Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)

"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – Returning to the Womb" is a song resulting from the collaboration between Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian,^[1] with music co-written by Arto Lindsay. It features vocals by Ingrid Chavez and spoken word by John Cage.^[2] 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.

B-side"Nuages"

ReleasedJune 1, 1992 (1992-06-01)

GenreArt rock

Length5:19

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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
Songwriters	Arto Lindsay, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian
Producers	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)

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The song can be found on Sakamoto's album Heartbeat,^[3] in different versions depending on the issue as well as in Sylvian's compilation A Victim of Stars 1982–2012 (CD 1).