Hand on Your Heart

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"Hand on Your Heart"
Single by Kylie Minogue
from the album Enjoy Yourself
B-side(s)	"Just Wanna Love You"
Released	April 24, 1989
Format	CD single Cassette single Vinyl single
Recorded	London, England
Genre	Pop/Dance
Length	3:51
Label	PWL/Mushroom Records
Writer(s)	Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Producer(s)	Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Certification	Gold (UK)
Chart positions
#1 (UK) #4 (Australia)
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"Turn It into Love" (1988)	"Hand on Your Heart" (1994)	"Wouldn't Change a Thing" (1989)
Alternate cover
Cover of the limited edition single

"Hand on Your Heart" is a pop–dance song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue and written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. It was produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman, and received a mixed reception from music critics when it was released as the first single from Minogue’s second album, Enjoy Yourself, in the second quarter of 1989.

The single peaked at number two in Australia and became Minogue's third number one in the United Kingdom. In Australia, the single was available as limited editions 7" and 12" posterbags featuring different artwork to the UK release. In 2006, Swedish singer-songwriter José González released an acoustic cover version of "Hand on Your Heart" as a single. His version peaked at number twenty-nine in the UK.

Contents 1 Music video 2 Chart performance 3 Charts 4 Notes and references

[edit] Music video

"Hand on Your Heart" featured a colourful music video that was directed by Andrew McVitty and filmed in Minogue's hometown Melbourne, Australia in March 1989. The video features Minogue dancing in a modernistic house. Dressed in vibrant colours of red, blue and yellow, Minogue travels from room to room, dancing playfully for the camera. A live version of the video was also released and featured Minogue performing a special "live remix" in Japan.

Released to music video channels prior to the single's commercial release, the video was a hit, gaining significant airplay on music video channels. The video was released commercially on the Ultimate Kylie companion DVD, released in December 2004.

[edit] Chart performance

On April 24, 1989, "Hand on Your Heart" was released in the United Kingdom. The song became Minogue's second song to debut at number two on the singles chart, before it peaked at number one the following week. On its third week it was replaced on the top of the chart by the UK Hillsborough disaster charity single "Ferry Cross the Mersey" by Ferry Aid. "Hand on Your Heart" also top the UK Dance and Indie charts.

Outside of the UK, the song was also successful. It reached number four in Australia and became Minogue's fifth top five single on the singles chart. In reached the top ten in Finland, France, Japan, and South Africa and the top twenty in Germany, New Zealand, and Sweden.

[edit] Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak Position[1]
UK Singles Chart	1
UK Dance Chart	1
Finnish Singles Chart	2
Japanese Singles Chart	2
South African Singles Chart	3
Australian Singles Chart	4
Swiss Singles Chart	6
French Singles Chart	8
German Singles Chart	17
Swedish Singles Chart	17
Dutch Singles Chart	19
New Zealand Singles Chart	15

[edit] Notes and references

Notes

References

• Kylie.com. Retrieved on October 9, 2006.
• UKMix.org. Worldwide chart positions and trajectories. Retrieved on October 9, 2006.

Preceded by "Eternal Flame" by The Bangles

UK number-one single May 7, 1989

Succeeded by "Ferry Cross the Mersey" by The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden and Stock, Aitken and Waterman