Strong as Steel (song)

"Strong as Steel"
Single by Five Star
from the album Between the Lines
B-side	"The Man"
Released	28 September 1987
Length	4:18
Label	RCA, Tent
Songwriter(s)	Diane Warren
Producer(s)	Dennis Lambert
Five Star singles chronology
"Whenever You're Ready" (1987) "Strong as Steel" (1987) "Somewhere Somebody" (1987)

"Strong as Steel" is a song by British pop music group Five Star, released as the second single from their third album, Between the Lines . Written by American songwriter Diane Warren, the single peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

7-inch single

A. "Strong as Steel" (edit)

B. "The Man"

12-inch and cassette single

1. "Strong As Steel" (album version)
2. "The Man"
3. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (M&M Groove remix)

12-inch single 2

1. "Strong as Steel" (edit)
2. "The Man"
3. "The Five Star Hit Mix"

• "The Five Star Hit Mix" consists of "Can't Wait Another Minute", "Let Me Be the One", "All Fall Down", "Whenever You're Ready", "Find the Time", "If I Say Yes", "R.S.V.P.", "Love Take Over", and "The Slightest Touch"

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Strong as Steel" by Five Star

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [1]	57
Ireland (IRMA) [2]	9
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [3]	100
UK Singles (OCC) [4]	16

Tina Arena version

"Strong as Steel"
Single by Tina Arena
from the album Strong as Steel
Released	November 1990
Genre	Pop
Length	5:06
Songwriter(s)	Diane Warren
Tina Arena singles chronology
"The Machine's Breaking Down" (1990) "Strong as Steel" (1990) "Woman's Work" (1991)

Australian singer Tina Arena released her version of the song as a single from her first album, Strong as Steel (1990).

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Strong as Steel" by Tina Arena

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [5]	30

Other cover versions

• American singer Gregory Abbott covered the song for the soundtrack of the 1989 film Tap .
• American R&B singer Gladys Knight covered the song in 1990, which was featured in the soundtrack for the 1990 film Ghost Dad , starring Bill Cosby and Kimberly Russell. ^[6]
• In 1997, Diane Warren released a promotional compilation of songs written by her titled A Passion for Music. Included on the track list is the original demo of the song, sung by Jeff Pescetto.

References

1. "European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 4, no. 42. 24 October 1987. p. 19.
2. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Strong as Steel". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
3. "5 Star – Strong as Steel" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
4. "Five Star: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
5. "Tina Arena – Strong as Steel". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
6. Video on YouTube