Cheated Hearts

"Cheated Hearts"
Single by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
from the album Show Your Bones
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2006
Genre
Length3:58
LabelPolydor
Songwriters
Yeah Yeah Yeahs singles chronology
"Turn Into"
(2006)		 "Cheated Hearts"
(2006)		 "Down Boy"
(2007)
Music video
"Cheated Hearts" on YouTube

"Cheated Hearts" is a song by American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs from their second studio album, Show Your Bones (2006). The song first featured on the band's music DVD, Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow (2004), and was released as a single by Polydor in September 2006.

Composition

"Cheated Hearts" is an alternative rock and indie rock song with a length of three minutes and 58 seconds, while a radio edit is shortened to three minutes and 34 seconds. According to sheet music published by Hal Leonard and Chrysalis Music, the song is written in the key of A major.

Release and reception

"Cheated Hearts" was released on September 4, 2006 through Polydor Records, first on a limited-edition heart shaped vinyl. Although the song did not make any commercial impact, it received critical acclaim. Drowned in Sound's Sean Adams called it "one of the greatest moments in living blurred indie-memory", praising Karen O's vocals and Nick Zinner's guitar work. The Skinny's Tali Burgess described it as an "energetic, melancholic wonder" and a spiritual sequel to their 2003 single, "Maps".

Josh Tyrangiel from Time magazine titled "Cheated Hearts" as the second best song of 2006, calling it "joyous" and "volatile". NME, BBC Radio 6, and Pitchfork also placed it on their year-end lists, while the latter publication rated it among the decade's 500 best songs.

Music video

The music video for "Cheated Hearts", directed by Karen O under the moniker Marshmellow, is composed of clips submitted by fans who look alike to the band. She described it as "the most amazing way to connect with our fans. They really rose to the occasion."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Digital release
No.TitleLength
1."Cheated Hearts (radio edit)"3:34
2."Thank You Were Wrong"6:10

References

  1. 1 2 Cheated Hearts (Vinyl). Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Polydor Records. 2006. 170 687-5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ "Show Your Bones - Album". Apple Music (US). March 22, 2006. Archived from the original on April 30, 2026. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Cheated Hearts - Single". iTunes (AU). 2006. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Cheated Hearts - Yeah Yeah Yeahs". MuseScore. Hal Leonard and Chrysalis Music. 2004. Archived from the original on May 2, 2026. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
  5. ↑ Adams, Sean (September 4, 2006). "Single review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cheated Hearts". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  6. ↑ Burgess, Tali (October 13, 2006). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cheated Hearts". The Skinny. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  7. ↑ Tyrangiel, Josh (December 20, 2006). "Top 10 Everything 2006". Time. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  8. ↑ "NME's best albums and tracks of 2006". NME. October 10, 2016. Archived from the original on April 27, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Top 100 Singles of 2006". BBC Radio 6 Music (BBC). 2006. Archived from the original on April 25, 2026. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  10. ↑ "The top 100 tracks of 2006". Pitchfork. December 17, 2006. Archived from the original on April 22, 2026. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  11. ↑ "The 200 best songs of the 2000s". Pitchfork. August 21, 2009. Archived from the original on April 24, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026. 326. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: "Cheated Hearts" (Interscope; 2006)
  12. ↑ "New release: Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Cheated Hearts"". VideoStatic. July 31, 2006. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs rock with fans in 'Cheated' clip". Billboard. July 20, 2006. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2026.