"Give Me Back My Heart" is a song by

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pop duo

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, released in March 1982 as the third single from their third album ''

The Dollar Album ''The Dollar Album'' is the third and final studio album by pop vocal duo Dollar, released on 22 October 1982 by WEA Records. The album featured five Top 40 hit singles, including their biggest " Mirror Mirror". Background By its release in 1982 ...

''. The song was their second biggest hit out of the five top twenty hit singles off the album, after " Mirror Mirror". It reached No. 4 in the UK, and No. 8 in

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. The song was co-written by

Trevor Horn Trevor Charles Horn (born 15 July 1949) is an English music producer, label and recording studio owner, musician and composer. He is best known for his production work in the 1980s, and for being one half of the new wave band The Buggles (wit ...

and Simon Darlow, and produced by Horn.

Cover versions and media appearances

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by Robin Wright was released in 1988 on Fantasia Records. The song was parodied in the 1983 series of '' Three of a Kind'' as "Sing a Soppy Song".

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(as

David Van Day David Van Day (born David Paul Day, 28 November 1956) is an English singer, songwriter and politician who was formerly a member of the pop music, pop vocal duet (music), duo Dollar (group), Dollar. He was also a member of the 1970s vocal group Gu ...

) sang the prophetic line "I'll think I'll go and join

Bucks Fizz Bucks Fizz were a British pop group that achieved success in the 1980s, most notably for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up". The group was formed in January 1981 specifically for the contest and comp ...

" (to which

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replied "Well, you know where your suitcase is"), which is the group Van Day later joined in 1996.

References

1982 songs 1982 singles 1988 singles Dollar (band) songs Songs written by Trevor Horn Songs written by Simon Darlow Song recordings produced by Trevor Horn British synth-pop songs Warner Music Group singles {{1980s-pop-song-stub