I Get Weak

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"I Get Weak"
I Get Weak.jpg
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Heaven on Earth
ReleasedFebruary 15, 1988
Recorded1987
StudioOcean Way (Los Angeles, California)
GenrePop rock
Length
  • 4:52 (album version)
  • 4:20 (single edit)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Diane Warren
Producer(s)Rick Nowels
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
(1987) 		"I Get Weak"
(1988) 		"Circle in the Sand"
(1988)

"I Get Weak" is a song recorded by American singer Belinda Carlisle for her second studio album Heaven on Earth (1987). The song was written by Diane Warren and produced by Rick Nowels, and was released as the second single from the Heaven on Earth album on February 15, 1988.

"I Get Weak" reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 behind Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", and number ten on the UK Singles Chart in 1988. It also reached number four in Canada.

Background[]

After completing the song, songwriter Diane Warren "initially had Stevie Nicks in mind – a suggestion she made to producer Rick Nowels, who felt it would be a better fit for Carlisle."[1]

Music video[]

The accompanying music video for the song features a combination of color and black-and-white shots in the same frames. It was directed by Academy Award-winning actress Diane Keaton (who also directed her previous "Heaven is a Place on Earth" video), and featured model and actor Tony Ward, who later appeared in Madonna's "Justify My Love" music video.

The video uses the single edit (4:20).

Track listing[]

  1. "I Get Weak" (12" version) – 7:25
  2. "I Get Weak" (7" version) – 4:39
  3. "I Get Weak" (Instrumental version) (US pressing) – 7:32
  4. "Should I Let You In?" – 4:16

The remixes were made by Shep Pettibone.

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ Liner notes, Heaven on Earth: Special Edition (2013 reissue)
  2. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Belinda Carlisle – I Get Weak". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0956." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8948." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5 no. 14. April 2, 1988. p. 27. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Get Weak". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Belinda Carlisle – I Get Weak" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Belinda Carlisle – I Get Weak". Top 40 Singles.
  9. ^ "SA Charts 1965–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts C". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Belinda Carlisle – I Get Weak". Swiss Singles Chart.
  11. ^ "Belinda Carlisle: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "Belinda Carlisle Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Belinda Carlisle Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Belinda Carlisle – I Get Weak". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49 no. 10. December 24, 1988. p. 9. ISSN 0033-7064.
  16. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

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