"Chains Around the Heart" | |
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Song by John Farnham | |
A-side | "Burn for You" |
Released | November 1990 |
Length | 6:36 |
Label | RCA, Wheatley |
Songwriter(s) | Richard Marx, Fee Waybill |
Producer(s) | Ross Fraser |
"Chains Around My Heart" | ||||
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Single by Richard Marx | ||||
from the album Rush Street | ||||
Released | 1992 | |||
Length | 5:45 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Richard Marx, Fee Waybill | |||
Producer(s) | Richard Marx | |||
Richard Marx singles chronology | ||||
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"Chains Around My Heart" is a song co-written by American musicians Richard Marx and Fee Waybill, originally recorded by Australian singer John Farnham under the title "Chains Around the Heart" as the B-side to his 1990 single "Burn for You". Marx then recorded his own version of the song for his third studio album, Rush Street (1991), and released it as the album's fourth and final single in 1992. Marx's version reached number 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, number 17 in Canada, and number 29 in the United Kingdom.
Weekly charts
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Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | 1992 | Cassette | Capitol | |
Japan | October 28, 1992 | Mini-CD | [11] | |
United Kingdom | November 16, 1992 |
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November 23, 1992 | CD2 | [13] |
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