Young at Heart (Bananarama song)

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"Young at Heart"
Song by Bananarama
from the album Deep Sea Skiving
Released1983
RecordedJanuary 1982
Genre
Length3:13
LabelLondon
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Barry Blue

"Young at Heart" is a pop song first recorded in the 1980s by the British female singing trio Bananarama and appeared on their debut album Deep Sea Skiving in 1983. The song was later recorded by Scottish pop group the Bluebells, whose version peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart after a re-release in 1993.

Bananarama version[]

Bananarama's version of the song is credited to Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward of Bananarama, and Robert Hodgens of the Bluebells, Fahey's then-boyfriend.

The Bluebells version[]

"Young at Heart"
The Bluebells Young at Heart single cover.jpg
1984 single cover
Single by the Bluebells
from the album Sisters
B-side
  • "Tender Mercy" (1984)
  • "I'm Falling" (1993)
  • "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" (Japan)
Released11 June 1984 (1984-06-11)[1]
RecordedMarch 1984
Length5:28
LabelLondon
Songwriter(s)
The Bluebells singles chronology
"I'm Falling"
(1984) 		"Young at Heart"
(1984) 		"Cath (re-issue)"
(1984)

The song was reworked in 1984 by the Bluebells, a version originally credited to Hodgens and Fahey upon its re-release in 1993. In 2002, the session musician Bobby Valentino, who performed the violin solo on the Bluebells' version of "Young at Heart", won the right to be recognised as co-author of the song after taking legal action.[2]

The Bluebells' version of the song was a UK top-10 chart success on two occasions, first reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart during its original release in 1984. Almost a decade later, after the Bluebells had disbanded, the song was re-released as a single on 15 March 1993[3] after being featured in a TV advert on British television for the Volkswagen Golf. It became a number-one hit on the UK chart for four weeks, leading to the band reforming temporarily to perform the song on BBC Television's Top of the Pops, on which they commented on the unexpected re-release by parodying various other famous acts of the time such as Shabba Ranks and 2 Unlimited.

Track listings[]

1984 release[]

7-inch single[4]

A. "Young at Heart"
B. "Tender Mercy"

Japanese 7-inch single[5]

A. "Young at Heart"
B. "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"

1993 release[]

UK 7-inch and cassette single[6][7]

  1. "Young at Heart" – 3:27
  2. "I'm Falling" – 4:09

European CD single[8]

  1. "Young at Heart" – 3:27
  2. "Cath" (remix) – 3:15
  3. "I'm Falling" – 4:09
  4. "The Patriot Game" – 4:14

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Gold 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 9 June 1984. p. 12. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ Gray, Chris (3 July 2002). "Violinist wins fight for royalties after musical interlude in the High Court". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 13 March 1993. p. 17. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ^ Young at Heart (UK 7-inch single sleeve). The Bluebells. London Records. 1984. LON 49.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Young at Heart (Japanese 7-inch single sleeve). The Bluebells. London Records. 1984. S07P 1055.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Young at Heart (UK 7-inch single sleeve). The Bluebells. London Records. 1993. LON 338, 857 084-7.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Young at Heart (UK cassette single sleeve). The Bluebells. London Records. 1993. LONCS 338, 857 084-4.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Young at Heart (European CD single liner notes). The Bluebells. London Records. 1993. LONCD 338, 857 085-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Young at Heart". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 17. 24 April 1993. p. 41. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Bluebells – Young at Heart" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (22.–28. apríl)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 21 April 1993. p. 37. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 21, 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Bluebells – Young at Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. 31 July 1993. p. 36. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  17. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  18. ^ "1993 Year-End Sales Charts" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 51/52. 18 December 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1993". Music Week. 15 January 1994. p. 24.
  20. ^ "British single certifications – Bluebells – Young at Heart". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

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