Heart of Stone (Taylor Dayne song)

"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"
ReleasedJuly 23, 1990
Recorded1989
GenrePop
Length4:17
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
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
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References
  1. "Australian-charts.com – Taylor Dayne – Heart of Stone". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  2. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1361." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  3. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1295." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  4. "Taylor Dayne". AllMusic. 1962-03-07. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  5. "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  6. "Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
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