Take Me to Your Heart (Rick Astley song)

"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"
Released21 November 1988
Recorded1988
GenreDance-pop
Length3:27
LabelRCA
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

Celebrating the announcement of the "Hold Me in Your Arms" remastered edition studio album, the music video has been upgraded to 4k as of 14 April 2023. [1][2] To coincide with the music video to be upgraded to 4k and the 2023 remaster of "Hold Me in Your Arms", the single was also reissued as an EP on the same day as the 4k music video remaster.[3]

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".[4]

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
Take Me to Your Heart - EP
  1. "Take Me to Your Heart" (2023 Remaster) – 3:30
  2. "Take Me to Your Heart" (Autumn Leaves Mix) – 6:40
  3. "Take Me to Your Heart" (The Dick Dastardly Mix) – 6:59
  4. "Take Me to Your Heart" (Instrumental) – 3:30

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)[5] 41
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 11
Denmark (IFPI)[6] 4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 11
France (SNEP)[5] 18
Greece (IFPI)[8] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 5
Italy (Musica e dischi)[10] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 11
New Zealand (RIANZ)[5] 43
Spain (AFYVE)[11] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 16
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 8
West Germany (Media Control Charts)[5] 10

Year-end charts
Chart (1989) Position
West Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 68

References
  1. "Rick Astley - Take Me to Your Heart (Official Video) [Remastered in 4K]". YouTube. Retrieved 16 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Alongside the 2023 remaster of 'Hold Me In Your Arms', the video for 'Take Me To Your Heart' has been remastered in 4k! Watch and share below! - Team Rick #HMIYA2023, retrieved 16 April 2023
  3. Take Me to Your Heart - EP, retrieved 16 April 2023
  4. "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 39: Success to S.S. Paparazzi on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  5. ""Take Me to Your Heart", in various singles charts". Lescharts. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  6. Danish Singles Chart 2 December 1988
  7. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Rick Astley". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 21. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  8. "Top 3 Singles in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. 1 January 1989. p. 34. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  9. "Irish Singles Chart, database". Irishcharts. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  10. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Rick Astley".
  11. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  12. ""Take Me to Your Heart", Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  13. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2023.


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