| Composer | Harold Spina |
| Lyricist | Johnny Burke |
| Year Written | 1934 |
About This Song
“The Beat of My Heart (known as ” Beat o’ My Heart” when originally published) was written in 1934 by Harold Spina and Johnny Burke. The song has been recorded by Paul Whiteman, Ray Noble, Kate Smith, and Elaine Elias, among others. Should not be confused with Hilary Duff’s song “The Beat of My Heart,” written in 2005.
see the lyrics
Trampin’ feet
With traffic meet
And fill the street
With boomin’ and zoomin’ and rhythm
With the merrily beat of my heart
Birds that sing
and bells that ring
their voices bring
the rollicky’ frollicky’ tempo
of the dancing beat of my heart
It all began
The day you smiled at me
In such a charming way
Need I further say:
Because of you
The world is filled with music
Rumblin’ trains and roarin’ planes
Their noise contains
The clickety clackety drummin’
From the hummin’ beat of my heart
Wireless towers that flash their powers
Thundershowers that pitter and patter
Are sounding to the poundin’ beat of my heart
And since you’re mine
My love song needs another line
With word ‘divine’
That your name will rhyme with
While I sing in time with
Every thumpin’ bumpin’ beat of my heart
The beat of my heart
The beat of my heart
It all began
The day you smiled at me
In such a charming way
Need I further say:
Because of you
The world is filled with music
Rumblin’ trains and roarin’ planes
Their noise contains
The clickety clackety drummin’
From the hummin’ beat of my heart
Wireless towers that flash their powers or
Thundershowers that pitter and patter
re sounding to the poundin’ beat of my heart
And since you’re mine
My love song needs another line
With word ‘divine’
That your name will rhyme with
While I sing in time with
Every thumpin’ bumpin’ beat of my heart
Listen to the beat
Recordings
1957
Tony Bennett recorded “The Beat of My Heart” on June 27, 1957. Ralph Sharon wrote the arrangement.
CO 57990
Release History
| 1957 | Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 1079 — The Beat Of My Heart |
| 1957 | Philips LP 12″: BBL 7219 — The Beat Of My Heart |
| 1958 | Columbia 45: 4-41157 |
| unknown | Pacific LP 12″: — Just One Of Those Things [Australia] |
| 1969 | Harmony LP 12″: HS 11340 — Just One Of Those Things |
| 1970 | Hallmark LP 12″: SHM 646 — Just One Of Those Things [UK] |
| 2008 | Not Now Music CD: NOT3CD010 — Three Original Hit Albums [UK] |
| 2011 | Columbia The Complete Collection — Disc 11 — The Beat of My Heart |