Listen to Your Heart (Sonia song)

"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]

"Listen to Your Heart"
Single by Sonia
from the album Everybody Knows
B-side"Better Than Ever"
Released27 November 1989
Recorded1989
GenrePop
Length3:27
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Producer(s)Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Sonia singles chronology
"Can't Forget You"
(1989)		 "Listen to Your Heart"
(1989)		 "Counting Every Minute"
(1990)

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]

The B-side was Sonia's version of "Better Than Ever" which was originally recorded by Lisa Fabien and was not included on the original release of her debut album.

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. "Official Charts > Sonia". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. "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. "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.
  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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