You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)

"You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)"
Single by Rod Stewart
from the album Foot Loose & Fancy Free
B-side	"You Got a Nerve"
Released	30 September 1977 [1]
Recorded	1977
Genre	Easy listening [2] pop rock [3]
Length	4:30
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Rod Stewart
Producer(s)	Tom Dowd
Rod Stewart singles chronology
"The First Cut Is the Deepest" (1977) "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" (1977) "Hot Legs" (1978)

"You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" is a song written and recorded by Rod Stewart for his 1977 album Foot Loose & Fancy Free . The song became a hit, reaching the top ten of many countries, including the United States (number 4), United Kingdom (number 3), Canada (number 2), and Australia, peaking at number 1 for one week. ^{[4] [5]}

The lyrics mention two of Stewart's favourite football teams in the phrase "Celtic, United". ^[6] The inner sleeve to the album Foot Loose & Fancy Free also pictures artwork with the names Glasgow Celtic and Manchester United drifting out of a car stereo.

Reception

Billboard declared that "You're in My Heart" should become "Stewart's biggest easy listening hit" and felt the vocal style was similar to "The Killing of Georgie". ^[2] Record World said that "it's slow, introspective, the story of a relationship many should recognize." ^[7]

Personnel

• Rod Stewart – vocals
• Jim Cregan – guitars, backing vocals
• Phil Chen – bass
• Carmine Appice – drums, backing vocals
• David Foster – Fender Rhodes electric piano
• Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar
• Nicky Hopkins – string synthesizer
• Richard Greene – violin

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1977–1978) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report) [8] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [9] 13 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [10] 46 Canada CRIA [11] 2 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [12] 1 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [13] 3 Ireland (IRMA) [14] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [15] 8 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [16] 2 Norway (VG-lista) [17] 35 UK Singles (OCC) [18] 3 US Billboard Hot 100 [19] 4 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [20] 17

Year-end charts Chart (1977) Rank New Zealand [21] 32 Australia (Kent Music Report) [22] 23 Chart (1978) Rank Australia (Kent Music Report) [23] [8] 81 Canada [24] 36 US Billboard Hot 100 [25] 37

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [26]	Gold	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 102.
2. "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. 22 October 1977. p. 90. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
3. Sendra, Tim. Various Artists - Sounds of the Seventies: 1978 (1990) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Billboard Books
5. Kent, David (1993) (doc). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W
6. Worrall, Frank (2008). "Celtic United". Mainstream Publishing, 2008
7. "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. 22 October 1977. p. 18. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
8. "Kent Music Report No 236 – 1 January 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1978". Kent Music Report . Retrieved 8 January 2022– via Imgur.com.
9. "Rod Stewart – You're in My Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
10. "Rod Stewart – You're in My Heart" (in French). Ultratop 50.
11. Lwin, Nanda (2000). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Mississauga, Ont.: Music Data Canada
12. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5513a." RPM . Library and Archives Canada.
13. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 5535." RPM . Library and Archives Canada.
14. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – You're in My Heart". Irish Singles Chart.
15. "Rod Stewart – You're in My Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
16. "Rod Stewart – You're in My Heart". Top 40 Singles.
17. "Rod Stewart – You're in My Heart". VG-lista.
18. "Rod Stewart: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
19. "Rod Stewart Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
20. "Rod Stewart Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
21. "Top Selling Singles of 1977 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
22. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 429. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
23. Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
24. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
25. "Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
26. "American single certifications – Rod Stewart – My Heart". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Rod Stewart - You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim) on YouTube