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Heart was #1 on the UK singles chart for three weeks in April 1988. This is also their last number 1 song to date. The song was included on the group’s third studio album, Actually.
Written by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant, “Heart” was the fourth and final single from the duo’s second ‘proper’ album Actually. Remixed as a single and released in March 1988, it rocketed to the top of the charts to become the duo’s fourth – and, to date, last – UK number one single. It was also a massive hit across Europe.
The genesis of the song goes back to the sessions for the duo’s first album Please in early 1986 with Shep Pettibone. Originally the duo had planned to offer it to Hi-NRG singer Hazell Dean or — more notoriously — Madonna, but they ultimately kept it for themselves. The duo’s version of the song was intended to be used in the Steven Spielberg-produced film Innerspace, but the dance sequence it was intended for was at the wrong tempo for the song.
The lyrics are noted for being more traditional than most Pet Shop Boys songs, being a straightforward declaration of love — a characteristic common in many pop songs. The song was re-recorded for Actually with producer Andy Richards, and was mixed by Julian Mendelsohn. The single remix is an edit of the Richards’ version with the use of wah wah guitar, giving the song more of a ’70s sound.
Despite topping the UK charts for three weeks and being a huge worldwide hit, the duo themselves tend to dismiss it, with Chris Lowe stating in 2001: “It just shows that chart positions aren’t the be all and end all.”

Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasionally guitar and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally backing vocals.
Starting out, the two called themselves West End, because of their love of London’s West End, but later they came up with the name Pet Shop Boys, which derived from friends of theirs who worked in a pet shop in Ealing.
They have sold over 100 million records worldwide, and are listed as the most successful duo in UK music history by The Guinness Book of Records. Since 1986, they have achieved 42 Top 30 singles and 22 Top 10 hits in the UK, including four Number Ones. (Quelle Wikipedia)