Heartlight (song)
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"Heartlight" is a song written by Neil Diamond
, Carole Bayer Sager
and her then-husband Burt Bacharach
, and recorded by Diamond in 1982
. The song is the first track on Diamond's 1982 album, also titled Heartlight
, and reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100
, becoming his eighth (and last) top 5 hit on the chart; the song is actually his last top 30 hit to date as well. The song also spent four weeks atop the adult contemporary chart in late 1982, becoming the last of his eight #1s on that chart.
The song is inspired by the blockbuster movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
, which Diamond, Bayer Sager and Bacharach had all seen together. When the alien E.T. leaves Earth, his heart glows a luminous red, hence the title of the song.
The songwriters were required to pay Universal Studios
$25,000 for the use of ideas from the film.
Neil Diamond
Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present....
, Carole Bayer Sager
Carole Bayer Sager
Carole Bayer Sager is an American lyricist, songwriter, singer, and painter.-Introduction:Born in New York City, Sager graduated from New York University, where she majored in English, dramatic arts and speech...
and her then-husband Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach
Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...
, and recorded by Diamond in 1982
1982 in music
This is a list of notable events in music from 1982. 1982 was a big year in music with Madonna making her debut as well as the year that Michael Jackson released Thriller which became the world's best selling album and it still holds that title today....
. The song is the first track on Diamond's 1982 album, also titled Heartlight
Heartlight (album)
Heartlight is an album by Neil Diamond released in 1982. The album contains the song "Heartlight", which reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the adult contemporary chart in late 1982. The album has been certified platinum in the US....
, and reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, becoming his eighth (and last) top 5 hit on the chart; the song is actually his last top 30 hit to date as well. The song also spent four weeks atop the adult contemporary chart in late 1982, becoming the last of his eight #1s on that chart.
The song is inspired by the blockbuster movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison and starring Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, and Peter Coyote...
, which Diamond, Bayer Sager and Bacharach had all seen together. When the alien E.T. leaves Earth, his heart glows a luminous red, hence the title of the song.
The songwriters were required to pay Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
$25,000 for the use of ideas from the film.