[2] On 23 January 2014, it was confirmed that Goulding's "Beating Heart" would be included on the soundtrack to the 2014 film Divergent, based on the dystopian novel of the same name by Veronica Roth.

"[3] In an interview with Matt Lauer on the American morning television show Today on 12 March, Goulding said, "I had the song, and I performed it and recorded it, and I had given it to Greg Kurstin to produce it.

[5] While filming the music video for "Beating Heart", Goulding told MTV News that the song is about "being away from someone or knowing that you're always going to have to be apart from someone that you really love."

"[6] A lyric video for "Beating Heart" premiered on the Entertainment Weekly website on 24 February 2014, featuring scenes from Divergent.

[12] Goulding appeared on the NBC morning television show Today on 12 March 2014 to perform an acoustic version of the song.

[14] "Beating Heart" made its first chart appearance on the Canadian Hot 100, where it debuted and peaked at number 79 on the issue dated 15 March 2014.

She meets a mysterious young man (model Diego Barrueco)[23] in the forest, and as she turns to walk away, she is pulled closer to him.