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"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 (1992-06-01)
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
"Field Work" (1986) "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – Returning to the Womb" (1992)
David Sylvian singles chronology
"Pop Song" (1989) "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)" (1992) "Jean the Birdman" (1993)

"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – Returning to the Womb" is a song resulting from the collaboration between Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian, with music co-written by Arto Lindsay. It features vocals by Ingrid Chavez and spoken word by John Cage. 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, in different versions depending on the issue as well as in Sylvian's compilation A Victim of Stars 1982–2012 (CD 1).

Track listing

Charts

Release history

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).

Reception

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

References

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. admin (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.
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.

External links

• "Heartbeat" at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1992 songs
• 1992 singles
• David Sylvian songs
• Songs written by David Sylvian
• Songs written by Ryuichi Sakamoto