Destiny (Jennifer Rush song)

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"Destiny"
Single by Jennifer Rush
from the album Movin'
B-side
  • "The Right Time Has Come Now"
  • "Hero of a Fool"
ReleasedSeptember 1985
Length3:35
Label CBS
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Candy DeRouge
  • Gunther Mende
Jennifer Rush singles chronology
"The Power of Love"
(1985)		"Destiny"
(1985)		"Madonna's Eyes"
(1986)

"Destiny" is a 1985 song recorded by American singer-songwriter Jennifer Rush. It was the first single from her album Movin' .

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Background

"Destiny" was co-written by Jennifer Rush with producers Candy DeRouge and Gunther Mende, who had previously produced her debut album and were co-writers on the Top 30 German hits "25 Lovers" and "Ring of Ice", as well as the worldwide hit "The Power of Love".

The song was re-recorded by Jennifer Rush for her 1998 album Classics .

Track listings

  1. "Destiny" – 3:35
  2. "The Right Time Has Come Now (Show Me Some Emotion)" – 4:01
  1. "Destiny" – 3:35
  2. "Hero of a Fool" – 3:38
  1. "Destiny" (Extended version) – 7:15
  2. "The Right Time Has Come Now (Show Me Some Emotion)" – 4:01
  3. "Destiny" – 3:35
  1. "Destiny" (Extended version) – 7:15
  2. "The Right Time Has Come Now (Show Me Some Emotion)" – 4:01

Notes

Charts

Chart (1985–1986)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [9] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [10] 24
European Top 100 Singles ( Eurotipsheet ) [11] 68
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12] 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 5
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 96
West Germany (GfK) [15] 4

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References

  1. ↑ Destiny (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1985. A 6574.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ Destiny (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1985. SSC 5880.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Destiny (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1986. A 6574.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Destiny (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. Epic. 1986. IE4-7160.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Destiny (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1985. A 12.6574.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Destiny (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1986. TA 6574.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Destiny (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1986. QA 6574.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ Destiny (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1986. WTA 6574.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ "Jennifer Rush – Destiny" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Jennifer Rush – Destiny" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  11. ↑ "European Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 3, no. 2. January 13, 1986. p. 12. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Jennifer Rush – Destiny" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Jennifer Rush – Destiny". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jennifer Rush – Destiny" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
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