I Just Don't Have the Heart
"I Just Don't Have the Heart" | ||||
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Single by Cliff Richard | ||||
from the album Stronger | ||||
B-side | "Wide Open Space" | |||
Released | August 14, 1989 | |||
Recorded | Jan-Feb 1989 | |||
Genre | Dance-pop | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
Producer(s) | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
Cliff Richard singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"I Just Don't Have the Heart" on YouTube |
"I Just Don't Have the Heart" is a song by British singer Cliff Richard, released as the second single from his 1989 album Stronger. It was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) and became another UK top ten hit for him, peaking at number three.[1]
Background and writing
Richard first approached SAW at a music industry awards lunch, where he complimented them on their work with Rick Astley, and suggested they contact him if they had any more songs as good.[1] After agreeing to work together, Richard had to be convinced to come into the studio without first hearing the song, as SAW did not record demos, and preferred to develop their music while their vocalists were in the recording booth.[1] Richard only agreed to release the track after his milkman had heard it and deemed it a hit, a process he claimed he used regularly, and always worked.[1]
Critical reception
David Giles of
More positively, before releasing his 100th single, Richard invited 2,000 British fans to the London Palladium for a preview of six songs from his album Stronger to choose the one they liked the most as the possible 100th single, and "I Just Don't Have the Heart" ranked at the third position.[5] Similarly, a review in Pan-European magazine Music & Media presented "I Just Don't Have the Heart" as an "happy and cheerful chart-bound pop music, produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman" and ranked it in the "sure hits" category.[6] In a review published in Smash Hits, Swedish pop rock duo Roxette stated that although not being big fans of SAW, they deemed the song would be a hit with a "winning formula" and added it recalled Donna Summer's "This Time I Know It's for Real" with another chorus.[7] In 2017, Christian Guiltenane of British magazine Attitude praised the song as being "a corker; catchy, melodic and totally joyful", but criticized the "vintage clip".[8]
Chart performance
"I Just Don't Have the Heart" was the second most successful single from Stronger, behind "The Best of Me". In Richard's home country, it entered the
Track listing
- UK single[20]
- "I Just Don't Have the Heart" (3:27)
- "Wide Open Space" (4:38)
- "I Just Don't Have the Heart" [Instrumental] (4:00)
- 12" single (12 EMP 101)
- "I Just Don't Have the Heart" (Extended Version) (5:54)
- "Wide Open Space" (4:38)
- "I Just Don't Have the Heart" (4:00)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ a b c d e "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 50: I Just Don't Have The Heart to Can't Forget You on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ Giles, David (19 August 1989). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 25. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 11 November 1989. p. 46 in the PDF. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 25 October 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Edwards, Eileen (June 1989). "Cliff at the Palladium". Dynamite International (124): 1,3.
- OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 31 July 2023 – via World Radio History.
- ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 14 November 2023 – via World Radio History.
- ISSN 1353-1875. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b "British single certifications – Cliff Richard – I Just Don't Have the Heart". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Just Don't Have The Heart". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- ^ a b "Cliff Richard – I Just Don't Have The Heart" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Cliff Richard – I Just Don't Have The Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Cliff Richard – I Just Don't Have The Heart" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ a b "Cliff Richard – I Just Don't Have The Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 29 May 2015". Imgur.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 36. 9 September 1989. p. IV.
- ^ OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "I Just Don't Have the Heart". MTV. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ Select Cliff RICHARD from the drop-down selection box and click OK: "French Singles - Artists R". infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Top Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 2 September 1989. p. 27. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Year End Singles". Record Mirror. 27 January 1990. p. 44.