Released November 1986 Recorded 1986 Length 4:22 | Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl Genre Dance-pop Label Epic | |
"Change of Heart" is the second single released by American singer Cyndi Lauper from her second album, True Colors in 1986. The single went gold in the US and peaked at No. 3 in the Billboard Hot 100. The song has become a fan favorite and Lauper still often performs it. Lauper re-recorded it acoustically, and her official site later made it available free as a digital download.
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Popular remixes by Shep Pettibone were also released. A music video was filmed in Trafalgar Square in London. It features Lauper and her band performing the song in front of a large group of people.
The Bangles sang background vocals on the original recording.
A live version of the song was released on Lauper's live album/DVD, To Memphis, with Love.
Critical response
Jimmy Guterman of Rolling Stone magazine said of the song in his album review for True Colors, "..Lauper's trademark hiccuped syllables rest on a cushion of harmonies supplied by the Bangles and transform what is little more than a sophisticated rhythm track with nominal lyrics into a heartfelt declaration of fidelity."
Chart performance
"Change of Heart" was released on November 1986 and became an international success. It reached No. 1 in Australia and Sweden, and No. 2 in Germany.The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 67 and reached a peak position of No. 3 on the issue dated February 14, 1987, for a total of 17 weeks spent in the chart. It had the same success in another charts, reached at No. 4 in Hot Dance/Club Play Songs on the issue dated February 14, 1987. The song placed at No. 61 on the year-end chart of 1987. In Canada, the song debuted at No. 88 on the RPM issue dated December 13, 1986. After 10 weeks, it reached a peak position of No. 7 on the chart, following two weeks, and spent a total of 17 weeks in the chart. In the United Kingdom, "Change of Heart" debuted at No. 96 on the UK Singles Chart, soon climbing to No. 22. Across Europe, "Change of Heart" peaked at No. 8 in France. Elsewhere, the song peaked at No. 4 in New Zealand.
Music video
The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the album liner notes.