Be Still My Beating Heart
"Be Still My Beating Heart" is a song by Sting, from his second studio album ...Nothing Like the Sun; released as the second single from the album. In 1989 the song was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
"Be Still My Beating Heart" | ||||
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Single by Sting | ||||
from the album ...Nothing Like the Sun | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | Summer 1987 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:59 (single) 5:32 (album) | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Sting | |||
Sting singles chronology | ||||
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Former Police bandmate Andy Summers played guitar on the track. The song appeared in the 2000 film Dolphins; Sting also wrote the score for the film.[1] The track has since appeared on The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 compilation album among others.[2]
Single release
The song was also released as a single, and reached #15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #37 Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, respectively. It was only released as a single in Japan, South Africa, Australia, Canada & United States.[3] There are two single edit-length versions of the track (3:59) and (4:40).[4]
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Candace Reckinger and her husband Michael Patterson.[5] The video later appeared on The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 compilation VHS home video.[6]
Chart performance
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 94 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 15 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 37 |
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
References
- From Dolphins page on Internet Movie Database
- "Information from Sting.com Official Site". Archived from the original on 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- US Chart information supplied by All Music Guide
- Single edit information provided by Sting Out Of Print: The Complete Discography
- From Michael Patterson's entry from Internet Movie Database
- Information from discogs.com
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 295. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.