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"Heart of Stone" is a song recorded by American singer Taylor Dayne for her second studio album Can't Fight Fate (1989). Produced by Ric Wake, the song was released on July 23, 1990, by Arista Records as the fourth and final single from Can't Fight Fate. The song is co-written by Elliot Wolff, responsible for Paula Abdul's number-one singles "Straight Up" and "Cold Hearted".

"Heart of Stone"
CD single cover
Single by Taylor Dayne
from the album Can't Fight Fate
B-side	"Wait for Me"
Released	July 23, 1990
Recorded	1989
Genre	Pop
Length	4:17
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Elliot Wolff Gregg Tripp
Producer(s)	Ric Wake
Taylor Dayne singles chronology
"I'll Be Your Shelter" (1990) "Heart of Stone" (1990) "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Baby" (1993)

The single performed better on the US Adult Contemporary chart than it did on the Billboard Hot 100; it broke Dayne's streak of seven consecutive top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 12. The accompanying music video for "Heart of Stone" was included in Dayne's music video collection Twist of Fate.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	42
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2]	4
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	12
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5]	56
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6]	18

References

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