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Somewhere in My Heart

1988 single by Aztec Camera

Summary

1988 single by Aztec Camera

Field	Value
name	Somewhere in My Heart
cover	Somewhere in My Heart.jpg
type	single
artist	Aztec Camera
album	Love
released
genre	Sophisti-pop
length	3:52
label	WEA
writer	Roddy Frame
producer	Michael Jonzun
prev_title	How Men Are
prev_year	1988
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the song

| B-side =

"Everybody Is a Number One" (Boston '86 version)
"Down the Dip"
"Jump" "Somewhere in My Heart" is a song by Scottish band Aztec Camera. It was released as the third single from their third studio album, Love (1987). The song was produced by Michael Jonzun and written by Roddy Frame. Released as a single in 1988, the track peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart 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 become somewhat of a recluse, living in a remote wooden shack in Hollywood, Marple Bridge, in the hills above Manchester, "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 AllMusic stated that Love "belatedly took off after its second [sic] single, 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 on the UK Singles Chart. It also reached number 34 on the Australian Singles Chart.

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak
position	Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)
11

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position	UK Singles (OCC)
81

Certifications

References

Smith, Robin. (9 April 1988). "News".
(4 September 2011). "Sophisti-Pop - The Bluffer's Guide".
(19 August 2014). "August 2014". Flatpak Radio.
(1987). "Roddy Frame's Game". Killermont Street.
[http://www.inthe80s.com/reviews/azteccameralove.shtml Love Review @ inthe80s.com] Retrieved July 2009
[{{Allmusic
(1988). "Somewhere in My Heart". [[Warner Music Group.
(1988). "Somewhere in My Heart". WEA.
(1988). "Somewhere in My Heart". WEA.
(18 June 1988). "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles".
(4 March 1989). "Top 100 Singles: Year-End Chart 1988".

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