Hand on Heart

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"Hand on Heart"
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Single by Olly Murs
from the album Right Place Right Time and Right Place Right Time: Special Edition
Released22 November 2013 (2013-11-22)
Recorded2013
Genre Power pop
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) TMS
Olly Murs singles chronology
"Inner Ninja (Remix)"
(2013)
"Hand on Heart"
(2013)
"Wrapped Up"
(2014)

"Hand on Heart" is a song by English singer-songwriter Olly Murs for his third studio album Right Place Right Time (2012). The song was released as the fifth single from the album, although released to promote the 2013 re-release. It was co-written by Murs, Ben Kohn, Pete Kelleher, Tom Barnes, Wayne Hector and Iain James while the production was handled by TMS. Another version of the song was released in Spain with the Spanish pop singer Edurne collaborating.

Contents

Music video

A music video for the song was released on 4 November 2013. [1] Inspired by the video to Robbie Williams' hit single "Angels", it was shot in black-and-white and directed by Vaughan Arnell, who shot the original video to "Angels". [2]

Williams, who made a cameo appearance in the video, commented, "Imitation is the highest form of flattery. I am easily flattered, and I love Olly. We always have a good time together and this was no exception." [3]

Live performances

Murs performed the song on the seventh live show of the tenth series of The X Factor , the seventeenth season of Dancing with the Stars , The Jonathan Ross Show , John Bishop's Christmas Show and the duet version featuring Spanish singer Edurne on "Los Premios 40 Principales" 2013 in Madrid.

Chart performance

On the week commencing 18 November 2013, "Hand on Heart" debuted and peaked at number 73 in Australia, becoming Murs' fourth song to enter the ARIA Singles Chart in 2013. [4]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Right Place Right Time, Epic Records, Syco Records. [5]

Recording
Personnel

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 73
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 50
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [7] 20
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 25

Duet version featuring Edurne

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [9] 46

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