Murder My Heart

Album: One World One Love (2009)
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  • This is a track from Michael Bolton's album One World One Love. It's a collaboration with Lady Gaga from before her career took off. Bolton explained to The Metro August 28, 2009 that it was Gaga who first approached him. He recalled: "I was taking a break from production when my manager and the label tag-teamed me on the phone about writing with a young artist named 'Lady Gaga' who I had never heard of - but they were raving about - they said that she was a huge fan of mine and wanted to write with me. No one I knew had heard of her." Bolton added that he was quickly won over: "Less than a minute into 'Just Dance,' I thought "this CD is gonna be huge!"

    He concluded: 'When I met her in the studio later that night, I realized she was not only about to have a big hit record but Gaga was a superstar about to launch - her energy was so high and her focus excited me. She reminded me of a young Madonna- with more exuberance and emphasis on the art rather than the marketing."
  • Bolton told The Independent September 28, 2009 about the collaboration with Lady Gaga: "I'd listened to some of her stuff, and thought it was great. So we hooked up." He added: "I walked into the studio and saw this creature in provocative clothes, with cups, and a short dress and boots. She looked like she was ready to go on stage. She looked like a star. With big glasses. We hit it off immediately and wrote the song overnight. One of the first things I said when we met was, 'you know, if you and I are going to write a song, it's going to have to slay people'. She replied 'you murder my heart!' That became the title."

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