Heart and Soul (T'Pau song)
Encyclopedia
"Heart and Soul" is a song by British
pop band
T'Pau
. Featuring vocalist Carol Decker performing overlapping lyrics, the song was released as a single record
in 1987, taken from the 1987 album
Bridge of Spies. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans
advert, the single reached #4 in both the US
and UK
charts. The song was featured on the soundtrack
for the video game Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
.
The single's B-side, "On the Wing," had yet to appear on CD as of the middle of October of 2011.
United Kingdom
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pop band
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
T'Pau
T'Pau (band)
T'Pau was a 1980s British Rock group led by singer Carol Decker. They had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe...
. Featuring vocalist Carol Decker performing overlapping lyrics, the song was released as a single record
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in 1987, taken from the 1987 album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Bridge of Spies. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans
Pepe Jeans
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advert, the single reached #4 in both the US
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
and UK
UK Singles Chart
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charts. The song was featured on the soundtrack
Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack
The soundtrack to the game Grand Theft Auto IV, like the previous games in the series, is mostly made up of in-game radio stations. These radio stations can be listened to when driving various vehicles in the game, or at the start menu...
for the video game Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is a standalone compilation of the downloadable content episodes for the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV. Created by Rockstar North in the United Kingdom, it contains both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony on one disc...
.
The single's B-side, "On the Wing," had yet to appear on CD as of the middle of October of 2011.
Chart performance
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
---|---|---|
Belgian Singles Chart | 16 | 5 |
Canadian Singles Chart | 1 | 25 |
Dutch Singles Chart | 37 | 10 |
French Singles Chart | 10 | |
German Singles Chart | 10 | 15 |
Irish Singles Chart | 4 | 4 |
New Zealand Singles Chart | 9 | 13 |
Polish Singles Chart | 36 | 2 |
South African Singles Chart | 18 | 4 |
Swedish Singles Chart | 20 | 1 |
Swiss Singles Chart | 9 | 14 |
UK Singles Chart | 4 | 14 |
US Hot 100 Billboard Chart | 4 | |
US Dance/Club Play Singles | 13 | |
US Hot Dance Music Sales | 15 | |
Heart and Soul '97 Chart Performance
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
---|---|---|
UK Singles Chart | 186 | 1 |