{{good article}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox song | name = Lionhearted | cover = PorterRobinsonLionheartedSingle.jpeg | alt = A computer-generated girl with a red shirt sitting on one of several glass-made reflective cubes reflecting a green sky | type = single | artist = Porter Robinson featuring Urban Cone | album = Worlds | B-side = "Shepherdess" (vinyl) | released = June 17, 2014 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Synth-pop | length = * 4:26 (album version) * 3:22 (video edit) | label = Astralwerks | writer = *Porter Robinson *Ben Swardlick *Eric Luttrell *Andrew Coenen *Emil Anders Gustafsson *Karl Erik Rasmus Flyckt | producer = Porter Robinson | chronology = Porter Robinson | prev_title = Sad Machine | prev_year = 2014 | next_title = Flicker | next_year = 2014 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|hgKDu5pp_fU|"Lionhearted"}} | type = single | header = Official music video }} }}
"'''Lionhearted'''" is a song recorded by the American electronic music producer Porter Robinson featuring the Swedish indie pop band Urban Cone for his debut studio album, ''Worlds'' (2014). It was one of the first songs Robinson wrote for the album. He decided to work with Urban Cone after listening to their vocals and finding them adequate for the song. After being premiered by ''Stereogum'' and at BBC Radio 1, it was released on June 17, 2014, as the album's third single. Multiple critics found the song influenced by Passion Pit and noted that it was the first on ''Worlds'' with a faster tempo. The song's release was accompanied by a music video, set in city streets. It charted in Belgium and the United States.
== Background and composition == {{listen | filename = Porter Robinson - Lionhearted.ogg | title = "Lionhearted" | description = "Lionhearted" is the first track on ''Worlds'' to exhibit a faster tempo. Multiple critics found it influenced by Passion Pit. | pos = left }} "Lionhearted" was one of the first songs Porter Robinson wrote for ''Worlds''.<ref name=cuepoint /> After listening to Urban Cone's vocals, Robinson found them to be the exact tone he needed for "Lionhearted". After flying them to North Carolina, where Robinson produced the album, Urban Cone found the instrumental reminiscent of ''Space Invaders'' (1978). Robinson and Urban Cone then wrote the lyrics with an imaginary battle in mind, coinciding with the album's general idea of escapism, fiction, and fantasy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sachs |first=Julia |date=December 12, 2014 |title=Different Drummer: Porter Robinson on ''Worlds'' & Beyond |url=http://www.djtimes.com/different-drummer-porter-robinson-on-worlds-beyond/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404165025/http://www.djtimes.com/different-drummer-porter-robinson-on-worlds-beyond/ |archive-date=2015-04-04 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=DJ Times}}</ref> Robinson said that "Lionhearted" was not one of his favorite songs on the album, but he still liked the idea of releasing it as a single, describing it as "anthemic".<ref name="cuepoint">{{Cite web |last=Pizzo |first=Mike "DJ" |date=2015-10-05 |title=Porter Robinson Reflects on ''Worlds'', One Year Later |url=https://medium.com/cuepoint/porter-robinson-reflects-on-worlds-one-year-later-4b06f49f43f2 |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Cuepoint |language=en |archive-date=August 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803010024/https://medium.com/cuepoint/porter-robinson-reflects-on-worlds-one-year-later-4b06f49f43f2 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In the context of ''Worlds'', critics noted that "Lionhearted" was the first track on the album with a faster tempo.<ref name="vice-beat" /><ref name="wondering">{{cite web |url=http://www.wonderingsound.com/review/porter-robinson-worlds/ |title=Porter Robinson, ''Worlds'' |last=Walters |first=Barry |work=Wondering Sound |date=August 12, 2014 |accessdate=October 17, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513122308/http://www.wonderingsound.com/review/porter-robinson-worlds/ |archivedate=May 13, 2016}}</ref><ref name="axs">{{cite web|last1=Villa|first1=Lucas|title=Album review: Porter Robinson's virtual reality comes alive on ''Worlds''|url=http://www.axs.com/album-review-porter-robinson-s-virtual-reality-comes-alive-on-worlds-16564|publisher=AXS|date=August 13, 2014|access-date=August 14, 2014|archive-date=August 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816013301/http://www.axs.com/album-review-porter-robinson-s-virtual-reality-comes-alive-on-worlds-16564|url-status=dead}}</ref> Chris DeVille described the song as having a similar sonic feel to the previous single "Sad Machine", with Robinson "grafting his signature electro-house to the space-age synth-pop" similarly to Passion Pit and M83.<ref name=stereogum /> ''Consequence of Sound''{{'s}} Derek Staples found the track similar to the "high-pitched dance-pop" of Passion Pit, in particular their 2009 album ''Manners'';<ref name="consequence">{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2014/08/album-review-porter-robinson-worlds/ |title=Porter Robinson – ''Worlds'' |last=Staples |first=Derek |work=Consequence of Sound |date=August 12, 2014 |accessdate=August 17, 2014 |archive-date=August 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815025022/https://consequence.net/2014/08/album-review-porter-robinson-worlds/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Mike Prevatt of ''Las Vegas Weekly'' found it inspired by the band and Holy Ghost!.