(We Want) The Same Thing

"(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
"Vision of You"
(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 album's fifth 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].

Contents

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single.

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 has a heavily accented punk rock staccato sound, the single version was changed into an incredibly powerful pop anthem: one of her most successful to date. The intro of the single version is notable for its chants of 'Hey!' repeated four times before a vibrant drum piece introduces the song. 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.

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...

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...

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

Charts

The song sold around 160,000 in the UK.

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

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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