Where Did Your Heart Go?
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"Where Did Your Heart Go?" | ||||
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SinglebyWas (Not Was) | ||||
from the albumWas (Not Was) | ||||
A-side | "Wheel Me Out" (UK) | |||
B-side | "It's an Attack!" (France) | |||
Released | September 1981 (US) | |||
Recorded | January–March 1981 | |||
Studio | Sound Suite,Detroit,Michigan | |||
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Length | 4:55 | |||
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Was (Not Was)singles chronology | ||||
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"Where Did Your Heart Go?"is a song written by American musiciansDavid WasandDon Was.The song was recorded and released by the writers' bandWas (Not Was)as a single in the UK as a double A-side with "Wheel Me Out" in September 1981. The single did not chart. It is featured as the second track on the band's debut albumWas (Not Was)in August 1981. French editions of the single include the track "It's an Attack!" as the B-side.
A live recording of "Where Did Your Heart Go?" was included as a B-side to the 1992 single "Somewhere in America (There's a Street Named After My Dad)".
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by David Was and Don Was
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Where Did Your Heart Go?" | 4:51 |
2. | "Wheel Me Out" | 3:33 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Where Did Your Heart Go?" | 4:51 |
2. | "Wheel Me Out" (long version) | 7:04 |
Wham! version
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SinglebyWham! | ||||
from the albumThe FinalandMusic from the Edge of Heaven | ||||
A-side | "The Edge of Heaven"(UK, IRE) | |||
B-side | "Wham Rap '86" | |||
Released | October 1986 | |||
Recorded | March 1986 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 5:42(album version) 5:05 (single version) | |||
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Producer(s) | George Michael | |||
Wham!singles chronology | ||||
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"Where Did Your Heart Go?" was covered by British pop duoWham!in 1986 as one of the three B-sides to "The Edge of Heaven",which reached number one in the UK.[1]The song was also released separately as Wham!'s final single in several territories, most notably in the US where it peaked at number 50 on theBillboardHot 100in November 1986. It was produced and re-arranged by George Michael with engineering by Chris Porter. "Where Did Your Heart Go?" was also included on the compilation albumsThe FinalandMusic from the Edge of Heaven.
Arrangement
[edit]George Michael's arrangement of "Where Did Your Heart Go?" is relatively faithful to the Was (Not Was) version making only subtle changes to the song's instrumentation and structure. Michael alters the song by dropping the opening chorus in favour of an instrumental introduction of the chorus melody. The subdued ending is protracted in the Wham! recording, where the original quickly fades out after the completion of the final chorus; Michael's arrangement continues for an additional half a minute.
Wham!'s recording of "Where Did Your Heart Go?", while structurally similar to the Was (Not Was) original, leans toward asoft rockballaddue to changes to the tempo and vocal inflexion. Michael's arrangement is more spare and reliant on synthesizers and saxophone to convey the melody. Michael's vocals are less immersed in the backing arrangement in which the bass guitar and drums are markedly quieter in the mix. His vocal is more low-key thanSweet Pea Atkinson's, except for the final line of the third verse, "and drifted out of sight", which is accentuated.
Music video
[edit]The officialmusic videofor the Wham! version of the song was directed by George Michael andAndy Morahan.[2]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Where Did Your Heart Go?" |
| 5:05 |
2. | "Wham Rap '86" |
| 6:33 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Where Did Your Heart Go?" |
| 5:45 |
2. | "Wham Rap '86" |
| 6:33 |
Personnel
[edit]- George Michael– keyboards, programming, producer, arrangements
- Deon Estus– bass
- Danny Schogger – keyboards
- Andy Hamilton– saxophone
- Chris Porter – engineer, mixing
Chart performance
[edit]Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 54 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 23 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] | 19 |
France (SNEP)[6] | 42 |
Iceland (RÚV)[7] | 15 |
Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade 40)[8] | 7 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] | 37 |
USBillboardHot 100[10] | 50 |
References
[edit]- ^"UK Charts > Wham!".Official Charts Company.Retrieved2010-05-19.
- ^Garcia, Alex S."mvdbase.com - Wham! -" Where did your heart go? "".Music Video DataBase.Archived fromthe originalon March 4, 2016.RetrievedOctober 31,2015.
- ^Kent, David (1993).Australian Chart Book 1970–1992(doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W.ISBN0-646-11917-6.
- ^"Wham! – Where Did Your Heart Go? "(in German).Ö3 Austria Top 40.Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Wham!".Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021(PDF).Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 280.Retrieved9 June2022.
- ^"Wham! – Where Did Your Heart Go? "(in French).Les classement single.Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^"Wham! Chart History".RÚV.22 March 2016.Retrieved2018-11-07.
- ^"Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go"(in Dutch).Dutch Top 40.Retrieved10 June2022.
- ^"Wham! – Where Did Your Heart Go? "(in Dutch).Single Top 100.Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^"Wham! Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard.Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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