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"A Good Heart" is a song by Northern Irish singer Feargal Sharkey, released as the first single from his self-titled debut album. It was released in 1985 on Virgin Records.

For the Elton John song, see Wonderful Crazy Night.

"A Good Heart"
Single by Feargal Sharkey
from the album Feargal Sharkey
B-side"Anger Is Holy"
Released30 September 1985 (UK)[1]
February 1986 (US)[2]
Recorded1985
Length4:39
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Maria McKee
Producer(s)David A. Stewart
Feargal Sharkey singles chronology
"Loving You"
(1985)		 "A Good Heart"
(1985)		 "You Little Thief"
(1985)
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Background


Written by then-Lone Justice frontwoman Maria McKee about her relationship with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboard player Benmont Tench and produced by the Eurythmics' David A. Stewart, this was former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey's third solo single. The song was Sharkey's only number one single and stayed at the top of the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in November 1985.[3] However, it fared less well in the US, peaking at No. 74 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Sharkey followed up the single with the Tench-written "You Little Thief". This song was allegedly about Tench's side of the relationship with McKee. However, Tench denies the song is about McKee.[4]

Austin, Texas-based singer-songwriter/guitarist Kris McKay performed a version of the song, featured on the soundtrack for the 1989 Patrick Swayze movie Road House. In 2007, McKee released her own recording of the track on her album Late December.


Formats


7" single
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."A Good Heart"Maria McKee4:39
2."Anger Is Holy"D. A. Stewart, F. Daley and Feargal Sharkey2:20
12" single
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."A Good Heart"Maria McKee4:39
2."Ghost Train Blues"D.A. Stewart, Feargal Sharkey and T. Daly3:08
3."Anger Is Holy"D.A. Stewart, F.S. Sharkey and T. Daly2:20

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Additional credits



Chart performance



Sales and certifications


Certifications for A Good Heart
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[23] Gold 75,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Strickland, Andy (28 September 1985). "Index: Sharkatak". Record Mirror. p. 4. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. p. 857. ISBN 978-0-86241-385-9.
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 455. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
  4. T-T, Chris (29 October 2014). "My Favourite Songwriting Myth Debunked". The Huffington Post UK. London: BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. "Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart" – via www.discogs.com.
  6. "Australian Top 50 Singles – Week Ending 2nd March, 1986". ARIA, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 270. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. Steffen Hung. "Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  9. "Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  10. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  11. Steffen Hung. "Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  12. "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". Infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  13. "Die ganze Musik im Internet". musicline.de. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  14. Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  15. "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: S". Hitparadeitalia.it. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  16. Steffen Hung. "Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart". charts.nz. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  17. Steffen Hung. "Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  18. Brian Currin. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (S)". Rock.co.za. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  19. Steffen Hung. "Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  20. "FEARGAL SHARKEY - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  21. "Feargal Sharkey - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  22. "Kent Music Report No 650 – 29 December 1986 > National Top 100 Singles for 1986". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  23. "Dutch single certifications – Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 16 July 2022. Enter A Good Heart in the "Artiest of titel" box.

На других языках

[de] A Good Heart

A Good Heart ist ein Lied, das von der US-amerikanischen Sängerin Maria McKee geschrieben wurde und 1985 mit dem Interpreten Feargal Sharkey ein großer Hitparadenerfolg war.
- [en] A Good Heart


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