sound.[4]
References
- 1 2 Starnes, Joshua (February 14, 2007). "Music and Lyrics - ComingSoon.net". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- 1 2 Hung, Mindy (March 23, 2012). "Lone Great Features of Six Otherwise Terrible Movies". The Awl. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ↑ Brill, Karen (August 11, 2016). "Hugh Grant Has Watched a Film He's in More Times Than Any Other Movie — and Additional Delightful Revelations From His and Meryl Streep's AMA". Vulture. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ↑ Unterberger, Andrew (February 14, 2017). "Happy 10th Anniversary to the Greatest Fake '80s Song of All Time". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2017.