The Wanted Debut 2nd Single "Heart Vacancy"

English-Irish pop boyband The Wanted are following up their No.1 smash "All Time Low", have just released the video on Sunday for their second single "Heart Vacancy," taken from their upcoming debut yet-to-be-titled studio album scheduled for release on October 25. The obligatory boyband ballad aimed straight at teenage hearts. There is no denying that the boys are rather excited to be riding their current wave of success after the "All Time Low" hit the number one spot in the UK.
Backed by the Universal music label, The Wanted are one of the hottest new pop sensations of 2010! The Wanted fever seems to have gripped the teenage nation this last past couple of months. It shows no real sign of slowing down either. Rather fitting then after their debut single reached number one, The Wanted are striking while the iron is hot and unleashing their second single/video onto the world! The stunning video for "Heart Vacancy" was filmed in Croatia and focusing on band member Max George with directors Max and Dania, the team behind this summer's smash "StreetDance 3D."
"Heart Vacancy" is a touching love song with boys' heartfelt, soulful vocals combined with tender lyrics, acoustic guitar and a smooth bassline. When asked about their new single, The Wanted member Nathan had this to say: "We're really looking forward to releasing 'Heart Vacancy,' it shows a completely different side to us and will hopefully, set the tone for our upcoming album! It's about a girl that's been hurt in the past, who you try to convince to trust you and hope she realises it will be different with you."
"Heart Vacancy," written by Wayne Hector and Lucas Secon, is a quite pretty piano ballad dressed up with a you-can-still-play-this-on-radio confident stomping beat, guitary bits and some light synthy moments at the end. An extended and confusing metaphor about the heart as a hotel room, filling a vacancy supplies more evidence that the boys are lyrically useless, but it's a nice song with a great melody. If you prefer actual human voices to those created by a machine, there's good news: vocally it's less processed than "All Time Low," and Max has a rather lovely tone, but it's still near impossible to tell the mostly personality-free vocals apart.