| "Take Me To Your Heart" | ||||
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| Single by Rick Astley | ||||
| from the album Hold Me in Your Arms | ||||
| B-side | "I'll Be Fine" | |||
| Released | 1988 (UK) |
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| Format | 7" single, 12" maxi CD maxi |
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| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Pop/Dance | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | PWL | |||
| Writer(s) | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
| Producer | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
| Rick Astley singles chronology | ||||
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"Take Me To Your Heart" is a 1988 song recorded by Rick Astley. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, the song was released the same year as the second single off the album Hold Me In Your Arms. It was a success in the UK Singles Chart where it peaked at number eight and was ranked for eleven weeks. It was also a top ten hit in Germany and Ireland. Unlike most of Astley's previous singles, it was never released in the U.S.
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A controversy raised around "Big Fun", the hit single recorded by American band Inner City, as the song was very similar to "Take Me to Your Heart" at the music level. Stock/Aitken/Waterman said the band had stolen the music of the song for "Big Fun" and therefore sued it.[1]
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Australian Single Charts[2] | 41 |
| Dutch Mega Top 100[2] | 11 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart[2] | 18 |
| German Single Charts[2] | 10 |
| Irish Singles Chart[3] | 5 |
| Swedish Single Charts[2] | 10 |
| Swiss Single Charts[2] | 16 |
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 8 |
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