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"Take Me To Your Heart" is a 1988 song recorded by Rick Astley. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, the song was released the same year as the second single from the album, Hold Me in Your Arms. It was a success on the UK Singles Chart where it peaked at number 8 and charted for eleven weeks. It was also a top 10 hit in Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland and Spain. Unlike most of Astley's previous singles, it was never released in the U.S.

"Take Me to Your Heart"
Single by Rick Astley
from the album Hold Me in Your Arms
B-side	"I'll Be Fine"
Released	21 November 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	3:27
Label	RCA
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

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".[1] Coincidentally, both "Big Fun" and "Take Me to Your Heart" both peaked at #8 in the UK Top 10, three months apart, Inner City in September and Rick Astley in December.

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

12" maxi – Germany

1. "Take Me to Your Heart" (The Dick Dastardly Mix) – 6:55
2. "R.A. House Megamix" (mixed by Wild Boy) – 14:35

Personnel

• Rick Astley – lead and backing vocals
• Matt Aitken – keyboards, guitars
• Mike Stock – keyboards, backing vocals
• George De Angelis – additional keyboards
• A. Linn – drums
• Shirley Lewis – backing vocals
• Mae McKenna – backing vocals
• Leroy Osborne – backing vocals

Versions

1. "Take Me to Your Heart" (7" Version) – 3:27
2. "Take Me to Your Heart" (Autumn Leaves Mix) – 6:38
3. "Take Me to Your Heart" (The Dick Dastardly Mix) – 6:55
4. "Take Me to Your Heart" (Instrumental) – 3:27

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	41
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[2]	11
Denmark (IFPI)[3]	4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4]	11
France (SNEP)[2]	18
Greece (IFPI)[5]	2
Ireland (IRMA)[6]	5
Italy (Musica e dischi)[7]	7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[2]	11
New Zealand (RIANZ)[2]	43
Spain (AFYVE)[8]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[2]	10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[2]	16
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9]	8
West Germany (Media Control Charts)[2]	10

References

На других языках

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[de] Take Me to Your Heart

Take Me to Your Heart ist ein Lied des britischen Sängers Rick Astley. Es erschien im November 1988 als Single wie auch im selben Monat auf dem Album Hold Me in Your Arms.

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- [en] Take Me to Your Heart (Rick Astley song)

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