My Heart Skips a Beat
Buck Owens
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10 facts about this song
Origin"My Heart Skips a Beat" is a song by American country music artist Buck Owens.
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Release DateThe song was released in February 1964 as the first single from his album of the same name.
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Chart Success"My Heart Skips a Beat" was a significant success on the charts. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Country Singles chart and stayed there for seven weeks.
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ProductionThe song was produced by Ken Nelson and was released under the Capitol Records label.
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Cover Versions“My Heart Skips a Beat” has been covered by several other artists over the years, including Dwight Yoakam and The Derailers.
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B-Side SuccessThe B-side of the single, "Together Again," also hit number one on the country chart, making it a double-sided hit.
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Grammy RecognitionWhile it didn't win, "My Heart Skips a Beat" was nominated for Best Country & Western Recording at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards in 1965.
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StyleThe song is known for its distinctive "Bakersfield sound," a rawer, more straightforward genre of country music that originated in the 1950s and '60s in Bakersfield, California.
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Cultural ImpactBuck Owens and the Buckaroos performed "My Heart Skips a Beat" on "The Ed Sullivan Show" twice in 1966, bringing the song to a wider audience.
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Historical SignificanceThe success of songs like "My Heart Skips a Beat" helped Buck Owens to become one of the most influential and popular country musicians of his era.
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