"Take Me to Your Heart" achieved some success, but lesser than the lead single from Hold My in Your Arms, "She Wants to Dance with Me". Unlike Astley's previous singles, it was not released in North America. In the UK, it started at number 18 on 26 November 1988 and reached a peak of number eight for two weeks, and spent 11 weeks on the chart. [10] In Ireland, it reached number five and charted for five weeks. [11] In Germany, after a debut at number 54, it jumped to number 13, hit number ten in its sixth week and remained on the chart for a total of 15 weeks. [12] It was also a top ten hit in other five European nations, peaking at number two in both Greece and Spain, [13] [14] number four in Denmark, [15] number seven in Italy and number ten in Sweden. [16] [17] It missed the top ten by one place in Finland, the Netherlands and the Flanders part of Belgium, [18] [19] [20] and culminated at number 16 in Switzerland and number 18 in France. [21] [22]
On the Pan-Eurochart Hot 100 singles chart established by the Music & Media magazine, it debuted at number 55 on 3 December 1988, peaked at number 11 in its fourth week, [23] and charted first for 13 weeks, then recharted for additional eight weeks thanks to France where it was released in March 1989. Much aired on radio, particularly in Spain where it reached number one on the national airplay chart, it appeared for 14 weeks on the European Airplay Top 50 with a peak at number 12. [24] In the Oceanian markets, it was a minor hit, barely stalling outside the top 40 in both Australia (41) [25] and New Zealand (43), [26] while "She Wants to Dance with Me" had reached the top 20 in both countries.
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