Singer Carol Decker said of the authorship and composition of the selection:
Ron had just bought a new keyboard with a built in sequencer, so he was just trying to get used to the gizmos in it and while messing around with the sequencer he started the “bum bum buh buh bum bum bum” of the bass riff. I started to sing a melody over it, the wafty vocal and came up with “more than an ocean keeps us apart.” The lyrics were about when I went on holiday with my parents and Ronnie couldn’t come. I missed him so much, but then I morphed the story into a fictitious one of not being loved back (which I was). The rap was the idea of Andy Piercy, our then producer. He said the gaps needed filling, so I started these syncopated sort of nonsense noises. I then turned those noises into words which took about a week to get right.[3]
Song informationedit
The song is notable for its usage of various vocal overdubs, causing Decker, essentially, to be duetting with herself on the original studio recording. This makes the song, in its initial studio form, impossible to perform live without additional backup singers. Instead, Decker often performs what she calls a "basic" version,[4] explaining to Songfacts: "I rap the first two verses then cut to the melody for the verse before the chorus. No one really notices or minds as I cover the essential dynamics of the song. It works well."[4]
Upon its initial release in the UK in February 1987, the song was not well received, entering the bottom of the chart and falling out immediately after.[5] But in the United States, the song received heavy airplay, and[citation needed] enabled it to reach No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1987.[6] Due to the exposure, the song was re-released in the UK that same month; this time it became a hit, equaling the US peak of No. 4 in September.[7]
There are two different versions of the Music Video, one made later than the other, both visible on YouTube.
Packaging and titleedit
The single artwork was designed by graphic designer Adrian Fry.[8]
^Smith, Robin (7 February 1987). "News Digest". Record Mirror. p. 33. ISSN 0144-5804.
^"Oberhofer Talks Totally Tubular Covers of Cars, Cyndi Lauper, Wang Chung for 'Table 19' Soundtrack". Billboard. ...a mixtape of classic 1980s new wave tunes from Cyndi Lauper, A Flock of Seagulls, General Public and Modern English
^"Interview with Carol Decker of T'Pau". Kickin' it Old School. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ abWiser, Carl. "CAROL DECKER OF T'PAU". Songfacts. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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Heart and Soul is the debut single by British pop rock band T Pau released in a rerecorded version from their debut studio album Bridge of Spies in 1987 Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert citation needed the single reached number four on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart Heart and Soul Single by T Paufrom the album Bridge of SpiesB side On the Wing Released9 February 1987 UK 1 20 April 1987 US Recorded1986GenreNew wave 2 Length3 42 7 version 4 15 LP version LabelSiren VirginSongwriter s Carol Ann Decker Ronald Phillip Ron RogersProducer s Roy Thomas BakerT Pau singles chronology Heart and Soul 1987 Intimate Strangers 1987 Music video Heart and Soul on YouTube Contents 1 Background 2 Song information 3 Packaging and title 4 Cultural references 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 References 7 External linksBackground editSinger Carol Decker said of the authorship and composition of the selection Ron had just bought a new keyboard with a built in sequencer so he was just trying to get used to the gizmos in it and while messing around with the sequencer he started the bum bum buh buh bum bum bum of the bass riff I started to sing a melody over it the wafty vocal and came up with more than an ocean keeps us apart The lyrics were about when I went on holiday with my parents and Ronnie couldn t come I missed him so much but then I morphed the story into a fictitious one of not being loved back which I was The rap was the idea of Andy Piercy our then producer He said the gaps needed filling so I started these syncopated sort of nonsense noises I then turned those noises into words which took about a week to get right 3 Song information editThe song is notable for its usage of various vocal overdubs causing Decker essentially to be duetting with herself on the original studio recording This makes the song in its initial studio form impossible to perform live without additional backup singers Instead Decker often performs what she calls a basic version 4 explaining to Songfacts I rap the first two verses then cut to the melody for the verse before the chorus No one really notices or minds as I cover the essential dynamics of the song It works well 4 Upon its initial release in the UK in February 1987 the song was not well received entering the bottom of the chart and falling out immediately after 5 But in