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Listen to Your Heart (Sonia song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Listen to Your Heart'" is a song written, arranged and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) for Sonia's debut studio album, 'Everybody Knows' (1990). Released in November 1989 as the album's third single, it reached number ten on the UK Singles Chart and number 22 in Ireland.
Chart performance
"Listen to Your Heart" entered the UK Singles Chart in early December 1989 at number 42. After a slow start, the song peaked at number 10 five weeks later, thus becoming Sonia's second UK top ten hit after her debut single "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You", and charted for a total of ten weeks. The B-side was Sonia's version of "Better Than Ever" which was originally recorded by Lisa Fabien and was not included on the original release of her debut album. In Ireland, "Listen to Your Heart" debuted and peaked on 4 January 1990 at number 22. It charted for only one week. In France, it entered the charts on 3 March 1990 at number 46, reached a peak of number 39 three weeks later, and charted for six weeks there. In Australia, "Listen to Your Heart" debuted at number 157 in February 1990 and peaked at number 119 in March 1990, spending nine weeks on the chart. N.B. The NAT column displays the single's chart history on the national chart. It debuted at a peak of number 27 on the Eurochart Hot 100, and reached number 17 on the European Airplay chart in its second week; on both charts, it charted for four weeks.
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
Credits and personnel
The following people contributed to "Listen to Your Heart":
*Sonia lead vocals
*Mae McKenna, Miriam Stockley backing vocals
*Mike Stock keyboards, backing vocals
*Matt Aitken guitars, keyboards
*A Linn drums
*Dave Ford mixing
Charts
Appearances in other media
*In Brazil, the song was included in the international soundtrack of 'Rainha da Sucata' becoming a big hit there.
*In the Philippines, the song was used in the show 'It's a Date', a dating comedy game hosted by Plinky Recto and Tom Lupton, formerly aired on CNN Philippines (Formerly RPN 9) in 1989.
References
Category:1989 singles
Category:Sonia (singer) songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
Category:1989 songs
Category:Chrysalis Records singles
Category:Songs written by Mike Stock (musician)
Category:Songs written by Matt Aitken
Category:Songs written by Pete Waterman
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