"There's the Girl" is a song recorded by the American rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band, Heart

Heart (band)

Heart is an American rock band who first found success in Canada. Throughout several lineup changes, the only two members remaining constant are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. The group rose to fame in the 1970s with their music being influenced by hard rock as well as folk music...

. It was composed by Holly Knight

Holly Knight

Holly Knight is a songwriter, vocalist and musician of pop and rock music.- Biography :She was born in New York City and started playing classical piano as a young child. She soon became interested in rock music, and left home at about sixteen to pursue her dreams...

 and Heart band member Nancy Wilson

Nancy Wilson (guitarist)

Nancy Lamoureux Wilson is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer who, with her older sister Ann and lead guitarist Roger Fisher, became the core of the Seattle/Vancouver rock band Heart.-Life and career:...

. "There's The Girl" was released in a remixed version as the third single from Heart's ninth studio album, Bad Animals

Bad Animals

Bad Animals is the ninth studio album, but tenth album overall by the rock band Heart. Released in 1987, the album was a big hit, and was almost as successful as their previous record Heart in 1985. RIAA certification as of 2010 is 5 times platinum, indicating sales in excess of 5 million in the US...

. Knight is known as a very successful songwriter who was responsible for penning many hit singles during the 1980s.

Like Heart's 1986 #1 single "These Dreams

These Dreams

"These Dreams" is a song by the rock band Heart released in 1986 from their 1985 self-titled album. It was the first song by the band to become a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.-Origin of the song:...

", the lead vocals on "There's the Girl" were performed by Nancy Wilson, rather than Ann Wilson

Ann Wilson

Ann Dustin Wilson is an American musician, best known as the lead singer, flute player, songwriter, and occasional guitar player of the rock band Heart.-Personal life:...

 (though most fans did not realize this until the video was released or they saw the song performed live), the usual lead singer for the group. The single climbed to #12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 and was also a Top-40 single on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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, where it peaked at #34.

Versions and Formats

The 7" version was remixed from "Bad Animals" and ran for 3:50, whilst the 12" and CD single version featured an extended remix, running at 7:22. A very limited edition of the UK 12" single release came with a giant double-sided poster.

The most highly sought after release format of this single is, however, the Japanese 3" CD single, which exclusivey featured an extended version of Heart's previous single "Alone

Alone (Heart song)

-Céline Dion version:Céline Dion covered "Alone" for her 2007 album Taking Chances. It was released as the second single in Europe and North America, and third in the United Kingdom...

" running at 5:45. This track is only available on this release.

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	31
Polish Singles Chart	14
UK Singles Chart	34
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	12
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart	16