Young at Heart (Bananarama song)
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| Song by Bananarama from the album Deep Sea Skiving | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Pop, New Wave | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | London | |||
| Writer | Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Robert Hodgens |
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| Producer | Barry Blue | |||
| Deep Sea Skiving track listing | ||||
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| "Young at Heart" | ||||
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 1984 single cover |
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| Single by The Bluebells | ||||
| from the album Sisters | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, 7" shaped picture disc, 12" vinyl (1984) 7" vinyl, Cassette, CD (1993) |
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| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 5:28 | |||
| Label | London | |||
| Writer(s) | Robert Hodgens, Siobhan Fahey, Bobby Valentino |
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| The Bluebells singles chronology | ||||
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"Young at Heart" is a pop song first recorded in the 1980s by the British female singing trio Bananarama and appeared on their debut album Deep Sea Skiving in 1983. The song was later reworked heavily by the Scottish pop group The Bluebells.
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[edit] Songwriting credits
The song is credited to Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward of Bananarama and Robert Hodgens of The Bluebells, Fahey's then-boyfriend.
It was later reworked for The Bluebells, a version credited to Hodgens and Fahey. In 2002, the session musician Bobby Valentino, who performed the violin solo on The Bluebells version of "Young at Heart", won the right to be recognised as co-author of the song after taking legal action.[1]
[edit] The Bluebells' version
The Bluebells version is very different from Bananarama's original in that the melody is significantly altered and has a completely new chorus. This went on to become a UK top 10 chart success on two occasions, first reaching number 8 in the UK Singles Chart on its original release in 1984.[2]
Almost a decade later, after The Bluebells had disbanded, the song was re-released as a single in 1993 after being featured in a TV advert on British television for the Volkswagen Golf. It became a number one hit for four weeks[3], leading to the band reforming temporarily to perform the song on BBC Television's Top of the Pops, where they sent up the unexpected re-release by parodying various other famous acts of the time such as Shabba Ranks and 2 Unlimited.
[edit] Chart performance (The Bluebells version)
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart[2] | 8 |
| Irish Singles Chart[4] | 13 |
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
| UK Singles Chart[3] | 1 |
| Dutch GfK chart[5] | 15 |
| Dutch Top 40[6] | 20 |
| Irish Singles Chart[4] | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ Gray, Chris (July 3, 2002). "Violinist wins fight for royalties after musical interlude in the High Court - Crime, UK - Independent.co.uk". The Independent (London). http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article182591.ece. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Chart Stats - The Bluebells - Young At Heart". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=11706. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Chart Stats - The Bluebells - Young At Heart {1993}". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=20681. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ a b "irishcharts.ie search results". http://www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl - The Bluebells - Young At Heart". http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Bluebells&titel=Young+At+Heart&cat=s. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 - 22 Mei 1993/Week 21". http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?week=21&jaar=1993. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
| Preceded by "Oh Carolina" by Shaggy |
UK Singles Chart Number 1 single (The Bluebells version) March 28, 1993 - April 24, 1993 |
Succeeded by "Five Live (EP)" by George Michael and Queen with Lisa Stansfield |
