"Rhythm of My Heart"
Single by Rod Stewart
from the album Vagabond Heart
B-side	"Moment of Glory"
Released	1991
Format	7" single, 12" maxi, CD maxi
Recorded	1990
Genre	Rock
Length	4:12
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s)	Marc T. Jordan, John Capek
Producer	Trevor Horn
Rod Stewart singles chronology
"I Don't Want to Talk About It" (1990) "Rhythm of My Heart" (1991) "The Motown Song" (1991)

"Rhythm of My Heart" is a rock song written by Marc Jordan and John Capek for Rod Stewart's 1991 album Vagabond Heart. The song is the album's opening track, and was released as its first single. The single reached number 3 in the UK chart and number 5 on the US chart.

It was produced by Trevor Horn, the lead singer of The Buggles, renowned producer of Yes's 90125, and co-writer of Seal's Kiss from a Rose.

It has also been covered by Runrig, who released it as a single.

Contents 1 Track listings 2 Credits and personnel 3 Certifications 4 Charts 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Rhythm of My Heart".

7" single "Rhythm of My Heart" - 4:12 "Moment of Glory" - 4:37 12" single "Rhythm of My Heart" - 4:12 "Moment of Glory" - 4:37 "I Don't Want to Talk About It (newly recorded)" - 4:49

CD maxi - Europe "Rhythm of My Heart" - 4:12 "Moment of Glory" - 4:37 "I Don't Want to Talk About It (newly recorded)" - 4:49

[edit] Credits and personnel

• Producer - Trevor Horn
• Mixed by - Steve McMillan, Trevor Horn
• Fairlight Programming - Gary Maughn
• Keyboards - Kevin Savigar, Richard Cottle
• "Squeeze Box" - Michael McNeil
• Drums - John Robinson
• Bass - Neil Stubenhaus (credited as "Neil Stubenhouse")
• Guitars - Robin Le Mesurier, Steve Lukather
• Bagpipes - Kevin Weed
• Choir directors - Nick Stimple, Joe Turano
• String arranger / conductor - Kevin Savigar
• Backing vocals - Joe Turano, John Batdorf, Randel Crenshaw, Gary Falcone, Roger Freeland, Robert Jason, Arnold Stiefel, Lionel Conway, Garry Cook, Mark Hughes, Khaldoon al-Mubarak

[edit] Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
UK[1]	Silver	May 1, 1991	200,000

[edit] Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2]	2
Austrian Singles Chart[2]	5
Dutch Mega Top 100[2]	21
French SNEP Singles Chart[2]	20
German Singles Chart[3]	4
Irish Singles Chart[4]	1
Swedish Singles Chart[2]	17
Swiss Singles Chart[2]	9
UK Singles Chart[5]	3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6]	5
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[6]	13

Preceded by "Do The Bartman" by The Simpsons

Irish IRMA number-one single March 28, 1991 (1 week)

Succeeded by "Deep Deep Trouble" by The Simpsons

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Rod Stewart Website

v • d • e Rod Stewart singles 1970s "It's All Over Now" (1970) · "Maggie May" (1971) · "Reason to Believe" (1971) · "(I Know) I'm Losing You" (1971) · "Handbags and Gladrags" (1972) · "You Wear It Well" (1972) · "Angel" (1972) · "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (1972) · "Twistin' the Night Away" (1973) · "Oh! No Not My Baby" (1973) · "Farewell" / "You Send Me" (1973) · "Mine for Me" (1974) · "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything" (1974) · "Sailing" (1975) · "This Old Heart of Mine" (1975) · "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" (1975) · "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" (1976) · "Get Back" (1976) · "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (1977) · "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (1977) · "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" (1978) · "Hot Legs" (1978) · "I Was Only Joking" (1978) · "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (1978) · "Ain't Love a Bitch" (1979) 1980s "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (1980) · "Young Turks" (1981) · "How Long?" (1982) · "Baby Jane" (1983) · "That's What Friends Are For" (1983) · "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (1984) · "All Right Now" (1984) · "People Get Ready" (1985) · "Love Touch" (1986) · "In My Life" (1987) · "Twistin' the Night Away" (1987) · "Forever Young" (1988) · "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" (1989) · "Downtown Train" (1989) 1990s "It Takes Two" (1990) · "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (1990) · "Rhythm of My Heart" (1991) · "The Motown Song" (1991) · "People Get Ready" (1991) · "Your Song" (1992) · "Ruby Tuesday" (1993) · "Have I Told You Lately" (1993) · "Reason to Believe" (1993) · "People Get Ready" (1993) · "All for Love" (1993) · "Lady Luck" (1996) · "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (1997) · "Ooh La La" (1998) · "Rocks" (1998) · "Cigarettes and Alcohol" (1998) · "Faith of the Heart" (1999) 2000s "These Foolish Things" (2002) · "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (2003) · "Time After Time" (2003) · "What a Wonderful World" (2004) · "Blue Moon" (2004) · "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (2005) · "I've Got a Crush on You" (2005) · "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" (2006) · "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (2006)

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