Cross My Heart (Eighth Wonder song)

"Cross My Heart" is a song recorded by English pop band Eighth Wonder. It was the second single from the album Fearless and the group's sixth single. It proved to be almost as successful chartwise as "I'm Not Scared", reaching the top ten in Italy, Norway and Switzerland, and the top twenty in France, Germany and United Kingdom. It was a minor success in the US, peaking at number 56, but remains the band's only American top 75 hit single. The video was directed by Dieter 'Dee' Trattmann. The song was also notably recorded by American singer Martika.

"Cross My Heart"
Single by Eighth Wonder
from the album Fearless
B-side"Let Me In"
ReleasedJune 1988
RecordedThe Workhouse Studios, London
GenreDance-pop
Length3:26
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Michael Jay
Producer(s)Pete Hammond
Eighth Wonder singles chronology
"I'm Not Scared"
(1988)		 "Cross My Heart"
(1988)		 "Baby Baby"
(1988)
Music video
"Cross My Heart" on YouTube

Overview

Songwriter Michael Jay says the track was originally written for Martika, who he was planning to produce and launch as a pop star.[1] However, his publishing deal at the time required that his songs not be withheld exclusively for one artist, and were to be shopped around for placement with other acts.[1] Eighth Wonder's version of "Cross My Heart" followed Tracie Spencer's January 1988 version which featured on her self-titled debut album. During that year, the song was also released by Martika on her eponymous debut album. Also in 1988, Hong Kong pop singer Sandy Lam recorded a Cantonese version of the song, titled "Once We've Touched (一接觸)" for her sixth album City Rhythm.[2][3]

Critical reception

Jerry Smith of Music Week considered "Cross My Heart" an "irritatingly catchy and strikingly vapid pop number".[4]

Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Cross My Heart":[5]

  • 7" single
  1. "Cross My Heart" — 3:26
  2. "Let Me In" — 4:35
  • 12" maxi 1
  1. "Cross My Heart" (dance mix) — 7:06
  2. "Cross My Heart" — 3:26
  3. "Let Me In" — 4:35
  • 12" maxi 2
  1. "Cross My Heart" (club mix) — 6:50
  2. "Cross My Heart" (house mix) — 7:29
  3. "Cross My Heart" (dub mix) — 6:00
  • CD maxi
  1. "Cross My Heart" (dance mix) — 7:08
  2. "Cross My Heart" — 3:27
  3. "Let Me In" — 4:37
  4. "Cross My Heart" (instrumental) — 4:31

Credits
  • Design – Stylorouge
  • Photography – Eamon J. McCabe
  • Edited by Chep Nunez
  • Engineer assistant – Jeff Abikzer
  • Engineer (remix) – Hugo Dwyer
  • Keyboards – Mac Quayle
  • Producer – Pete Hammond
  • Remix – "Little" Louie Vega

Charts
Chart (1988-1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 116
France (SNEP)[7] 13
Germany (GfK Entertainment Charts)[8] 17
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 16
Italy (Musica e dischi)[10] 12
Japan Singles Chart 42
Norway (VG-lista)[11] 6
Spain (AFYVE)[12] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 56
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[15] 10
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[15] 15

References
  1. "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 34: Mind Over Matter to Maybe (We Should Call It A Day) on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  2. "Tracie Spencer: Cross My Heart". Second Hand Songs.com.
  3. "88 - Martika" (in French). Classic Rock Highway. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  4. Smith, Jerry (25 June 1988). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 29. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. "Eighth Wonder — "Cross My Heart", formats and track listings". discogs. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  6. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015". Imgur.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  7. "Eighth Wonder – Cross My Heart" (in French). Les classement single.
  8. "Eighth Wonder – Cross My Heart (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  9. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Eighth Wonder (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  10. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Eighth Wonder".
  11. "Eighth Wonder – Cross My Heart". VG-lista.
  12. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  13. "Eighth Wonder – Cross My Heart". Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. Cross My Heart at AllMusic


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