"Take Me to Your Heart" is a 1996

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recorded by English pop duo

Bananarama Bananarama are an English pop duo from London, formed as a trio in 1980 by friends Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward. Fahey left the group in 1988 and was replaced by Jacquie O'Sullivan until 1991, when the trio became a duo. Thei ...

. It appears on their seventh album, ''

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'' and was released as its second and final single. It would also be Bananarama's last single release for five years. The song was

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ed prior to its release as a single.

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techno Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time (4/4) and often ch ...

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, and

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versions were released, with the disco remix containing samples from

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's number-one single from 1979, "

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Critical reception

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from ''

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'' described the song as a "springy number", noting that it is "covered in vibrant synths and a cute chorus that you'll be singing along with in moments."

Music video

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was produced to promote the single. It appears to be one of their lowest budget productions and resembles a home movie, featuring

Sara Dallin Sara Elizabeth Dallin (born 17 December 1961) is an English singer and a founding member of the pop group Bananarama. The group has achieved 28 UK top 50 and 11 US top 100 singles, including a US number one with "Venus" (1986). Other hits includ ...

and

Keren Woodward Keren Jane Woodward (born 2 April 1961) is an English singer and, with Sara Dallin and Siobhan Fahey, a founding member of the girl group Bananarama. In 1986, the trio reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with their version of "Ven ...

walking outdoors through fields of tall grass.

Remixes

#"Take Me To Your Heart" (Album Version) - (3:55) #:Taken from the CD albums "Ultra Violet" & "I Found Love" #"Take Me To Your Heart" (Radio Heart Edit) - (3:20) #"Take Me To Your Heart" (Electronic Heart Mix) - (6:02) #"Take Me To Your Heart" (

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- accessed May 2011 was an English DJ and music producer. He is consi ...

Trance Mix) - (7:51) #:Remixed by Tony De Vit #"Take Me To Your Heart" (Sweetbox Disco Mix) - (3:04) #"Take Me To Your Heart" (Mark Cyrus Reggae Mix) - (5:27) #:Remixed by Mark Cyrus #"Take Me To Your Heart" (Tony De Vit Radio Mix) - (4:46) #:Remixed by Tony De Vit

Charts

References

1996 singles Bananarama songs Songs written by Sara Dallin Songs written by Keren Woodward Festival Records singles 1995 songs ZYX Music singles Songs written by Scott Storch Songs written by Paul Barry (songwriter) {{1990s-pop-song-stub