- My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)
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"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 1985 Format 7" Single Recorded 1985 Genre Hi-Nrg Length 3:13 Label Epic Writer(s) Pete Burns, Tim Lever, Mike Percy, Steve Coy Producer 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 the fourth and final single from Dead or Alive's second studio album Youthquake. It charted at #23 in the United Kingdom, #41 in Australia and became a huge 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 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.
Chart performance
Chart (1985) Peak
positionAustralian ARIA Charts 41 UK Singles Chart 23 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 15 Pete Burns · Steve Coy
Wayne Hussey · Tim Lever · Mike Percy · Jason AlbureyStudio albums Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984) · Youthquake (1985) · Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know (1987) · Nude (1989) · Fan the Flame (Part 1) (1990) · Nukleopatra (1995) · Fragile (2000)Remix albums Other albums Rip It Up (1987) · Fan the Flame (Part 2) (1992) · Evolution: The Hits (2003) · That's The Way I Like It: The Best of Dead or Alive (2010)Singles "I'm Falling" · "Number Eleven" · "It's Been Hours Now" · "Stranger" · "Misty Circles" · "What I Want" · "I'd Do Anything" · "That's the Way (I Like It)" · "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" · "Lover Come Back to Me" · "In Too Deep" · "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)" · "Brand New Lover" · "Something in My House" · "Hooked on Love" · "I'll Save You All My Kisses" · "Turn Around & Count 2 Ten" · "Come Home with Me Baby" · "Baby Don't Say Goodbye" · "Your Sweetness (Is Your Weakness)" · "Gone 2 Long" · "Unhappy Birthday" · "Rebel Rebel" · "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) 96" · "Sex Drive" · "Hit and Run Lover" · "You Spin Me Round 2003"Related topics Categories:- Dead or Alive songs
- 1985 singles
- Songs written by Pete Burns
- Songs produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
- Songs written by Tim Lever
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