(We Want) The Same Thing

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"(We Want) the Same Thing"
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Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Runaway Horses
B-side "Shades of Michaelangelo"
ReleasedOctober 21, 1989 (1989-10-21)
Length
  • 3:59
  • 4:17 (Summer remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Rick Nowels
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Leave a Light On"
(1989)		"(We Want) the Same Thing"
(1989)		"La Luna"
(1989)

"(We Want) The Same Thing" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle. Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, it was produced by Nowels for Carlisle's third album, Runaway Horses (1989). In Japan, it was released simultaneously with "Leave a Light On" as the album's lead single on October 21, 1989, [1] [2] while in the United Kingdom, it was issued as the album's fifth single in October 1990. To help promote the single in the UK, Virgin Records released a deluxe 12-inch vinyl box set with free stickers and a picture disc single on CD, in addition to standard formats. The single peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and spent 10 weeks in the top 75.

Contents

Single remix

The single version of "(We Want) The Same Thing" is different than the original version found on Runaway Horses . The intro of the single version includes chants of 'Hey!' repeated four times before a drum piece introduces the song. In the Runaway Horses album booklet, the lyrics listed for "(We Want) The Same Thing" vary from the actual version on the album but match the lyrics for the single version.

Track listings

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [11] 103
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [12] 25
European Airplay (European Hit Radio) [13] 22
Germany (GfK) [14] 53
Ireland (IRMA) [15] 22
UK Singles (OCC) [16] 6

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
JapanOctober 21, 1989Mini-CD Virgin Japan [1]
United KingdomOctober 1, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Virgin [17] [18]
October 15, 199012-inch vinyl box set [19]
JapanNovember 21, 1990CDVirgin Japan [20]

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References

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