<ref name="lasvegas">{{cite web |url=http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2014/sep/03/cd-review-porter-robinsons-worlds/ |title=CD Review: Porter Robinson's ''Worlds'' |last=Prevatt |first=Mike |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=September 3, 2014 |accessdate=November 15, 2014 |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025017/http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2014/sep/03/cd-review-porter-robinsons-worlds/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Garrett Kamps of ''Spin'' described the track as "exuberant pop".<ref name="spin">{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/porter-robinson-worlds/ |title=Porter Robinson Invents Shoegaze-EDM on Dazzling ''Worlds'' |last=Kamps |first=Garrett |work=Spin |date=August 14, 2014 |accessdate=August 17, 2014 |archive-date=August 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818042954/http://www.spin.com/reviews/porter-robinson-worlds/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Andy Kellman wrote to AllMusic that "Lionhearted" "[has] sections muscular and bold enough to move large crowds".<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/worlds-mw0002690106 |title=''Worlds'' – Porter Robinson |last=Kellman |first=Andy |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=August 17, 2014 |archive-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811021834/http://www.allmusic.com/album/worlds-mw0002690106 |url-status=live}}</ref>
== Release and reception == On June 3, 2014, "Lionhearted" was premiered by ''Stereogum'' and at BBC Radio 1, where DJ Zane Lowe called it "the hottest record in the world".<ref name=stereogum>{{Cite web |last=DeVille |first=Chris |date=2014-06-03 |title=Porter Robinson – 'Lionhearted' (Feat. Urban Cone) (''Stereogum'' Premiere) |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1684577/porter-robinson-lionhearted-feat-urban-cone-stereogum-premiere/news/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Stereogum |language=en |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215032101/https://www.stereogum.com/1684577/porter-robinson-lionhearted-feat-urban-cone-stereogum-premiere/news/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=themusic>{{Cite web |title=Porter Robinson Drops New Single 'Lionhearted' |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/porter-robinson-drops-new-single-lionhearted/yeja3dzf3sE/05-06-14 |date=2014-06-05 |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=The Music |language=en |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405174231/https://themusic.com.au/news/porter-robinson-drops-new-single-lionhearted/yeja3dzf3sE/05-06-14 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was officially released as the album's third single on June 17, accompanied by a music video which features Robinson and a group of women "wreak[ing] havoc around the city streets, resulting in an eruption of [color]", according to ''Mixmag''{{'s}} Carré Orenstein.<ref name=mixmag>{{Cite web |last=Orenstein |first=Carré |date=2014-06-17 |title=Watch the video for Porter Robinson's new track 'Lionhearted' |url=http://www.mixmag.net/videos/video-blog/video-porter-robinson-lionhearted |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707113729/http://mixmag.net/videos/video-blog/video-porter-robinson-lionhearted |archive-date=July 7, 2014 |access-date=July 17, 2014 |website=Mixmag}}</ref> Remixes of the song were released as a remix EP on July 15, 2014,<ref name=ep>{{Cite web |date=2014-07-15 |title=Lionhearted (Remixes) [feat. Urban Cone] – EP by Porter Robinson |publisher=Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/lionhearted-remixes-feat-urban-cone-ep/1445310208 |access-date=2024-03-29 |language=en-US |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329131634/https://music.apple.com/us/album/lionhearted-remixes-feat-urban-cone-ep/1445310208 |url-status=live }}</ref> and later in a limited edition box set of ''Worlds''.<ref name=boxset>{{Cite web |date=2014-07-16 |title=Porter Robinson ''Worlds'' Box Set + Remix EP = Happy Machine |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/porter-robinson-worlds-box-set-remix-ep-happy-machine/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Vice |language=en |archive-date=November 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106045557/https://www.vice.com/en/article/4xpja3/porter-robinson-worlds-box-set-remix-ep-happy-machine |url-status=live }}</ref> A remix by Point Point appeared on ''Worlds Remixed'' (2015).<ref name=remixed>{{cite magazine |last=Baltin |first=Steve |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/6685829/porter-robinson-worlds-remixed-album-interview |title=Porter Robinson Interview: ''Worlds Remixed'', EDM 'Stigma' and Taylor Swift |magazine=Billboard |date=2015-09-03 |accessdate=2016-02-22 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108195258/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/6685829/porter-robinson-worlds-remixed-album-interview |url-status=live }}</ref>
