"The Heart of the Matter" is a song by American rock Rock music is a genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the 1950s. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country music and also drew on folk music, jazz and classical music. The sound of rock often revolves around the electric guitar, a back beat laid down by a rhythm section of electric bass guitar and singer Don Henley Donald Hugh "Don" Henley is an American musician, singer, songwriter and drummer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful seven time Grammy Award-winning solo career. His solo hits include "The Boys of Summer", "Dirty Laundry" and "The End of the Innocence". In 2008, he from his third solo studio album, The End of the Innocence (1989). Written by Henley, Mike Campbell, and J. D. Souther J.D. Souther is a country rock singer-songwriter and actor, as well as a multi instrumentalist. He is well known both as a performer and as a writer and co-writer of hit songs for other artists, most famously Eagles and Linda Ronstadt and produced by Henley, Campbell, and Danny Kortchmar, the song was released as the album's third single In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a short recording of one or more separate tracks. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear on an album. Often, these are the most popular, reaching number twenty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday. A new chart is compiled and officially and number two on the Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock stations are counted in the Alternative Songs chart in early 1990. A radio edit version of this single, which is played on airline radio and on-air broadcast has the "I'm learning to live without you now, but I miss you baby" omitted.

The song was covered In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song. It can sometimes have a pejorative meaning implying that the original recording should be regarded as the definitive or "authentic" version, and all others merely lesser competitors, by American soul Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, secular testifying." Catchy singer India.Arie India.Arie is an American soul, R&B, and neo soul singer-songwriter, record producer, guitarist, and flutist in 2006 on her third studio album, Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship is the third studio album by American soul/R&B singer India.Arie. Her version of the song is used in the second episode of Brothers & Sisters, entitled "An Act of Will", and in the theatrical trailer for the 2008 film adaptation of Sex and the City. It is also played briefly in a scene of the film.

In 2010, best-selling author Emily Giffin released preview copies of her novel, also titled, 'Heart Of The Matter', which many sources believe to be loosely based on the song's core lyrics.

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Charts

Don Henley version

Chart (1990)[2] Peak position
U.S. Billboard Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday. A new chart is compiled and officially 21
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock stations are counted in the Alternative Songs chart 2
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to Billboard by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The 3

India.Arie version

Chart (2006) Peak position
U.S. Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs[3] 7
Chart (2008) Peak position
Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007. With this launch, it marked the first time that Billboard created a Hot 100 chart[4] 33
Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Grammofonleverantörernas förening. Since late 2006 the chart has included legal downloads[4] 46
UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 (such as the BBC) or the Top 75 (such as Music Week Magazine) of[5] 79

References

  1. ^ "Smooth Jazz – Week Of: September 4, 2006". Radio & Records Radio & Records was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. It originally started out as an independent trade from 1973 to 2006 until VNU Media took over in 2006, up until its final issue in 2009. http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=09/04/2006&Format=8. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  2. ^ "The End of the Innocence > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic Allmusic is a service of music guide, owned by All Media Guide. Allmusic was founded in 1991 by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine as a guide for consumers. Its first reference book was published the following year. AMG on the Internet predates the World Wide Web and was first available as a Gopher site. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ifrxq85ldje~T31. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  3. ^ "Smooth Jazz Songs". Billboard Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It is often considered to be one of the 'holy grails' of the entertainment industry, and the official trade publication of the music industry; it is typically regarded as one of the most relevant and unbiased sources of. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. The Nielsen Company is an American marketing and advertising research company headquartered in New York, NY. Nielsen is active in over 100 countries, and employs some 36,000 people worldwide. Total revenues amounted to $5.0 billion in 2008. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=409&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Smooth+Jazz+Songs&ci=3080491&cdi=9129002&cid=12%2F16%2F2006. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  4. ^ a b "India.arie – The Heart Of The Matter – Music Charts". αCharts.us. http://acharts.us/song/36023. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  5. ^ "Chart Stats – India Arie – The Heart Of The Matter". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=33840. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
Don Henley Donald Hugh "Don" Henley is an American musician, singer, songwriter and drummer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful seven time Grammy Award-winning solo career. His solo hits include "The Boys of Summer", "Dirty Laundry" and "The End of the Innocence". In 2008, he
Albums I Can't Stand StillBuilding the Perfect BeastThe End of the InnocenceInside JobActual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits
Singles "Johnny Can't Read" • "Dirty Laundry" • "The Boys of Summer" • "All She Wants to Do Is Dance" • "Not Enough Love in the World" • "Sunset Grill" • "The End of the Innocence" • "New York Minute" • "The Last Worthless Evening" • "The Heart of the Matter" • "The Garden of Allah" • "Everybody Knows"
See also DiscographyEagles Eagles are large birds of prey which are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in Central and South
India.Arie India.Arie is an American soul, R&B, and neo soul singer-songwriter, record producer, guitarist, and flutist
Albums Acoustic Soul (2001) • Voyage to India (2002) • Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship is the third studio album by American soul/R&B singer India.Arie (2006) • Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics (2009)
Singles "Video" • "Brown Skin" • "Little Things" • "I Am Not My Hair" (feat. Akon Akon , (pronounced /ˈeɪkɒn/), is a Senegalese-American R&B singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up”, the first single from his debut album Trouble. His second album, Konvicted, earned him a Grammy Award nomination of the single &) • "The Heart of the Matter" • "There's Hope" • "Beautiful Flower" • "Words" (with Anthony David Anthony David is Professor of Cognitive neuropsychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, part of King's College London) • "Chocolate High" (feat. Musiq Soulchild)
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to pave over our happiness and our Buddha nature but no matter how hard we try a plant of some kind of happiness finds a way to sprout up Does your happiness look like this photo I think mine does sometimes I like to cover it with guilt or the feeling of unworthiness or judgment And when I don t like the look of my happiness I will try to just pave it over a few more

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