"When a Heart Beats" is a song by English singer-songwriter

Nik Kershaw Nicholas David Kershaw (born 1 March 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Kershaw came to prominence in 1984 as a solo artist. He released eight singles that entered the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during the ...

, released as the lead single from his third studio album, ''

Radio Musicola ''Radio Musicola'' is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw, released on 24 October 1986 by MCA Records, just under two years after Kershaw's previous studio album, '' The Riddle'' (1984). It was the first studio al ...

'' (1986)—although the song does not appear on the LP version of the album, only on the cassette and CD editions. Kershaw's eighth single overall, it features the track "Wild Horses"—which was originally included on his previous studio album, '' The Riddle'' (1984)—as its B-side.

Background

Though it reached number 27 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

towards the end of 1985, "When a Heart Beats" marked the beginning of a downturn of Kershaw's fortunes on the singles charts, as it was the first time that a lead single from a Kershaw album failed to reach the top 20 in the UK; it also proved to be his last top-40 entry in the UK.

Track listings

* 7-inch single (MCA NIK 9) : A. "When a Heart Beats" – 4:20 : B. "Wild Horses" – 3:50 * 12-inch single (MCA NIKT 9) : A. "When a Heart Beats" (Extended Mix) – 6:21 : B. "Wild Horses" (Extended Mix) – 6:48

Charts

References

External links

* 1985 singles 1985 songs MCA Records singles Nik Kershaw songs Songs written by Nik Kershaw {{1980s-pop-song-stub