Stranded (Heart song)

"Stranded" is a song recorded by American rock band Heart. It was released as the third single from the band's tenth studio album Brigade. It is a mid-tempo power ballad that features Heart's rhythm guitarist Nancy Wilson picking up lead vocals instead of the usual lead singer, her sister Ann. Nancy also performed lead vocals on two previous Heart hits: "There's the Girl" and "These Dreams".

"Stranded"
Single by Heart
from the album Brigade
B-side
  • "Under the Sky"
  • "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (non-LP)
ReleasedSeptember 1990
GenrePop rock
Length
  • 3:55 (album version)
  • 2:59 (single version)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
  • Jaime Kyle
  • Jeff Harrington
Producer(s)Richie Zito
Heart singles chronology
"I Didn't Want to Need You"
(1990)		 "Stranded"
(1990)		 "Secret"
(1990)

The track climbed to number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1990. It went to number one in Canada according to The Record and number two according to RPM. The 12-inch and CD single formats feature the non-LP track "I'll Never Stop Loving You", while in the United Kingdom there were two limited editions of the 12-inch single: the first came in a gatefold sleeve while the second was issued as a 12-inch picture disc.

Music video

The music video comes from the perspective of several scenes. In addition to footage from the Brigade Tour, the majority of the video featured Nancy walking alone on the bridge at night to sitting in the living room, and lying on a pile of leaves inside of an empty arena. Howard Leese makes an appearance in the night scene during the solo.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[1] 2
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[2] 7
Canada (The Record)[3] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 60
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 13
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 8
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[7] 25

Year-end charts
Chart (1990) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 26
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[9] 55

References
  1. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9085." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9088." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. Lwin, Nanda (2000). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide.
  4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. "Heart Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. "Heart Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  7. "Heart Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  8. "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  9. "Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2019.


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