Be Still My Beating Heart

"Be Still My Beating Heart"
Single by Sting
from the album ...Nothing Like the Sun
Released 1987
Genre Soft rock, jazz
Length 03:59 (single)
05:32 (album)
Label A&M
Writer(s) Sting
Sting singles chronology
"We'll Be Together"
(1987)		 "Be Still My Beating Heart"
(1987)		 "Englishman in New York"
(1988)

"Be Still My Beating Heart" is a song by Sting, from his second studio album ...Nothing Like the Sun; released as the second single from the album. In 1989 the song was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

Former Police band mate Andy Summers played guitar on the track. The song appeared in the 2000 film Dolphins; Sting also wrote the score for the film.[1] The track has since appeared on The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 compilation album among others.[2]

Single release

The song was also released as a single, and reached #15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #37 Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, respectively. It was only released as a single in Japan, South Africa, Australia, Canada & USA.[3] There are two single edit-length versions of the track (3:59) and (4:40).[4]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Candace Reckinger and her husband Michael Patterson.[5] The video later appeared on The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 compilation VHS home video.[6]

Chart performance

Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 15
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 2

References

  1. ↑ From Dolphins page on Internet Movie Database
  2. ↑ Information from Sting.com Official Site
  3. ↑ US Chart information supplied by All Music Guide
  4. ↑ Single edit information provided by Sting Out Of Print: The Complete Discography
  5. ↑ From Michael Patterson's entry from Internet Movie Database
  6. ↑ Information from Sting.com Official Site

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