Hearts in Trouble

"Hearts in Trouble"
Single by Chicago
from the album Days of Thunder
B-side	"Car Building"
Released	July 26, 1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	Hard rock Progressive rock
Length	5:14 (album version) 4:00 (radio edit version)
Label	DGC
Songwriters	Bill Champlin Dennis Matkosky Kevin Dukes [1]
Producers	Bill Champlin Dennis Matkosky
Chicago singles chronology
"What Kind of Man Would I Be?" (1989) "Hearts in Trouble" (1990) "Chasin' the Wind" (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

"Hearts in Trouble" is a song by American rock band Chicago. It was released as the second single from the soundtrack of the Tom Cruise film Days of Thunder, released in July 1990 and distributed by DGC Records. "Hearts in Trouble" is also written by Bill Champlin, who also sings and produces the song, alongside co-producer Dennis Matkosky and Kevin Dukes who both co-wrote the song with Champlin. The song gained minor success after its release, peaking at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the summer of 1990, Chicago launched the Hearts in Trouble Tour.

Track listings

7-inch single, EU (1990)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hearts in Trouble"	5:14
2.	"Car Building" (by Hans Zimmer)	2:36

12-inch, CD and maxi-single, EU (1990)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hearts in Trouble"	5:14
2.	"Car Building" (by Hans Zimmer)	2:26
3.	"Thunder Box" (by Apollo Smile)	3:46

CD and promo, US (1990)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hearts in Trouble" (radio edit)	4:00
2.	"Hearts in Trouble" (album version)	5:14

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	77
US Billboard Hot 100 [3]	75
US Cashbox [4]	57

References

1. "Days of Thunder (1990)". IMDb.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
2. Hearts in Trouble at AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
3. "Chicago Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996 . Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-209-0.