(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
Genre Pop
Length 4:16
Label Virgin
Writer(s) Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley
Producer Rick Nowels
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. It peaked at number six on the UK singles chart and spent ten weeks in the top seventy-five[1].

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[edit] Notable differences

The single version of "(We Want) The Same Thing" is drastically different than the version found on her album Runaway Horses. 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...

[edit] Track listing

CD single
  1. "(We Want) The Same Thing" (summer remix) — 4:17
  2. "Circle in the Sand" (sandblast multi-mix)
  3. "Shades of Michaelangelo" — 5:50
12-inch Record
  1. "(We Want) The Same Thing" (extended summer remix) — 5:13
  2. "Circle in the Sand" (sandblast multi-mix)
7-inch Record
  1. "(We Want) The Same Thing" (extended summer remix) — 5:13
  2. "Shades of Michaelangelo" — 5:50
Versions
  • "(We Want) The Same Thing" (album mix) — 3:59
  • "(We Want) The Same Thing" (7-inch summer remix) — 4:17
  • "(We Want) The Same Thing" (extended summer remix) — 5:13

[edit] Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Germany Singles Chart[2] 53
Ireland Singles Chart[3] 22
UK Singles Chart[1] 6

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "UK chart run". Chart Stats. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
  2. ^ "German chart peak". Charts-Surfer. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
  3. ^ "Belinda Carlisle - Ireland Chart peaks". Irish Charts. Retrieved October 16, 2007.
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