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"Cross My Heart"
Song
B-side"Let Me In"

"Cross My Heart" is a 1988 song recorded by British pop band Eighth Wonder. It was the second single from the album Fearless and group's sixth single, and was released in 1988. It which proved to be almost as successful chart wise 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.

In 1988, the song was covered by Martika on her eponymous debut album, on which it features as the second track.[1] Also in 1988, Tracie Spencer covered the song for her self entitled 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.

Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Cross My Heart":[2]

  • 7" single
  1. "Cross My Heart" — 3:26
  2. "Let Me In" — 4:35
  • 12" maxi 1
  1. "Cross My Heart" (dance mix) — 7:06
  2. "Cross My Heart" — 3:26
  3. "Let Me In" — 4:35
  • 12" maxi 2
  1. "Cross My Heart" (club mix) — 6:50
  2. "Cross My Heart" (house mix) — 7:29
  3. "Cross My Heart" (dub mix) — 6:00
  • CD maxi
  1. "Cross My Heart" (dance mix) — 7:08
  2. "Cross My Heart" — 3:27
  3. "Let Me In" — 4:37
  4. "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)[3] 13
Invalid chart entered Germany2 17
Irish IRMA Singles Chart[4] 16
Italian Singles Chart[5] 10
Japan Singles Chart[citation needed] 42
Norway (VG-lista)[6] 6
Spain (AFYVE)[7] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 56
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[10] 10
Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[10] 15

References

  1. ^ "88 - Martika" (in French). Classic Rock Highway. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Eighth Wonder — "Cross My Heart", formats and track listings". discogs. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Eighth Wonder – Cross My Heart" (in French). Les classement single.
  4. ^ "Irish Single Chart, database". irishcharts. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Eighth Wonder – Cross My Heart". VG-lista.
  7. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  8. ^ "Eighth Wonder – Cross My Heart". Swiss Singles Chart.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ a b c Cross My Heart at AllMusic


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