(We Want) the Same Thing

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"(We Want) The Same Thing"

Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Runaway Horses
Released	October 2, 1990 (UK)
Format	CD single
Recorded	1990
Genre	Pop
Length	4:16
Label	Virgin Records
Writer(s)	Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley
Producer(s)	Rick Nowels
Chart positions
#6 (United Kingdom)
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Blue Period" (1990)	"(We Want) The Same Thing" (1990)	"Live Your Life Be Free" (1991)

"(We Want) the Same Thing" is a pop song written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, produced by Nowels for Belinda Carlisle's third album Runaway Horses (1989). It was released as the albums sixth and final single in the UK on October 2, 1990 (see 1990 in music) as a CD single.

1 Notable Differences
- 1.1 Album Version (Verse 2)
- 1.2 Single Version (Verse 2)
2 Track listing

[edit] Notable Differences

The single version of "(We Want) The Same Thing" is drastically different than version found on her Runaway Horses album from 1989. While the album version originally was an upbeat, country hit, the single version was changed into an incredibly powerful pop anthem: one of her most successful to date. In the Runaway Horses album booklet, the lyrics listed for "(We Want) The Same Thing" vary from the actual version on the album. The lyrics in the booklet match the lyrics for the single version.

[edit] Album Version (Verse 2)

I look in your eyes and
I know deep inside that
We want the same thing
So let's break the chains that
Just make us insane 'cause
We want the same thing
Hey what's the problem here
Can we negotiate
I want to kiss your lips
Before it's too late...

[edit] Single Version (Verse 2)

I look in your eyes and
I know deep inside that
We want the same thing
Breakin the chains that
Just keep us in shame 'cause
We want the same thing
No matter what we say
No matter what we do
Beyond the battlelines
Baby, we know what's true...