Sound designer Mira Chen won an internal MoodX award for the "Heartbeat Drop"—a moment at 2:33 in the track where all music stops for 3.7 seconds, leaving only a slowed, shuddering heartbeat and the sound of someone exhaling cigarette smoke. It is, by consensus of online reviewers, the most anxiety-inducing yet addictive three seconds in recent audio history.
As 2023 closed, "Dark Love" became a watershed moment. It proved that audiences are starving for art that doesn't patronize their darker impulses. MoodX Original has announced a 2024 project titled "Eclipse Heart," but details are scarce. Dark Love -2023- MoodX Original
