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"Listen to Your Heart"
Song
B-side"Better Than Ever"

"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 42.[2] After a slow start, the song peaked at number 10 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 22.[3] It charted for only one week.[3]

In France, "Listen to Your Heart" entered the charts on 3 March 1990 at number 46 and reached peak position of number 39 three weeks later.[4] The song charted for six weeks there.[4]

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.[5]

Formats and track listings

7" / Cassette Single

  1. "Listen To Your Heart" – 3:27
  2. "Better Than Ever" – 3:29

12" / CD Single

  1. "Listen To Your Heart" (Extended Mix) – 5:57
  2. "Better Than Ever" – 3:29
  3. "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, baking vocals
  • Matt Aitken – guitars, keyboards
  • A Linn – drums
  • Dave Ford – mixing

Charts

Chart (1989−90) Peak
Position
Australian Singles Chart[6] 119
French Singles Chart[4] 39
German Singles Chart[7] 72
Irish Singles Chart[3] 22
UK Singles Chart[2] 10

Appearances in other media

  • In Brazil, the song was included in the international soundtrack of Rainha da Sucata becoming a big hit there.[8]
  • 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

  1. ^ http://popchicle.blogspot.com/2008/08/sonia-listen-to-your-heart.html
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Official Charts > Sonia". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Sonia' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "lescharts.com > Sonia – Listen To Your Heart (chanson)" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Response from ARIA re: Sonia's ARIA chart history, received 31 October 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017. N.B. The NAT column displays the single's chart history on the national chart.
  6. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 17 June 2014". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Sonia – Listen To Your Heart (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Teledramaturgia". teledramaturgia.com.br. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
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