The Day That My Heart Caught Fire

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"The Day That My Heart Caught Fire"
Single by John Paul Young
from the album Love Is in the Air
ReleasedAugust 1978
Recorded1978
Genre Pop
Length2:55
Label Albert Productions
Songwriter(s) Harry Vanda and George Young
Producer(s) Harry Vanda, George Young
John Paul Young singles chronology
"Love Is in the Air"
(1977)
"The Day That My Heart Caught Fire"
(1978)
"Lost in Your Love"
(1978)

"The Day That My Heart Caught Fire" is a pop song written by Harry Vanda and George Young. It was recorded by Australian pop singer John Paul Young. The song was released in August 1978 as the second single from Young's fourth studio album Love Is in the Air (1978). The song peaked at number 20 on the Kent Music Report in October 1978. [1]

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Track listing

7" (AP 11796)

Weekly charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) [2] 20
South Africa [3] 20

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References

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