Cross My Heart (Eighth Wonder song)
| "Cross My Heart" | ||||
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| Single by Eighth Wonder | ||||
| from the album Fearless | ||||
| B-side | "Let Me In" | |||
| Released | June 1988 | |||
| Recorded | The Workhouse Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Michael Jay | |||
| Producer(s) | Pete Hammond | |||
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| "Cross My Heart" on YouTube | ||||
"Cross My Heart" is a song recorded by English pop band Eighth Wonder. It was the second single from the album Fearless and the group's sixth single. It proved to be almost as successful chartwise as "I'm Not Scared", reaching the top ten in Italy, Norway and Switzerland, and the top twenty in France, Germany and United Kingdom. It was a minor success in the US, peaking at number 56, but remains the band's only American top 75 hit single. The video was directed by Dieter 'Dee' Trattmann. The song was later covered by American singer Martika.
Overview
Eighth Wonder's version of "Cross My Heart" is a cover of Tracie Spencer's January 1988 version which featured on her self-titled debut album. During that year, the song was again covered by Martika on her eponymous debut album. Also in 1988, Hong Kong pop singer Sandy Lam recorded a Cantonese cover version of the song, titled "Once We've Touched (一接觸)" for her sixth album City Rhythm.[1][2]
Track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Cross My Heart":[3]
- 7" single
- "Cross My Heart" — 3:26
- "Let Me In" — 4:35
- 12" maxi 1
- "Cross My Heart" (dance mix) — 7:06
- "Cross My Heart" — 3:26
- "Let Me In" — 4:35
- 12" maxi 2
- "Cross My Heart" (club mix) — 6:50
- "Cross My Heart" (house mix) — 7:29
- "Cross My Heart" (dub mix) — 6:00
- CD maxi
- "Cross My Heart" (dance mix) — 7:08
- "Cross My Heart" — 3:27
- "Let Me In" — 4:37
- "Cross My Heart" (instrumental) — 4:31
Credits
- Design – Stylorouge
- Photography – Eamon J. McCabe
- Edited by Chep Nunez
- Engineer assistant – Jeff Abikzer
- Engineer (remix) – Hugo Dwyer
- Keyboards – Mac Quayle
- Producer – Pete Hammond
- Remix – "Little" Louie Vega
Charts
| Chart (1988-1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[4] | 13 |
| Germany (GfK Entertainment Charts)[5] | 17 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 16 |
| Italian Singles Chart[7] | 10 |
| Japan Singles Chart[citation needed] | 42 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[8] | 6 |
| Spain (AFYVE)[9] | 2 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 6 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 13 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 56 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[12] | 10 |
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
| Australia (ARIA)[13] | 116 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[12] | 15 |
References
- ^ "Tracie Spencer: Cross My Heart". Second Hand Songs.com.
- ^ "88 - Martika" (in French). Classic Rock Highway. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Eighth Wonder — "Cross My Heart", formats and track listings". discogs. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "Eighth Wonder – Cross My Heart" (in French). Les classement single.
- ^ "Eighth Wonder – Cross My Heart (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Eighth Wonder (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Eighth Wonder – Cross My Heart". VG-lista.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Eighth Wonder – Cross My Heart". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ a b c Cross My Heart at AllMusic
- ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015". Imgur.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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