Destiny (Jennifer Rush song)

"Destiny"
Continental European cover
Single by Jennifer Rush
from the album Movin'
B-side	"The Right Time Has Come Now" "Hero of a Fool"
Released	September 1985
Length	3:35
Label	CBS
Songwriters	Jennifer Rush (Lyrics) Candy DeRouge (Lyrics and Music) Gunther Mende (Lyrics and Music)
Producers	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' . It was a top five hit in Austria, Switzerland and West Germany and remains Rush's highest charting single in Germany. It also reached the top 30 in Belgium and the Netherlands but only reached the lower end of the top 100 in the United Kingdom and failed to chart in Canada, where it was the second and final single from the self-titled 1986 compilation that served as her debut album in North America. It was not released in Australasia, where "If You're Ever Gonna Lose My Love" was released instead.

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

• European 7-inch single ^[1]
• South African 7-inch single ^[2]
• U.K. 7-inch single ^[3]

1. "Destiny" – 3:35
2. "The Right Time Has Come Now (Show Me Some Emotion)" – 4:01

• Canadian 7-inch single ^[4]

1. "Destiny" – 3:35
2. "Hero of a Fool" – 3:38

• European 12-inch single ^[5]

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

• U.K. 12-inch single ^[6]

1. "Destiny" (Extended version) – 7:15
2. "The Right Time Has Come Now (Show Me Some Emotion)" – 4:01

Notes

• A poster sleeve version of the 7-inch single was released in the United Kingdom. ^[7]
• A picture disc version of the 12-inch single was released in the United Kingdom. ^[8]
• The extended version was included on the 2007 box set Stronghold – The Collector's Hit Box .

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 (Dutch Top 40) [12]	19
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13]	23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [14]	5
UK Singles (OCC) [15]	96
West Germany (GfK) [16]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
West Germany (Media Control) [17]	74
Chart (1986)	Position
West Germany (Media Control) [18]	38

References

1. Destiny (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1985. A 6574.
2. Destiny (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1985. SSC 5880.
3. Destiny (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1986. A 6574.
4. Destiny (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. Epic. 1986. IE4-7160.
5. Destiny (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1985. A 12.6574.
6. Destiny (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1986. TA 6574.
7. Destiny (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1986. QA 6574.
8. Destiny (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1986. WTA 6574.
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. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Jennifer Rush" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
13. "Jennifer Rush – Destiny" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
14. "Jennifer Rush – Destiny". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Jennifer Rush – Destiny" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
17. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1985" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
18. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1986" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved November 19, 2025.