"Heavy in Your Arms" is a song by British act Florence and the Machine

Florence and the Machine

Florence and the Machine is the recording name of English musician Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide music for her voice. Florence and the Machine's sound has been described as a combination of various genres, including rock and soul...

. Written by Florence Welch and Paul Epworth

Paul Epworth

Paul Epworth is an award-winning British music producer, musician, and songwriter. His production credits include Adele, Cee Lo Green, Florence and the Machine, Plan B, Friendly Fires, Bloc Party, Primal Scream, The Rapture, Jack Peñate, Kate Nash and Maxïmo Park.-Lomax:From 2002-2004 Paul provided...

, the song was initially recorded and included on the The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (soundtrack)

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soundtrack, but later released as a single on 15 November 2010 in order to promote the re-release of debut album, Lungs

Lungs (album)

Lungs is the debut album by English indie pop band Florence and the Machine, released 6 July 2009 by Island Records. The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart for five weeks after its release, behind The Essential Michael Jackson compilation. On 10 January 2010 the album returned to...

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Background

Welch declared on her website about the inspiration for the song:

'Heavy In Your Arms' I suppose is about the weight of love, and how sometimes it can be a burden between two people. I felt this was a strong theme in the Twilight series – is someone being rescued or are they being condemned, and is the love you carry bringing you down? I recorded it with Paul one evening, using a lot of strange reversed vocal samples and big hip hop piano. It's basically inspired by 90's hip hop, and gospel choirs, like most of my songs.

Music video

The music video for "Heavy in Your Arms" is filmed entirely in black-and-white

Black-and-white

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. It was uploaded on Youtube

YouTube

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 on 7 July, 2010 and it has more than 2,400,000 views. The music video features Florence and one man.

Formats and track listings

• Digital download

1. "Heavy in Your Arms"
2. "Heavy in Your Arms" (C-Berg Remix)

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	53