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"I Heard a Rumour" is a song by English girl group Bananarama from their fourth studio album, Wow! (1987). It was released on 29th June 1987, as the album's lead single. It was also featured in the 1987 comedy film Disorderlies and is included on its soundtrack.

"I Heard a Rumour"
Single by Bananarama
from the album Wow!
B-side"Clean Cut Boy"
Released22 June 1987[1]
RecordedAugust 1986
Genre
  • Synth-pop
  • dance-pop
Length3:25
LabelLondon
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Bananarama singles chronology
"Set on You"
(1987)		 "I Heard a Rumour"
(1987)		 "Love in the First Degree"
(1987)
Music video
"I Heard a Rumour" on YouTube

"I Heard a Rumour" peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart,[2]. It was one of Bananarama's highest-charting singles in the United States – it reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and became their third and final top ten hit. It was also their last top 40 hit on that chart.[3] It was also successful in nightclubs, reaching number three on the Billboard Dance Club Songs.[4]

The track bears notable similarities in part to Michael Fortunati's "Give Me Up", which was released in early 1986. However, producer Mike Stock denied the track was based excessively on that record, insisting "I Heard A Rumour" was simply broadly inspired by Europop trends at the time.[5]

"We didn't do sampling... There's no similarity in the lyric, there's no actual similarity in terms of note-for-noteness in the tune," he said. "We were doing Europop."[5]


Music video


The music video, directed by Andy Morahan, features a dress-up theme, in a similar vein as their video for "Venus".

Group members Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, and Keren Woodward are seen emulating various film stars, projected on screens behind them. Each member dresses up in costumes, including a cowgirl and Carmen Miranda, backed up by topless male dancers. When the group is dressed in French can-can dresses, they bend over to "moon" the camera and expose the letters W-O-W (a reference to their album title) on their rears. They also appear in sequined red dresses on a rotating platform, surrounded by their dancers.

Bloopers of the girls making mistakes in the dance routine are intercut with other footage.


Track listings


  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Album Version) – 3:25
  2. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) – 4:22
    S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/I. Curnow
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Horoscope Mix) – 5:57
    Available on the CD album The Twelve Inches of Bananarama
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" (Dub) – 5:06
  3. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) – 4:22
    S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/I. Curnow
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Miami Mix) – 7:13
    Also available for the first time on the CD album The Greatest Remixes Collection and the limited edition 2-cd version of The Very Best of Bananarama
    Remixed by Phil Harding
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" (House Mix) – 7:22
    Remixed by Phil Harding
  3. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) – 4:22
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Horoscope Mix) – 5:57
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" (Miami Mix) – 7:13
  3. "I Heard a Rumour" (House Mix) – 7:22
  4. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) – 4:22
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Corporation Of Bananarama Mix) – 5:40
    From the single "Megarama '89" and "Cruel Summer '89"
    Remixed by Freddie Bastone
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" (Corporation Dub)
    Remixed by Freddie Bastone
  3. "I Heard a Rumour" (2001 Version)
    Taken from the album Exotica

Charts



References


  1. "Index". Record Mirror. 20 June 1987. p. 3. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. "Bananarama: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. "Bananarama Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. "Bananarama Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 24: Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now to F.L.M. on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 26. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. "Bananarama – I Heard a Rumour" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  8. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0887." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  9. "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 33. 22 August 1987. p. 14. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  10. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  11. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Heard a Rumour". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  12. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Bananarama" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".
  13. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Bananarama" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  14. "Bananarama – I Heard a Rumour" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  15. "Bananarama – I Heard a Rumour". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  16. "SA Charts 1965–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts B". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  17. "Bananarama – I Heard a Rumour". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  18. "Bananarama – I Heard a Rumour". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  19. "Bananarama Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  20. "Bananarama Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  21. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 10, 1987". Cash Box. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  22. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bananarama – I Heard a Rumour". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  23. "Top 100 Singles of '87". RPM. Vol. 47, no. 12. 26 December 1987. p. 5. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  24. "Top Pop Singles of 1987". Billboard. 31 December 1987. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  25. "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  26. "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1987 – Top 50 Pop Singles". Cash Box. 26 December 1987. Retrieved 5 September 2015.


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