the United States the song received heavy airplay and citation needed enabled it to reach No 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1987 6 Due to the exposure the song was re released in the UK that same month this time it became a hit equaling the US peak of No 4 in September 7 There are two different versions of the Music Video one made later than the other both visible on YouTube Packaging and title editThe single artwork was designed by graphic designer Adrian Fry 8 Cultural references editThe song was featured on the soundtrack for the video game Grand Theft Auto Episodes from Liberty City and was featured in the opening credits of the 2017 film Don t Talk to Irene The song featured in the episode San Junipero of the Netflix series Black Mirror written and created by Charlie Brooker The song featured in the 2019 comedy horror film We Summon the Darkness Insane Clown Posse released a cover of the song on their 2021 album Yum Yum Bedlam Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Heart and Soul Chart 1987 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 9 18Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 10 16Canada Top Singles RPM 11 1Europe European Hot 100 Singles 12 13Ireland IRMA 13 4Netherlands Dutch Top 40 14 34Netherlands Single Top 100 15 37New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 16 9South Africa Springbok Radio 17 18Sweden Sverigetopplistan 18 20Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 19 9UK Singles OCC 20 4US Billboard Hot 100 21 4US Dance Club Songs Billboard 21 13US Dance Singles Sales Billboard 21 15US Cash Box Top 100 Singles 22 4US Contemporary Hit Radio Radio amp Records 23 4West Germany Official German Charts 24 10Weekly chart performance for Heart and Soul 97 Chart 1997 PeakpositionUK Singles OCC 25 186 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Heart and Soul Chart 1987 PositionAustralia Kent Music Report 26 86Canada Top Singles RPM 27 15UK Singles Gallup 28 47US Billboard Hot 100 29 33US Cash Box Top 100 Singles 30 38References edit Smith Robin 7 February 1987 News Digest Record Mirror p 33 ISSN 0144 5804 Oberhofer Talks Totally Tubular Covers of Cars Cyndi Lauper Wang Chung for Table 19 Soundtrack Billboard a mixtape of classic 1980s new wave tunes from Cyndi Lauper A Flock of Seagulls General Public and Modern English Interview with Carol Decker of T Pau Kickin it Old School 1 March 2011 Retrieved 14 August 2021 a b Wiser Carl CAROL DECKER OF T PAU Songfacts Retrieved 5 January 2016 The Daily Telegraph The Hot 100 Chart Billboard Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Official Charts T Pau Heart amp Soul 97 Discogs Retrieved 22 January 2019 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 312 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 T Pau Heart and Soul in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved 27 July 2023 Top RPM Singles Issue 0850 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 27 July 2023 European Hot 100 Singles Music amp Media Vol 4 no 39 3 October 1987 p 14 OCLC 29800226 The Irish Charts Search Results Heart and Soul Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 27 July 2023 Nederlandse Top 40 T Pau in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 27 July 2023 T Pau Heart and Soul in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 27 July 2023 T Pau Heart and Soul Top 40 Singles Retrieved 27 July 2023 SA Charts 1965 1989 As presented on Springbok Radio Radio Orion Acts T The South African Rock Encyclopedia Archived from the original on 20 May 2018 Retrieved 27 July 2023 T Pau Heart and Soul Singles Top 100 Retrieved 27 July 2023 T Pau Heart and Soul Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved 27 July 2023 TPau Artist Chart History Official Charts Company Retrieved 27 July 2023 a b c T Pau Awards AllMusic Archived from the original on 13 April 2016 Retrieved 27 July 2023 Cash Box Top 100 Singles Week ending August 8 1987 Cash Box Archived from the original on 6 October 2012 Retrieved 27 July 2023 Contemporary Hit Radio Radio amp Records No 695 17 July 1987 p 96 ISSN 0277 4860 Offiziellecharts de T Pau Heart and Soul in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 27 July 2023 Chart Log UK 1994 2010 DJ T Tzant Zobbel de Retrieved 6 January 2012 National Top 100 Singles for 1987 Australian Music Report 28 December 1987 via Imgur Top 100 Singles of 87 RPM Vol 47 no 12 26 December 1987 p 5 ISSN 0033 7064 via Library and Archives Canada Gallup Year End Charts 1987 Singles Record Mirror 23 January 1988 p 36 ISSN 0144 5804 Hot 100 Songs Year End 1987 Billboard Archived from the original on 18 February 2020 Retrieved 27 July 2023 The Cash Box Year End Charts 1987 Top 50 Pop Singles Cash Box 26 December 1987 Archived from the original on 16 November 2019 Retrieved 27 July 2023 External links edit Heart And Soul at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heart and Soul T 27Pau song amp oldid 1185268468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
