Released 1987 (1987) Label A&M | Genre Soft rockjazz | |
Length 03:59 (single)05:32 (album) "Be Still My Beating Heart"(1987) "Englishman in New York"(1988) | ||
"Be Still My Beating Heart" is a song by Sting, from his second studio album ...Nothing Like the Sun; released as the second single from the album. In 1989 the song was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
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Former Police band mate Andy Summers played guitar on the track. The song appeared in the 2000 film Dolphins; Sting also wrote the score for the film. The track has since appeared on The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 compilation album among others.
Single release
The song was also released as a single, and reached #15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #37 Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, respectively. It was only released as a single in Japan, South Africa, Australia, Canada & United States. There are two single edit-length versions of the track (3:59) and (4:40).
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Candace Reckinger and her husband Michael Patterson. The video later appeared on The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 compilation VHS home video.