Cross My Heart (Eighth Wonder song)

"Cross My Heart"
Single by Eighth Wonder
from the album Fearless
B-side	"Let Me In"
Released	1988
Format	7" single, 12" maxi, CD maxi
Genre	Synthpop
Length	3:26
Label	CBS
Writer(s)	Michael Jay
Producer	Pete Hammond
Eighth Wonder singles chronology
"I'm Not Scared" (1988) "Cross My Heart" (1988) "Baby Baby" (1988)

"Cross My Heart" is a 1987 song recorded by British pop band Eighth Wonder. It was the second single from the album Fearless and group's sixth single, and was released in 1988. It which proved to be almost as successful chart wise as "I'm Not Scared", reaching the top ten in Italy, Norway and Switzerland, and the top twenty in France, Germany and United Kingdom. It was a minor success in the US, peaking at number 56, but remains the band's only American top 75 hit single. The video was directed by Dieter 'Dee' Trattmann.

In 1988, the song was covered by Martika on her eponymous album, on which it features as the second track.^[1] Also in 1988, Tracie Spencer covered the song for her self entitled debut album.

Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Cross My Heart":^[2]

• 7" single

1. "Cross My Heart" — 3:26
2. "Let Me In" — 4:35

• 12" maxi 1

1. "Cross My Heart" (dance mix) — 7:06
2. "Cross My Heart" — 3:26
3. "Let Me In" — 4:35

• 12" maxi 2

1. "Cross My Heart" (club mix) — 6:50
2. "Cross My Heart" (house mix) — 7:29
3. "Cross My Heart" (dub mix) — 6:00

• CD maxi

1. "Cross My Heart" (dance mix) — 7:08
2. "Cross My Heart" — 3:27
3. "Let Me In" — 4:37
4. "Cross My Heart" (instrumental) — 4:31

Credits

• Design – Stylorouge
• Photography – Eamon J. McCabe
• Edited by Chep Nunez
• Engineer assistant – Jeff Abikzer
• Engineer (remix) – Hugo Dwyer
• Keyboards – Mac Quayle
• Producer – Pete Hammond
• Remix – "Little" Louie Vega

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
French SNEP Singles Chart[3]	13
German Singles Chart[4]	17
Irish IRMA Singles Chart[5]	16
Italian Singles Chart	10
Japan Singles Chart	42
Norwegian Singles Chart[6]	6
Swiss Singles Chart[7]	6
UK Singles Chart[8]	13
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	56
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[9]	10
Chart (1989)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[9]	15

References

1. ^ "88 - Martika" (in French). Classic Rock Highway. 10 May 2005. http://www.webzinemaker.com/admi/m6/page.php3?num_web=19715&rubr=4&id=260301. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
2. ^ "Eighth Wonder — "Cross My Heart", formats and track listings". discogs. http://www.discogs.com/Eighth-Wonder-Cross-My-Heart/master/67664. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
3. ^ "Eighth Wonder — "Cross My Heart", French Singles Chart" (in French). lescharts. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eighth+Wonder&titel=Cross+My+Heart&cat=s. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
4. ^ "Ilona, German Singles Chart" (in German). Musicline. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Eighth+Wonder/single. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
5. ^ "Irish Single Chart, database". irishcharts. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
6. ^ "Eighth Wonder — "Cross My Heart", Norwegian Singles Chart" (in Norwegian). norwegiancharts. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eighth+Wonder&titel=Cross+My+Heart&cat=s. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
7. ^ "Eighth Wonder — "Cross My Heart", Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). hitparade. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Eighth+Wonder&titel=Cross+My+Heart&cat=s. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
8. ^ "Eighth Wonder — "Cross My Heart", UK Singles Chart". chartstats. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=15256. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
9. ^ ^{a b c} "Eight Wonder singles, US charts". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/eighth-wonder-p12861/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 16 April 2011.