Room in Your Heart

1989 single by Living in a Box From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Room in Your Heart" is a song by British band Living in a Box, released as the third single from their 1989 album, Gatecrashing.[2] It rivalled the band's eponymous 1987 single as their highest-charting song. Both peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. This song was their most successful single from Gatecrashing.

Released4 September 1989 (1989-09-04)[1]
Recorded1989
Length
  • 4:28 (album version)
  • 4:40 (single version)
Quick facts Single by Living in a Box, from the album Gatecrashing ...
"Room in Your Heart"
Single by Living in a Box
from the album Gatecrashing
Released4 September 1989 (1989-09-04)[1]
Recorded1989
Genre
Length
  • 4:28 (album version)
  • 4:40 (single version)
Songwriters
Producers
Living in a Box singles chronology
"Gatecrashing"
(1989)
"Room in Your Heart"
(1989)
"Different Air"
(1989)
Music video
"Room in Your Heart" on YouTube
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Background

According to frontman Richard Darbyshire, "Room in Your Heart" gave him a rare opportunity to display his guitar work. Reflecting on his time in the band, Darbyshire mentioned how guitar solos were relatively incompatible with the group's often more dance-oriented material, implying that his guitar parts were often relegated to rhythm/less prominent riffing (and that other guitarists often performed the solos on the few Living in a Box songs that did include them). However, while other guitarists are credited on Gatecrashing (including Brian May performing the solo on "Blow the House Down", the group's first hit from the album), Darbyshire described himself as "quite proud of [his own] solo on 'Room in Your Heart'", indicating that he performed the guitar solo on the latter hit.[3]

Versions

The original version of the song, featured as the final track on the Gatecrashing album, has a length of 4:28.

A slightly remixed single version appends a brief a cappella introduction, delays the start of the drum beat until Darbyshire begins singing the first verse, and features enhanced drum and keyboard sounds intermittently throughout the remainder of the track. These embellishments extend the length of the song by approximately 10–12 seconds. There are also several edited versions of the single (including the video version, which cuts out half of Darbyshire's guitar solo as well as half of the second verse).[4]

Music video

A music video was made to promote the single. The band hired Howard Greenhalgh to direct the video. It was shot in Montepulciano and Siena in Tuscany, Italy.[citation needed]

Charts

More information Chart (1989–1990), Peak position ...
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Certifications

More information Region, Certification ...
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[1] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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Cover version

Streetwize, an international boyband project, sang a cover version of the song during the Irish Childline 2007 charity event.[14][better source needed]

References

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