| "I Heard A Rumour" | ||||
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| Single by Bananarama | ||||
| from the album Wow! | ||||
| B-side | Clean Cut Boy | |||
| Released | July 1987 | |||
| Format | 7" single, 12" single | |||
| Recorded | February 1987 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Dance | |||
| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | London Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Matt Aitken, Sarah Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman, Keren Woodward | |||
| Producer | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
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"I Heard a Rumour" is a 1987 song recorded by English girl group Bananarama, featured on their Wow! album. It was also featured in the film Disorderlies (starring The Fat Boys) and included on its soundtrack.
"I Heard a Rumour" became one of Bananarama's biggest singles, hitting #14 in their native UK, and climbing to #4 in the U.S., #2 in Canada and #8 in New Zealand. It was also a hit in nightclubs, prompting a top-five placing on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Songwriter and music producer Pete Waterman names "I Heard A Rumour", as one of his favorite songs.
The chords and general structure are the same as those of Michael Fortunati's hit "Give Me Up".
The song is included in the PlayStation karaoke game SingStar Anthems.
The music video, directed by Andy Morahan, is an expansion on the dress-up theme of Bananarama's "Venus".
Group members Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, and Keren Woodward are seen emulating various film stars, projected on screens behind them, by dressing up in various costumes, such as a cowgirl or Carmen Miranda. Bananarama's trademark silliness is interspersed throughout.
At one point the group, dressed in French can-can dresses, bend over to 'moon' the camera and expose the letters W-O-W (a reference to their album title) on their rears.
Bloopers, of the girls making mistakes in the dance routine, are intercut with other footage.
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Club Play | 3 |
| Canada singles | 2 |
| Australia ARIA singles | 32 |
| New Zealand singles | 8 |
| Switzerland singles chart | 10 |
| Dutch Singles chart | 16 |