| Heart and Soul | |
| Cover: | T'pauheartandsoulsingle.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | T'Pau |
| Album: | Bridge of Spies |
| B-Side: | On the Wing |
| Released: | 9 February 1987 (UK)[1] 20 April 1987 (US) |
| Recorded: | 1986 |
| Genre: | New wave[2] |
| Length: | 3:42 (7″ version) 4:15 (LP version) |
| Label: |
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| Producer: | Roy Thomas Baker |
| Next Title: | Intimate Strangers |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
"Heart and Soul" is the debut single by British pop rock band T'Pau, released in a rerecorded version from their debut studio album Bridge of Spies in 1987. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert, the single reached number four on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.
Singer Carol Decker said of the authorship and composition of the selection:
The song is notable for its usage of various vocal overdubs, causing Decker, essentially, to be duetting with herself on the original studio recording. This makes the song, in its initial studio form, impossible to perform live without additional backup singers. Instead, Decker often performs what she calls a "basic" version,[3] explaining to Songfacts: "I rap the first two verses then cut to the melody for the verse before the chorus. No one really notices or minds as I cover the essential dynamics of the song. It works well."[3]
Upon its initial release in the UK in February 1987, the song was not well received, entering the bottom of the chart and falling out immediately after.[4] But in the United States, the song received heavy airplay, and enabled it to reach No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1987.[5] Due to the exposure, the song was re-released in the UK that same month; this time it became a hit, equaling the US peak of No. 4 in September.[6]
There are two different versions of the Music Video, one made later than the other, both visible on YouTube.
The single artwork was designed by graphic designer Adrian Fry.[7]
| Peak position | |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 18 |
|---|---|
| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[9] | 13 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[10] | 18 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 4 |
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) | 13 |
| US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard) | 15 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[12] | 4 |
| US Contemporary Hit Radio (Radio & Records)[13] | 4 |
| Peak position | ||
| UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 186 |
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| Position | ||
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[15] | 86 | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[16] | 15 | |
| UK Singles (Gallup)[17] | 47 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[18] | 33 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[19] | 38 |
