"Heart Like a Wheel" is a song by the British

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group The Human League. It was the first single to be taken from the Human League's ''

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'' album of 1990, and was written by former band member

Jo Callis John William "Jo" Callis (born 2 May 1951) is an English musician and songwriter who played guitar with the Edinburgh based punk rock band The Rezillos (under the name Luke Warm), and post-punk band Boots for Dancing before joining The Human ...

with Eugene Reynolds (of The Rezillos) and features vocals by Philip Oakey,

Joanne Catherall Joanne Catherall (born 18 September 1962) is an English singer who is one of two female vocalists in the English synth-pop band The Human League. In 1980, Catherall was a 17-year-old school girl when she and her best friend Susan Ann Sulley w ...

and

Susan Ann Sulley Susan Ann Sulley (born 22 March 1963), formerly known as Susanne Sulley and Susan Ann Gayle, is an English singer who is one of the two female vocalists in the synth-pop band The Human League. Born and raised in Sheffield, England, as a schoo ...

; with synthesizer by

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. Recorded at Genetic Sound Studios during 1990, it was produced by Martin Rushent who was reconciled with the band after a seven-year gap. Released in the UK in August 1990, "Heart Like a Wheel" reached number 29 in the UK, number 32 in the US, and number 64 in Australia.

Music video

The official

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for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.

Track listing

*CD 1 1990, Virgin (VSCDT 1262) #"Heart Like a Wheel" – 4:30 #"Heart Like a Wheel" (Extended Mix) – 6:55 #"Rebound" – 3:58 #"Heart Like a Wheel" (

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) – 4:37 *CD 2 1990, Virgin (VSCDX 1262) #"Heart Like a Wheel" – 4:30 #"Heart Like a Wheel" (Extended Mix) – 6:55 #"Rebound" – 3:58 #"A Doorway" (Dub Mix) – 4:29

Charts

References

External links

* http://www.the-black-hit-of-space.dk/heart_like_a_wheel.htm * http://www.league-online.com/hlaw1.html {{authority control 1990 songs 1990 singles The Human League songs Music videos directed by Andy Morahan Song recordings produced by Martin Rushent Songs written by Jo Callis Virgin Records singles