Be Still My Beating Heart
| "Be Still My Beating Heart" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Sting | ||||
| from the album ...Nothing Like the Sun | ||||
| B-side | "Ghost in the Strand" | |||
| Released | January 1988[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:59 (single) 5:32 (album) | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sting | |||
| Sting singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart" on YouTube | ||||
"Be Still My Beating Heart" is a song by
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards
.
Former Police bandmate Andy Summers played guitar on the track. The song appeared in the 2000 film Dolphins; Sting also wrote the score for the film.[2] The track has since appeared on The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984–1994 compilation album among others.[3]
Single release
The song was also released as a single, and reached #15 on the US
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, respectively. It was only released as a single in Japan, South Africa, Australia, Canada & United States.[4] There are two single edit-length versions of the track (3:59) and (4:40).[5]
Music video
The
Michael Patterson.[6] The video later appeared on The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 compilation VHS home video.[7]
Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 94 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] | 22 |
| US Hot 100
|
15 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 37 |
| US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard) | 2 |
References
- ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ From Dolphins page on Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Information from Sting.com Official Site". Archived from the original on 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ^ US Chart information supplied by All Music Guide
- ^ Single edit information provided by Sting Out Of Print: The Complete Discography
- ^ From Michael Patterson's entry from Internet Movie Database
- ^ Information from discogs.com
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIAbetween mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- ^ Canadian Top Singles RPM
External links
- "Be Still My Beating Heart" on YouTube
