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Rhythm of My Heart

"Rhythm of My Heart" is a song written by Marc Jordan and John Capek. The song first appeared on Dutch rock and roll artist René Shuman’s debut album, René Shuman (1986). In 1991, British singer Rod Stewart recorded the song for his album Vagabond Heart with production by Trevor Horn. It is the album's opening track. The song was also released as its first single on 4 March 1991.

"Rhythm of My Heart"
Single by Rod Stewart
from Vagabond Heart"
B-side
Released4 March 1991 (1991-03-04)[1]
Length4:12
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Trevor Horn
Rod Stewart singles chronology
""I Don't Want to Talk About It"
(1990) 		Rhythm of My Heart ""The Motown Song"
(1991)

Stewart's version reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 1 on both the Canadian and Irish charts. The melody is adaptation from "Loch Lomond".

Track listings

7-inch single

  1. "Rhythm of My Heart" – 4:12
  2. "Moment of Glory" – 4:37

12-inch single

  1. "Rhythm of My Heart" – 4:12
  2. "Moment of Glory" – 4:37
  3. "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (newly recorded) – 4:49

CD maxi – Europe

  1. "Rhythm of My Heart" – 4:12
  2. "Moment of Glory" – 4:37
  3. "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (newly recorded) – 4:49

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[3] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 10
Illegal chart entered Canadatopsingles 1
Illegal chart entered Canadaadultcontemporary 1
Denmark (IFPI)[5] 9
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[6] 7
France (SNEP)[7] 20
Germany (Media Control AG)[8] 4
Illegal chart entered Ireland2 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 18
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[10] 21
New Zealand (RIANZ)[11] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 17
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[13] 9
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[14] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[16] 2
Illegal chart entered Billboardmainstreamrock 13

Year-end charts

Chart (1991) Position
Australia (ARIA)[17] 13
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[18] 29
Belgium (Ultratop)[19] 80
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[20] 4
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[21] 4
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[22] 26
Germany (Official German Charts)[23] 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 38
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[26] 34
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 50
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[28] 12

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[17] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Silver 200,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

In popular culture

Stewart's version of the song was used during the closing credits of the 1996 family movie Loch Ness. The single was also played during the bar scenes in the 2000 movie The Perfect Storm.

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week: vi. 2 March 1991. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1991/MW-1991-03-02.pdf. Retrieved 27 August 2021. 
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Rod Stewart – Rhythm of My Heart". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  3. ↑ "Rod Stewart – Rhythm of My Heart Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rod Stewart – Rhythm of My Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  5. ↑ "Top 10 Sales in Europe". Music & Media 8 (14): 34. 6 April 1991. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-04-06.pdf. Retrieved 21 March 2018. 
  6. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media 8 (14): 37. 6 April 1991. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-04-06.pdf. Retrieved 25 April 2020. 
  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Rod Stewart – Rhythm of My Heart" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  9. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – Rhythm of My Heart" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  11. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Rod Stewart – Rhythm of My Heart". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  12. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Rhythm of My Heart". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "Rod Stewart – Rhythm of My Heart swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  15. ↑ "Illegal name entered Rod Stewart/Rod+Stewart/chart?f=379 Rod Stewart Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Rod Stewart. Prometheus Global Media.
  16. ↑ "Illegal name entered Rod Stewart/Rod+Stewart/chart?f=341 Rod Stewart Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Rod Stewart. Prometheus Global Media.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1991". ARIA. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  18. ↑ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1991" (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  19. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1991" (in Nederlands). Ultratop. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM (Library and Archives Canada). http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2024&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2024.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2024. Retrieved 23 November 2017. 
  21. ↑ "RPM 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1991". RPM (Library and Archives Canada). http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.1706&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.1706.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.1706. Retrieved 9 June 2018. 
  22. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 1991". Music & Media 8 (51–52): 21. 21 December 1991. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-12-21.pdf. Retrieved 17 January 2020. 
  23. ↑ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1991" (in Deutsch). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  24. ↑ "End of Year Charts 1991". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  25. ↑ "Swiss Year-End Charts 1991" (in Deutsch). Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  26. ↑ "1991 Top 100 Singles". Music Week (London, England: Spotlight Publications): 20. 11 January 1992. 
  27. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (21 December 1991). "1991 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard 103 (51): YE-14. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-12-21.pdf. Retrieved 31 August 2020. 
  28. ↑ "1991 The Year in Music". Billboard 103 (51): YE-36. 21 December 1991. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-12-21.pdf. Retrieved 8 August 2021. 
  29. ↑ "British single certifications – Rod Stewart – Rhythm of My Heart". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Rhythm of My Heart in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
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