My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)

"My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)"
Single by Dead or Alive
from the album Youthquake
B-side "Big Daddy of the Rhythm" (live)
Released September 1985
Format 7", 12"
Recorded 1985
Genre Hi-NRG, new wave
Length 3:13
Label Epic
Writer(s) Pete Burns, Tim Lever, Mike Percy, Steve Coy
Producer(s) Stock Aitken Waterman
Dead or Alive singles chronology
"In Too Deep"
(1985)
"My Heart Goes Bang"
(1985)
"Brand New Lover"
(1986)

"My Heart Goes Bang" is a 1985 song by the British band Dead or Alive. It was the fourth and final single from the band's second studio album Youthquake. It charted at number 23 in the United Kingdom, number 12 in Japan, and became a dance hit in the U.S.

Remixes

A 7" remix and two 12" extended remixes of the single were released. The song was then remixed a third time for Dead or Alive's compilation album, Rip It Up, released in the fall of 1987.

"My Heart Goes Bang" was again remixed and re-recorded for Fragile and Unbreakable which were only available on Avex Label in Japan.

Music video

Parts of the music video depict lead singer Pete Burns in a leather jacket on the back of a motorcycle, and the band walking down a catwalk in sunglasses. No official music videos were released for the Japanese versions released in 2000.

Track listing

UK 7"
No.TitleLength
1."My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor) [7" US Wipe Out Mix]"  3:10
2."Big Daddy Of The Rhythm (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, July 1985)"  3:25
UK 12"
No.TitleLength
1."My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor) [12" US Wipe Out Mix]"  7:20
2."My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor) [7" US Wipe Out Mix]"  3:10
3."Big Daddy Of The Rhythm (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, July 1985)"  3:25

Chart performance

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 41
French singles chart 32
Irish Singles Chart 21
Japanese Singles Chart 12
UK Singles Chart 23
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 15

References

  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 19701992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 85. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
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