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"Put Your Hearts Up" is the debut single by American singer Ariana Grande. the was intended to be the lead single for her debut album, Yours Truly (originally titled Daydreamin'). She released the song under Republic Records (at the time, Universal Republic Records) on December 12, 2011.

Cover[]

Grande let her fans be a part of choosing the single artwork by sharing four possible covers for the single on her Twitter. After they voted using hashtags the one with the most tweets was #HeartsUp3, so this cover was chosen and the release date for "Put Your Hearts Up" was also revealed via her Twitter account.

Music video[]

The music video for "Put Your Hearts Up" was filmed on November 23rd, 2011. and was directed by Meiert Avis and Jeremy Alter. It was released on YouTube on Ariana's VEVO channel on Valentine's Day, 2012. In the video, Grande walks through the streets of a city sending love to lonely people while dancing and singing. When the music video for "The Way" was released, the music video for "Put Your Hearts Up" was changed to unlisted, meaning it can only be viewed now if you have the original link. However, sometime in April 2014, the video was made public, though somehow on at the end of the week of May 2014, "Put Your Hearts Up" was erased entirely from Grande's VEVO Channel.

Trivia[]

  • The song has relatively simple lyrics, emphasizing that one only needs to put one's heart into anything to make a difference, no matter who you are, as it is kid-oriented.
  • During Grande’s interview with Zach Sang in 2020, she revealed that the song was written during a writing session for "Victorious".[1]
  • #BuyPutYourHeartsUp became the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter when "Put Your Hearts Up" was released.[2]
  • The song is featured on Ubisoft's dance game, Just Dance Kids 2014.
  • The song contains a sample of the 4 Non Blonde's "What's Up?".
  • It was going to be the lead single for her debut album Yours Truly, but was replaced by "The Way".
  • On one YouTube channel, the video is only half-deleted and is also listed as a single on YouTube Music.
  • Ariana asked her team to remove the video from her YouTube channel.
  • In a 2012 interview, Ariana said that she loved the song.

Gallery[]

Lyrics[]

[Intro]
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
If we give a little bit of love maybe we can change the world

[Verse 1]
You think you're so small like you're itty-bitty
Just one match in the lights of the city
Walking up to strangers on the side of the street, like
A quarter in a cup will get the up on their feet, like
You think you're never gonna make your mark
Sit back and watch the world while it falls apart, like
Out of sight, out of mind, like
Like it's just a waste of time, like, like, like

[Hook]
Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey yeah yeah
If we give a little love maybe we can change the world
I said
Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey yeah yeah
Sing it if you're with me
All you boys and all you girls
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
If we give a little love maybe we can change the world

[Verse 2]
Wishing on a shooting star in the sky
We can do anything if we try
Can't resurrect Ghandi, resurrect King
But if put our heads together we can do anything
Like, you don't have to be a billionaire
You don't have to have much to show to show much care
Like give a wink, give a kiss
Like give a little happiness, like, like, like

[Hook]
Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey yeah yeah
If we give a little love maybe we can change the world
I said
Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey yeah yeah
Sing it if you're with me
All you boys and all you girls
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
If we give a little love maybe we can change the world

[Bridge]
Don't let it bring you down now, down now
Don't let it bring you down now, down now
Ain't got nothing but love now, love now
Ain't got nothing but love now, love now
Don't let it bring you down now, down now
Don't let it bring you down, down now
Ain't got nothing but love now, love now
Ain't got nothing but love now, love now

[Hook]
Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey yeah yeah
If we give a little love maybe we can change the world
I said
Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey yeah yeah
Sing it if you're with me
All you boys and all you girls
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
If we give a little love maybe we can change the world

[Outro]
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
If we give a little bit of love maybe we can change the world

Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
If we give a little bit of love maybe we can change the world

Hey yeah, yeah yeah yeah

References[]

Yours Truly
August 30, 2013 • 46:28 • Republic Records
Songs
Released Almost Is Never EnoughBaby IBetter Left UnsaidDaydreamin'Honeymoon AvenueLovin' ItPianoPopular SongRight ThereTattooed HeartThe WayYou'll Never Know
Unreleased 3OH!3 Outtake 13OH!3 Outtake 2Boyfriend MaterialButterfliesDo You Love MeFirst TimeHumanILABLa Vie En RoseNobody Does It BetterOh, DarlingParachutePink ChampagnePlease Don't Let Me GoPut Your Hearts UpRealSandmanSaturday Love'Til We Finally MeetUnknown Nick Jonas DuetUnknown Nick Jonas BalladUnknown Sean Kingston CollaborationVoodoo LoveYoung LoveYou're My Only Shawty
Artists
Ariana GrandeBig SeanDemi LovatoGreyson ChanceJ BalvinJade NovahKing LosMac MillerMIKANathan SykesPebe SebertSean KingstonSky BluTaro HakaseThe Dap Kings
Tour
The Listening Sessions
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