Elissa Stolman wrote to ''Vice'' that "Lionhearted" successfully blends "windows-down teen nostalgia and rave-friendly power synths".<ref name="vice-beat">{{Cite web |last=Stolman |first=Elissa |date=2014-08-05 |title=Beat by Beat Review: Porter Robinson – ''Worlds'' |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/beat-by-beat-review-porter-robinson-worlds/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Vice |language=en |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212215920/https://www.vice.com/en/article/pgwnnb/beat-by-beat-review-porter-robinson-worlds |url-status=live}}</ref> DeVille described the song as "a joyride through the galaxy with 'St. Elmo's Fire' blasting louder than the afterburners".<ref name=stereogum /> A ''Variance'' writer said that the illuminating, upbeat track "peels back yet another intriguing layer to Robinson's sound, which is clearly stadium-ready".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-06-03 |title=Listen: Porter Robinson Debuts New Track 'Lionhearted' |url=https://variancemagazine.com/sounds/2588-porter-robinson-lionhearted-urban-cone |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=Variance |language=en-gb |archive-date=April 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402205054/https://variancemagazine.com/sounds/2588-porter-robinson-lionhearted-urban-cone |url-status=live }}</ref> A writer for ''The Music'' said that the song "is sure to be a club banger".<ref name=themusic /> ''Wondering Sound''{{'s}} Barry Walters described "Lionhearted" "uncharacteristically eager-to-please".<ref name=wondering /> In a negative note, a writer for ''Beat'' described it as "incredibly dated", with "[p]uffy synths and uninspired vocals" that diminish its potential.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wray |first=Tyson |date=2014-06-11 |title=Porter Robinson : Lionhearted |url=https://beat.com.au/porter-robinson-lionhearted/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=Beat |language=en-AU |archive-date=April 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402205054/https://beat.com.au/porter-robinson-lionhearted/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rupert Howe of ''Q'' found it disappointing that the track approached the "generic stadium trance" Robinson was trying to abandon.<ref name="q">{{cite journal |last=Howe |first=Rupert |title=Porter Robinson: ''Worlds'' |journal=Q |issue=338 |date=September 2014 |page=112}}</ref>
In Belgium, "Lionhearted" charted at Ultratip Bubbling Under, peaking at 40.<ref name="Flanders Tip" /> In the United States, it charted on ''Billboard''{{'s}} Dance Club Songs, peaking at 9, and Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, peaking at 25.<ref name=Billboarddanceclubplay /><ref name=Billboarddanceelectronic /> It placed 79 on the latter's year-end chart.<ref name=year-end />
== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = "Lionhearted" track listing | title1 = Lionhearted | note1 = featuring Urban Cone | length1 = 4:26 }}
{{Track listing | headline = ''Lionhearted (Remixes)'' track listing | total_length = 18:46 | title1 = Lionhearted | note1 = Arty Remix | length1 = 5:17 | title2 = Lionhearted | note2 = The Alexanders Remix | length2 = 5:56 | title3 = Lionhearted | note3 = Giraffage Remix | length3 = 3:59 | title4 = Lionhearted | note4 = Radio Edit | length4 = 3:34 }}
{{Track listing | headline = Limited edition box set: "Lionhearted" 7" single | total_length = 11:40 | title1 = Lionhearted | note1 = featuring Urban Cone | length1 = 4:24 | title2 = Shepherdess | length2 = 7:16 }}
== Personnel == Adapted from Spotify.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lionhearted |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1qS8OwyguWCLoCH0yo4zH5 |access-date=2024-04-02 |publisher=Spotify |archive-date=April 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402215344/https://open.spotify.com/album/1qS8OwyguWCLoCH0yo4zH5 |url-status=live }}</ref> *Porter Robinson {{spaced ndash}} performer, writer, producer *Emil Anders Gustafsson {{spaced ndash}} performer, writer *Karl Erik Rasmus Flyckt {{spaced ndash}} performer, writer *Ben Swardlick {{spaced ndash}} writer *Eric Luttrell {{spaced ndash}} writer *Andrew Coenen {{spaced ndash}} writer
==Charts== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- !scope="col"|Chart (2014) !scope="col"|Peak<br>position |- {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|40|artist=Porter Robinson feat. Urban Cone|song=Lionhearted|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 18, 2017|refname=Flanders Tip}} |- {{singlechart|Billboarddanceclubplay|9|artist=Porter Robinson|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 30, 2020|refname=Billboarddanceclubplay}} |- {{singlechart|Billboarddanceelectronic|25|artist=Porter Robinson|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 30, 2020|refname=Billboarddanceelectronic}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Chart (2014) !scope="col"|Position |- !scope="row"|US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (''Billboard'')<ref name=year-end>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/hot-dance-electronic--songs|title=Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2014|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 30, 2020|archive-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113021209/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/hot-dance-electronic--songs|url-status=live}}</ref> |align=center|72 |} {{col-end}}
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