Listen to Your Heart (Sonia song)
| "Listen to Your Heart" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Sonia | ||||
| from the album Everybody Knows | ||||
| B-side | "Better Than Ever" | |||
| Released | 27 November 1989 | |||
| Format |
CD single 7" single 12" single 3-inch CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Writer(s) | Stock, Aitken & Waterman | |||
| Producer(s) | Stock, Aitken & Waterman | |||
| Sonia singles chronology | ||||
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"Listen to Your Heart" is a pop-disco song written by Stock Aitken Waterman for Sonia's debut studio album Everybody Knows (1990).[1] The single was released in November 1989 as the album's third single. This single reached No. 10 in UK[2] and No. 22 in Ireland.[3] This single's B-side "Better Than Ever" didn't appear on Sonia's debut album.
Chart performance
"Listen to Your Heart" entered the UK singles chart in early December 1989 at number forty-two.[2] After a slow start, the song peaked at number ten five weeks later.[2] "Listen to Your Heart" became Sonia's second UK top ten hit, after her debut single "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You", which reached the top of the UK chart.[2] "Listen to Your Heart" charted in the United Kingdom for ten weeks.[2]
In Ireland, the song debuted and peaked on 4 January 1990 at number twenty-two.[3] It charted for only one week.[3]
In France, "Listen to Your Heart" entered the charts on 3 March 1990 at number forty-six and reached peak position of number thirty-nine three weeks later.[4] The song charted for six weeks there.[4]
Formats and track listings
7" / Cassette Single
- "Listen To Your Heart" – 3:27
- "Better Than Ever" – 3:29
12" / CD Single
- "Listen To Your Heart" (Extended Mix) – 5:57
- "Better Than Ever" – 3:29
- "Listen To Your Heart" (Instrumental) – 3:27
Charts
| Chart (1989−90) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart[5] | 119 |
| French Singles Chart[4] | 39 |
| German Singles Chart[6] | 72 |
| Irish Singles Chart[3] | 22 |
| UK Singles Chart[2] | 10 |
Credits and personnel
The following people contributed to "Listen to Your Heart":
- Sonia – lead vocals
- Mae McKenna, Miriam Stockley – backing vocals
- Mike Stock – keyboards, baking vocals
- Matt Aitken – guitars, keyboards
- A Linn – drums
- Dave Ford – mixing
Appearances in other media
- In Brazil, the song was included in the international soundtrack of Rainha da Sucata.[7]
- In the Philippines, the song was used in the show It's a Date, a dating game hosted by Plinky Recto and Tom Lupton.
References
- ↑ http://popchicle.blogspot.com/2008/08/sonia-listen-to-your-heart.html
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Official Charts > Sonia". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
- 1 2 3 4 "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Sonia' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 2016-08-25.
- 1 2 3 "lescharts.com > Sonia – Listen To Your Heart (chanson)" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
- ↑ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 17 June 2014". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Sonia – Listen To Your Heart (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
- ↑ "Teledramaturgia". teledramaturgia.com.br. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
