Feral Hearts is a song performed by Kerli. The song premiered at Kiek in de Kök in the night of February 18th. She debuted the single, as and indipendent artist, on February 19th, 2016, but it was published nine days before, on Soundcloud. The artwork was revealed on social media on February 12th, and the music video was released on February 25th. On April 8th, a remixes EP featuring three songs was released. On April 26th, Kerli uploaded the music video for a piano version of the song called The Sacred Forest Session, which was available as a free song on Hive.
Background
In 2015, Kerli left Los Angeles where she had resided since 2008 and returned to her birthplace of Estonia. She sought solitude and the mythical tranquility that could only circulate throughout the lush forested landscapes among the animals, plants, and energies under the Eastern European moon where she first found inspiration as a child. Kerli revealed the cover on social media on February 12.
Release and promotion
On February 18, she premiered the song in the medieval tower of Kiek in de Kök. She performed Feral Hearts, a song in Estonian, and, then, she revealed the music video. On April 26, 2016 Kerli released for free The Forest Sessions track, a piano version of the song.
Track listing
- Feral Hearts - 04:38
Free track
- Feral Hearts (The Sacred Forest Session) - 05:03
PledgeMusic exclusive
- Feral Hearts - 04:38
- Feral Hearts (The Sacred Forest Session) - 05:03
- Feral Hearts (Audio Commentary) – 04:40
- Journey Thorugh the Elven Kingdom - 11:00
Remixes
- Feral Hearts (Melvv Remix) - 05:04
- Feral Hearts (Fatum Remix) - 03:59
- Feral Hearts (Varien Remix) – 04:31
- The title of Feral Hearts (The Sacred Forest Session) was before Feral Hearts (The Forest Sessions)
- The song Journey Thorugh the Elven Kingdom can be downloaded for free with the Racing Time bundles.
Music video
The music video for Feral Hearts was relased on February 25. Kerli is the creative director and she designed the four characters of the video, meaning the four elements:
- A butterfly: air
- A mermaid: water
- A spider: fire
- A white stag: earth
The video begin with a view over the forest, then a mirror can be seen and after a blue-dressed girl who, entering a portal made by woods, starts to levitate over the ground, with a lantern in her hand. The music video for Feral Hearts can be downloaded in full HD (1920x1080) with the Racing Time bundles. The video reached 1 million views on August 17, 2016 and 2 millions on March 6th, 2017.
The Mirror
Template:Hover When the video hit more than 222k views, Kerli published this on her social accounts
you have unlocked the portal 222. Each unlocked portal will give you more insight into the symbolism of the visuals for #FeralHearts. The Mirror The mirror symbolizes spiritual reflection - fearlessly looking at oneself. As I spent 9 months living in the forest contemplating my past choices and the different paths I could be taking in the future, deep self examination became the key word for my life. Look at the video closely again. It starts and ends with looking at oneself. And once the little girl catches the white stag/her vision, it is surrounded by nothing else but mirrors. Meaning, to achieve your highest potential, one needs to achieve complete and unapologetic self acceptance. The gold is not further outside. It is deeper inside.
Do you look at these mirrors differently now?The Owl
On 11 March she explained another fact about the music video: the owl.
Credits
Credits adapted from the music video [1]
- Creative director: Kerli
- Director / DOP: Cj Kask
- Technical director / gaffer: Sven-Erik Mändmaa
- Editor: Ethan Chancer
- Production: Widescreen Studios
- Producer: Anneli Lepp
- Production manager: Matilde Matvere
- Location manager: Laura Lisete Roosar
- Ac: Fil Vinokurov
- Grip assistants: Magnus Niinemets, Siim-Martin Kaasik
- Set design: Armin Kohlman, Kristen Raudkats, Joonas Hirv
- Vfx: Frost Fx
- Sfx: Rauno Linnamäe
- Stunts: Enar Tarmo
- Drone footage: Sander Allikmäe
- Little girl: Amelie Kubi
- Mermaid: Celine Kubi
- Hair: Intersalon (Liina Heck, Maarja Roots, Kaja Seppel)
- Make-up: Liisa-Chrislin Saleh
- Nails: Marina Ohotina
- Character designe / styling: Kerli
- White stag gown: Liina Stein
- Spider goddess gown: Triinu Pungits
- Spider goddess accessories: Tanel Veenre
- Mermaid tail: Mertailor
- Flowers and mirrors: Shishi
Special thanks
Special thanks from the music video [2]
- Piret Kõiv
- Gaida Talu
- Kalev Spa Hotel & Water Park
- Julia Guljajeva
- Jö
- Mart Vares
- Tallink Hotels
- Egert Kamenik
Lyrics
The whole world trying to tame the spark
But we've got fire burning bright, hidden
Catch the shimmer of showering stars
The sky gets dimmer, and your light shows
You are the vision I'm looking for
Make me remember all I forgot
Watch me become just an animal
Naked to nothing more than who we are
Feral hearts in the night
Loving like we've been kept captive
Freed to wild
Feral hearts come alive
Loving like we've been kept captive
Freed to—
Ooh, ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Ooh, ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Feral, feral, feral hearts
Feral, feral, feral hearts
Ooh, ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Ooh, ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Feral, feral, feral hearts
Feral, feral, feral hearts
The whole world trying to blind the way home
But we've shelter deep inside, secret
Tame the whispers of winds as they blow
Feel my shivers in your arms stop
You are the vision I'm looking for
Make me remember all I forgot
Watch me become just an animal
Naked to nothing more than who we are
Feral hearts in the night
Loving like we've been kept captive
Freed to wild
Feral hearts come alive
Loving like we've been kept captive
Freed to—
Ooh, ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Ooh, ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Feral, feral, feral hearts
Feral, feral, feral hearts
Ooh, ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Ooh, ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Feral, feral, feral hearts
Feral, feral, feral hearts
Credits
- Melody and lyrics by Kerli Kõiv
- Music by Lester Mendez
- Produced by Lester Mendez
- Vox engineered and produced by Kerli Kõiv
- Mixed by Robert Orton
Gallery
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