It Would Take a Strong Strong Man

"It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"
Single by Rick Astley
from the album Whenever You Need Somebody''
Released November 7, 1988
Format CD single, cassette single, 3" single, 7" single
Genre Pop
Length 3:39
Label RCA
Writer(s) Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman (Stock Aitken Waterman)
Producer Stock Aitken Waterman
Rick Astley singles chronology
"Together Forever"
(1988)		 "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man
(1988)		 "She Wants To Dance With Me"
(1988)

It Would Take a Strong Strong Man is a song written by Stock Aitken Waterman for Rick Astley's multi million selling debut album Whenever You Need Somebody.[1] It was another successful single for Astley, reaching number ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number one for one week on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart [2]. It was not released in the UK and most of Europe.

Contents

Track listing

7" Single
  1. It Would Take A Strong Strong Man 3:39
  2. You Move Me 3:40

Chart performance

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 10
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 8

References

  1. ^ The song at lescharts.com
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 24. 

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Preceded by
"One Good Woman" by Peter Cetera		 Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single
October 1, 1988		 Succeeded by
"A Groovy Kind of Love" by Phil Collins
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