Take Me to Your Heart (Rick Astley song)

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"Take Me to Your Heart"
Hold Me in Your Arms
B-side"I'll Be Fine"
Released21 November 1988 (1988-11-21)
Recorded1988
GenreDance-pop
Length3:27
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Rick Astley singles chronology
"She Wants to Dance with Me"
(1988) 		"Take Me to Your Heart"
(1988) 		"Hold Me in Your Arms"
(1989)
Music video
"Take Me to Your Heart" on
YouTube

"Take Me to Your Heart" is a 1988 song recorded by English singer-songwriter

UK Singles Chart
where it peaked at number 8 and was also a top ten and a top 20 in many European other countries.

Celebrating the announcement of the Hold Me in Your Arms remastered edition studio album, the music video has been upgraded to 4K as of 14 April 2023.[1][2] The single was also reissued as a digital EP on the same day.[3]

Plot track controversy

A small amount of controversy was raised around the synthesiser programming similarities of "Big Fun", the hit single recorded by American band Inner City, and Astley's "Take Me to Your Heart". Writer and producer Matt Aitken has confirmed the Astley track was inspired by the Inner City song, but added that "you can't copyright a synth pattern," and claimed, "we wrote a better song [than Inner City] did".[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Number One/[5]

"Take Me to Your Heart" received positive reviews from critics. A review in Pan-European magazine Music & Media presented the song as "an unmistakeable SAW production with a strong melody and an admirably sparse arrangement".[6] When reviewing the parent album, both Music & Media and Number One cited "Take Me to Your Heart" as one of the best tracks from Hold Me in Your Arms.[7][8] Similarly, a review in Music Week presented the song as the best track from the album and even "the best SAW song yet".[9]

Chart performance

"Take Me to Your Heart" achieved some success, but lesser than the lead single from Hold My in Your Arms, "

Eurochart Hot 100 singles chart established by the Music & Media magazine, it debuted at number 55 on 3 December 1988, peaked at number 11 in its fourth week,[23] and charted first for 13 weeks, then recharted for additional eight weeks thanks to France where it was released in March 1989. Much aired on radio, particularly in Spain where it reached number one on the national airplay chart, it appeared for 14 weeks on the European Airplay Top 50 with a peak at number 12.[24] In the Oceanian markets, it was a minor hit, barely stalling outside the top 40 in both Australia (41)[25] and New Zealand (43),[26]
while "She Wants to Dance with Me" had reached the top 20 in both countries.

Track listings

  • 7" single
  1. "Take Me to Your Heart" – 3:27
  2. "I'll Be Fine" – 3:44
  • 12" maxi
  1. "Take Me to Your Heart" (Autumn Leaves mix) – 6:38
  2. "I'll Be Fine" – 3:44
  3. "Take Me to Your Heart" (instrumental) – 3:27
  • CD maxi – Germany
  1. "Take Me to Your Heart" (The Dick Dastardly mix) – 6:55
  2. "I'll Be Fine" – 3:44
  3. "Rick's Hit Mix" – 5:48
  • Digital EP
  1. "Take Me to Your Heart" (2023 remaster) – 3:30
  2. "Take Me to Your Heart" (Autumn Leaves mix) – 6:40
  3. "Take Me to Your Heart" (The Dick Dastardly mix) – 6:59
  4. "Take Me to Your Heart" (instrumental) – 3:30

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Rick Astley - Take Me to Your Heart (Official Video) [Remastered in 4K]". YouTube. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ^ Alongside the 2023 remaster of 'Hold Me In Your Arms', the video for 'Take Me To Your Heart' has been remastered in 4k! Watch and share below! - Team Rick #HMIYA2023, retrieved 16 April 2023
  3. ^ Take Me to Your Heart - EP, retrieved 16 April 2023
  4. ^ "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 39: Success to S.S. Paparazzi on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  5. ISSN 0266-5328. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023 – via Flickr
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  6. OCLC 29800226
    . Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via World Radio History.
  7. OCLC 29800226
    . Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via World Radio History.
  8. ^ "Review: Rick Astley — Hold Me In Your Arms (RCA)". Number One. No. 287. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. 14 December 1988. p. 36. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  9. ^ "LP Reviews" (PDF). Music Week. 3 December 1988. p. 24. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Rick Astley: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Irish Singles Chart, database". Irishcharts. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  12. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Rick Astley – Take Me to Your Heart" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Top 3 Singles in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 34. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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    ISBN 84-8048-639-2
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  15. ^ a b Danish Singles Chart 2 December 1988
  16. ^
    Musica e Dischi
    (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Rick Astley".
  17. ^ a b "Rick Astley – Take Me to Your Heart". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  18. ^ a b Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Rick Astley". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 21. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Rick Astley – Take Me to Your Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Rick Astley – Take Me to Your Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  21. ^ a b "Rick Astley – Take Me to Your Heart". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  22. ^
    Les classement single
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  24. ^
    OCLC 29800226
    . Retrieved 21 August 2023 – via World Radio History.
  25. ^ a b "Rick Astley – Take Me to Your Heart". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  26. ^ a b "Rick Astley – Take Me to Your Heart". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  27. ^ "Top Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 December 1988. p. 17. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via World Radio History.
  28. ISSN 0265-1548
    . Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via World Radio History.
  29. GfK Entertainment. Archived
    from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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