Strong as Steel (song)

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"Strong As Steel"
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Single by Five Star
from the album Between The Lines
B-side "The Man"
Released28 September 1987
Genre
Length4:18
Label RCA/BMG, 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 the name of a 1987 hit single by British pop group Five Star, the second release from their third album, Between The Lines . The single peaked at No. 16 in the UK. [1]

Contents

The song was written by American songwriter Diane Warren.

Track listings

7" single and 7" posterbag

  1. "Strong As Steel" (Edit)
  2. "The Man"


12" single PT41566 and cassette single

  1. "Strong As Steel" (Album Version)
  2. "The Man"
  3. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (M&M Groove Remix) 05:15


2nd 12" single PT41566(R)

  1. "Strong As Steel" (Edit)
  2. "The Man"
  3. "The Five Star Hit Mix", 11:52 (Disco Mix Club megamix featuring "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", "The Slightest Touch").


All tracks available on the remastered versions of either the 2012 'Between The Lines' album, the 2013 'The Remix Anthology (The Remixes 1984-1991)' or the 2018 'Luxury - The Definitive Anthology 1984-1991' boxset.

Tina Arena version

"Strong as Steel"
Strong as steel tina arena single.jpg
Single by Tina Arena
from the album Strong as Steel
ReleasedNovember 1990
Genre Pop
Length5:06
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

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 30

Other cover versions

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References

  1. "Official Charts > Five Star". The Official UK Charts Company . Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  2. "australian-charts.com > Tina Arena – Strong as Steel (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  3. Video on YouTube