Where Did Your Heart Go?

"Where Did Your Heart Go?"
Single by Was (Not Was)
from the album Was (Not Was)
A-side"Wheel Me Out" (UK)
B-side"It's an Attack!" (France)
ReleasedSeptember 1981 (US)
RecordedJanuary–March 1981
StudioSound Suite (Detroit)
Genre
Length4:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • David Was
  • Don Was
Producer(s)
  • David Was
  • Don Was
  • Jack Tann
  • Michael Zilkha
Was (Not Was) singles chronology
"Out Come the Freaks"
(1981)		 "Where Did Your Heart Go?" / "Wheel Me Out"
(1981)		 "Tell Me That I'm Dreaming"
(1982)

"Where Did Your Heart Go?" is a song written by American musicians Was (Not Was). The song was written by David Was and Don Was. The song was released as a single in the UK (as a double A-side with "Wheel Me Out") in September 1981. The song features as the second track on the band's debut album Was (Not Was). It failed to chart in the UK. French editions of the single include the track "It's an Attack!" as the B-side. A live recording of the song was included as a B-side to the 1992 single "Somewhere in America (There's a Street Named After My Dad)".

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Was and Don Was.

7": ZE-Island / WIP 6716 (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."Where Did Your Heart Go?"4:51
2."Wheel Me Out"3:33
12": ZE-Island / 12WIP 6716 (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."Where Did Your Heart Go?"4:51
2."Wheel Me Out" (long version)7:04

Wham! version

"Where Did Your Heart Go?"
Single by Wham!
from the album The Final and Music from the Edge of Heaven
A-side"The Edge of Heaven" (UK, IRE)
B-side"Wham Rap '86"
ReleasedOctober 1986
RecordedMarch 1986
StudioSarm West (London)
GenrePop
Length
  • 5:42 (album version)
  • 5:05 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • David Was
  • Don Was
Producer(s)George Michael
Wham! singles chronology
"The Edge of Heaven"
(1986)		 "Where Did Your Heart Go?"
(1986)

The song was covered by English pop duo Wham! in 1986 as one of three B-sides to "The Edge of Heaven", which reached number one in the UK. The song was released as a single separately as the duo's final single in several territories, most notably in the US where it peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was produced and re-arranged by George Michael. The song was included on the compilation albums The Final and Music from the Edge of Heaven.

Track listing

7": Columbia / 38-06294 (US)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where Did Your Heart Go?"
  • David Was
  • Don Was
5:05
2."Wham Rap '86"
6:33
12": Epic / EPC 650150 6 (Netherlands)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where Did Your Heart Go?"
  • David Was
  • Don Was
5:45
2."Wham Rap '86"
  • George Michael
  • Andrew Ridgeley
6:33

Personnel

  • George Michael – keyboards, programming, producer, arrangements
  • Andrew Ridgeley - backing vocals, guitar
  • Deon Estus – bass
  • Danny Schogger – keyboards
  • Andy Hamilton – tenor saxophone
  • Chris Porter – engineer, mixing

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1]23
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] 19
France (SNEP)[3]42
Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade 40)[4] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5]37
US Billboard Hot 100[6]50

References

  1. ↑ "Wham! – Where Did Your Heart Go?" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Wham!". Sisältää hitin – 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 280.
  3. ↑ "Wham! – Where Did Your Heart Go?" (in French). Les classement single.
  4. ↑ "Wham! – Where Did Your Heart Go" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  5. ↑ "Wham! – Where Did Your Heart Go?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  6. ↑ "Wham! Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
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