"Somewhere in My Heart" is a song by Scottish band

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. It was released as the third single from their third studio album, ''

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'' (1987). The song was produced by

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and written by

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. Released as a single in 1988, the track peaked at number three on the

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and became a top-40 hit in Australia and Ireland. The music video was directed by John Scarlett-Davis and produced by Nick Verden for Radar Films.

Background

Frame said in 2014 that the song has been "great" for him, but at the time of creating the album, the song was not "in keeping" with the rest of Love. Frame revealed in a radio interview with the "Soho Social" programme, presented by Dan Gray, that he considered "Somewhere In My Heart" an odd song and initially thought it would be best as a B-side. Around this time, Frame had became somewhat of a recluse, living in a remote wooden shack in Hollywood,

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, in the hills above

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, "going through periods of good and bad mental health," while continuing to write music, including the lyric "From Westwood to Hollywood" in the song.

Critical reaction

In their album review of ''Love'', In The 80s mentioned that, "It is anchored by the song Somewhere in My Heart, which, of course, is the ultimate pop song", while

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stated that ''Love'' "belatedly took off after its second icsingle, Somewhere in My Heart".

Track listings

7-inch single :A. "Somewhere in My Heart" :B. "Everybody Is a Number One" (Boston '86 version) 12-inch single :A1. "Somewhere in My Heart" (remix) :B1. "Everybody Is a Number One" (Boston '86 version) :B2. "Down the Dip" :B3. "Jump" Mini-CD single # "Somewhere in My Heart" – 4:00 # "Walk Out to Winter" – 3:49 # "Still on Fire" – 3:43 # "Everybody Is a Number One" (Boston '86 version) – 3:16

Chart performance

The song reached number three in the

. It also reached number 34 on the

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Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Cover versions

Scottish singer Todd Gordon included a ballad version of this song on his 2014 album Love dot com, featuring a flugelhorn solo by

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In popular culture

The song is featured prominently in the 2019 film '' 47 Meters Down: Uncaged'' and the 2020 Netflix series ''

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''.

References

{{Authority control 1988 singles 1987 songs Aztec Camera songs Sire Records singles Songs written by Roddy Frame Warner Music Group singles