"Cold Hearted" is a song by American electronic producers Jeff Montalvo and Jacob Stanczak. Canadian record label Monstercat released it on October 25, 2017.
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| Single by Seven Lions and Kill the Noise | ||||
| from the album Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3 | ||||
| Released | 25 October 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Genre | Dubstep | |||
| Length | 4:32 | |||
| Label | Monstercat | |||
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Background and release
In March 2017, During Excision's Paradox Tour, Kill the Noise first announced a collaboration between him and California-based electronic artist Seven Lions, playing the song in almost its entirety near the end of his set.[1] The song would later be during various live sets by both Seven Lions and Kill the Noise for more than half a year prior to the song's release.[2][3] On October 22, Seven Lions announced the song as "Cold Hearted" and that the song was to be released by Canadian record label Monstercat.[4][5]
The song was released alongside the debut of the North-American tour titled Horizons Tour.[2][6] The tour features both Seven Lions and Kill the Noise alongside American electronic duo Tritonal.[7][8][9] "Cold Hearted" was featured on Monstercat's thirty-third compilation album titled Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3 released on November 10, 2017. It was the third track on the album, which also includes 29 songs by various artists and two album mixes.[10]
Critical reception
"Cold Hearted" received generally positive reviews. Florito Maniego of We Rave You praised the song, writing that it "perfectly blends their respective signature sounds together, completing an awe-inspiring and bone-chilling electronic masterpiece", further stating "consisting of such top-notch electronic sounds and production quality, 'Cold Hearted' is overall an absolute must-hear tune for any music fan."[11] Billboard's Dove Shore wrote that it is "the kind of song you can easily put on repeat", describing both Seven Lions and Kill the Noise as "monsters in the studio."[12] Writing for Relentless Beats, Heather Kupka described the song as a "combative voices of the two producers", calling the song "nothing short of blissful."[13] Lauren Ikenn of This Song Slaps described the song as a "true masterpiece", complementing the general structure of the song.[14] Writing for EDM Sauce, Jim Babaoglu praised the song and wrote that it exceeded expectations, stating "knowing the quality of both producers, this song was destined for greatness."[15] Your EDM's Landon Fleury wrote that the song seamlessly combined and contrasted both artists style of dubstep, further writing "it might be a bit strange, but it somehow ends up working harmoniously in the end."[16]
Track listing
"Cold Hearted"[17]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Cold Hearted" | 4:32 |
| Total length: | 4:32 | |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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| Worldwide | October 25, 2017 | Digital download | "Cold Hearted" | Monstercat | [12] |
| November 10, 2017 | Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3 | [10] |