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Take Me to Your Heart (Rick Astley song)

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B-side
  
"I'll Be Fine"

Format
  
7" 12" MCD

Genre
  
Dance-pop

Released
  
21 November 1988

Recorded
  
1988

Length
  
3:27

"Take Me To Your Heart" is a 1988 song recorded by Rick Astley. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, the song was released the same year as the second single from the album Hold Me in Your Arms. It was a success on the UK Singles Chart where it peaked at number eight and charted for eleven weeks. It was also a top ten hit in Germany and Ireland. Unlike most of Astley's previous singles, it was never released in the U.S.

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Accusation of plagiarism

A controversy raised around "Big Fun", the hit single recorded by American band Inner City, as the song was very similar to "Take Me to Your Heart" at the music level. Stock Aitken Waterman said the band had stolen the music of the song for "Big Fun" and therefore re-used it in "The Dick Dastardly Mix".

Track listings

12" maxi
  1. "Take Me to Your Heart" (autumn leaves mix) — 6:38
  2. "I'll Be Fine" — 3:44
  3. "Take Me to Your Heart" (instrumental) — 3:27
7" single
  1. "Take Me to Your Heart" — 3:27
  2. "I'll Be Fine" — 3:44
CD maxi – Germany
  1. "Take Me to Your Heart" (the dick dastardly mix) — 6:55
  2. "I'll Be Fine" — 3:44
  3. "Rick's Hit Mix" — 5:48
12" maxi – Germany
  1. "Take Me to Your Heart" (the dick dastardly mix) — 6:55
  2. "R.A. House Megamix" (mixed Wild Boys) — 14:35

Versions

  1. "Take Me to Your Heart" (7" version) – 3:27
  2. "Take Me to Your Heart" (Autumn Leaves Mix) – 6:38
  3. "Take Me to Your Heart" (Dick Dastardly Mix) – 6:55
  4. "Take Me to Your Heart" (Instrumental) – 3:27

References

Take Me to Your Heart (Rick Astley song) Wikipedia
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