Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)

"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – Returning to the Womb"
"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – Returning to the Womb"
Single by David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Ingrid Chavez
from the album Heartbeat
B-side	"Nuages"
Released	June 1, 1992
Genre	Art rock
Length	5:19
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Arto Lindsay, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian
Producer(s)	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian
Ryuichi Sakamoto singles chronology
David Sylvian singles chronology

"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – Returning to the Womb" is a song resulting from the collaboration between Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian,^[1] with music co-written by Arto Lindsay. It features vocals by Ingrid Chavez and spoken word by John Cage.^[2] The mini-album containing the track was released in 1992 and features a previous collaboration between Sakamoto and Sylvian, the 1984 re-recording of "Forbidden Colours", produced by Steve Nye, that was the B-side to Sylvian's single "Red Guitar" and features as a bonus track on his 1987 album Secrets of the Beehive.

The song can be found on Sakamoto's album Heartbeat,^[3] in different versions depending on the issue as well as in Sylvian's compilation A Victim of Stars 1982–2012 (CD 1).

Track listing

7" single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – Returning to the Womb"	Arto Lindsay, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian	David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Ingrid Chavez	5:18
2.	"Nuages"	Traditional, Sakamoto (arr.)	Sakamoto	2:16

Mini-album
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – Returning to the Womb"		David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Ingrid Chavez	5:18
2.	"Forbidden Colours"	Sakamoto, Sylvian	David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto	5:56
3.	"Heartbeat I"	Jeffrey Cohen	Sakamoto	4:41
4.	"Nuages"		Sakamoto	2:16

Charts

Chart performance for "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)"
Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	69
UK Singles (OCC)^[5]	58

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1992	Virgin	CD, LP	VUS 57

The song was included on Sakamoto's album Heartbeat original Japanese issue in a version without Sylvian's lyrics and vocals (only sung by Lindsay).^[6]

Reception

"Tainai Kaiki" was said to be "a neatly crafted pop song, mournful enough to appeal to Sylvian fans".^[7]

References

^ Larkin, Colin (2011-05-27). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
^ "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)". David Sylvian : Expect Everything And Nothing Less. 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
^ admin (2015-02-16). "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)". David Sylvian : Expect Everything And Nothing Less. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 242.
^ "David Sylvian and Riuichi Sakamoto: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
^ "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)". Vista. 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
^ Power, Martin (2012-04-10). David Sylvian: The Last Romantic. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-820-1.

External links

"Heartbeat" at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Larkin, Colin (2011-05-27). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.

[2] "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)". David Sylvian : Expect Everything And Nothing Less. 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2020-04-24.

[3] (2015-02-16). "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)". David Sylvian : Expect Everything And Nothing Less. Retrieved 2025-01-23.

[4] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 242.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_David_Sylvian_and_Riuichi_Sakamoto-5] "David Sylvian and Riuichi Sakamoto: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 5, 2016.

[6] "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)". Vista. 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2025-01-23.

[7] Power, Martin (2012-04-10). David Sylvian: The Last Romantic. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-820-1.

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