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When Your Heart Is Weak

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"When Your Heart Is Weak"
Single by Cock Robin
from the album Cock Robin
B-side"Because It Keeps On Working"
Released1985
Recorded1984
GenreNew wave
Length4:28
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)Peter Kingsbery
Producer(s)Steve Hillage
Cock Robin singles chronology
"When Your Heart Is Weak"
(1985)
"Thought You Were on My Side"
(1985)

"When Your Heart Is Weak" is a song by American band Cock Robin. It was released in 1985 as the first single from their self-titled album.[1][2][3]

The song was the band's only Top 40 hit (and their only entry) on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 35. It was a Top 20 hit in several countries in Europe.[4]

Music video

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The video shows the band playing in several landmarks in Joshua Tree National Park.[5]

Chart performance

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Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 35
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks[6] 28
European Hot 100[7] 15

References

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  1. ^ "New on the Charts". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 29. Nielsen Business Media. July 20, 1985. p. 40. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 37. Nielsen Business Media. September 14, 1985. p. 91. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Spears, Steve (December 19, 2012). "Lost and found: Is this the sexiest video of the '80s?". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Jones, Peter (June 14, 1986). "Who Billed Cock Robin?". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 24. Nielsen Business Media. p. 62. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Wuench, Kevin (January 25, 2016). "The second-sexiest video of the '80s might be 'just around the corrner'". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "When Your Heart Is Weak (US)". Music VF. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 10. 15 March 1986. Retrieved February 8, 2024.