(We Want) The Same Thing Explained

(We Want) the Same Thing
Cover:	Belindacarlisle_WWTST.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Belinda Carlisle
Album:	Runaway Horses
B-Side:	Shades of Michaelangelo
Length:	3:59 4:17 (Summer remix)
Label:	MCA Virgin
Producer:	Rick Nowels
Prev Title:	Leave a Light On
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	La Luna
Next Year:	1989

"(We Want) The Same Thing" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle. Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, it was produced by Nowels for Carlisle's third album, Runaway Horses (1989). In Japan, it was released simultaneously with "Leave a Light On" as the album's lead single on October 21, 1989,^[1] while in the United Kingdom, it was issued as the album's fifth single in October 1990. To help promote the single in the UK, Virgin Records released a deluxe 12-inch vinyl box set with free stickers and a picture disc single on CD, in addition to standard formats. The single peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and spent 10 weeks in the top 75.

Single remix

The single version of "(We Want) The Same Thing" is different than the original version found on Runaway Horses. The intro of the single version includes chants of 'Hey!' repeated four times before a drum piece introduces the song. In the Runaway Horses album booklet, the lyrics listed for "(We Want) The Same Thing" vary from the actual version on the album but match the lyrics for the single version.

Track listings

US cassette single^[2]

1. "(We Want) The Same Thing"

UK picture disc CD single^[3]

1. "(We Want) The Same Thing" (Summer remix)
2. "Circle in the Sand" (Sandblast multi-mix)
3. "Shades of Michaelangelo"

UK 12-inch single^{[4] [5]}

1. "(We Want) The Same Thing" (extended Summer remix)
2. "Circle in the Sand" (Sandblast multi-mix)

UK and Australian 7-inch and cassette single^{[6] [7]}

1. "(We Want) The Same Thing" (Summer remix)
2. "Shades of Michaelangelo"

Japanese CD single^[8]

1. "(We Want) The Same Thing"
2. "Shades of Michaelangelo"
3. "(We Want) The Same Thing" (Summer remix)
4. "Shades of Michaelangelo"
5. "Circle in the Sand" (Sandblast multi-mix)

Japanese mini-CD single^[9]

1. "(We Want) The Same Thing"
2. "Leave a Light On" (extended mix)

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[10]	103
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	25

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
Japan	October 21, 1989	Mini-CD	Virgin Japan	^[12]
United Kingdom	October 1, 1990		Virgin	^[13] ^[14]
	October 15, 1990	12-inch vinyl box set		^[15]
Japan	November 21, 1990	CD	Virgin Japan	^[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 輝きのままで ベリンダ・カーライル. Remain in the Shine Belinda Carlisle. Oricon. ja. September 5, 2023.
2. (We Want) The Same Thing. Belinda. Carlisle. 1990. US cassette single sleeve. MCA Records. MCACS 53910.
3. (We Want) The Same Thing. Belinda. Carlisle. 1990. UK CD single liner notes. Virgin Records. VSCDP 1291, 663 624.
4. (We Want) The Same Thing. Belinda. Carlisle. 1990. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Virgin Records. VST 1291, 613 624.
5. (We Want) The Same Thing. Belinda. Carlisle. 1990. UK 12-inch single box set. Virgin Records. VSTA 1291, 613 624.
6. (We Want) The Same Thing. Belinda. Carlisle. 1990. UK & Australian 7-inch single sleeve. Virgin Records. VS 1291, 113 624.
7. (We Want) The Same Thing. Belinda. Carlisle. 1990. UK & Australian cassette single sleeve. Virgin Records. VSC 1291.
8. (We Want) The Same Thing. Belinda. Carlisle. 1990. Japanese CD single liner notes. Virgin Japan. VJCP-1415.
9. (We Want) The Same Thing. Belinda. Carlisle. 1989. Japanese mini-CD single liner notes. Virgin Japan. VJD-10224.
10. Web site: Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015. Imgur. https://web.archive.org/web/20150605213523/http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg. June 5, 2015. October 15, 2015.
11. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 7. 45. V. November 10, 1990. June 20, 2021.
12. Web site: この胸の想い ベリンダ・カーライル. This Heart Thought Belinda Carlisle. Oricon. ja. September 5, 2023.
13. This Week – The Next Seven Days in View: Releases. Smith. Robin. Record Mirror. 28. September 29, 1990. 0144-5804.
14. New Singles. Music Week. 31. September 29, 1990.
15. New Singles. Music Week. 39. October 13, 1990.
16. Web site: この胸の想い ベリンダ・カーライル. This Heart Thought Belinda Carlisle. Oricon. ja. September 5, 2023.