Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China) explained

Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)
Cover:Cyndi Lauper .5.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Cyndi Lauper
Album:Vibes and A Night to Remember
B-Side:"Boy Blue" (Live at Le Zénith)
Released:June 22, 1988
Recorded:1988
Length:3:59
5:20 (video version)
Label:Epic
Prev Title:Maybe He'll Know
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:I Drove All Night
Next Year:1989

"Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Cyndi Lauper for her 1988 film Vibes. It was written by Richard Orange, formerly of the band Zuider Zee. The track saw the light of day on an official CD, as of 2003, with the release of the 3-CD compilation, The Great Cyndi Lauper. It can be found on the following albums: Best Movie Album in the World...Ever! (3 CDs), (2 CDs), 36 All-time Favorites (3 CDs), Monster Hits 1988/Hits of 1988 and Cyndi Lauper Japanese Singles Collection Greatest Hits (audio track on CD and music video on DVD).

Song information

During a live concert and Q&A appearance in Las Vegas, Cyndi stated her record company thought the song was too fast for radio. Lauper seldom performed this in concert. As part of the "A Night To Remember" tour, it was included in the set list of the Santiago de Chile show in November 1989.

In 2004, during the Australian leg of her "At Last" tour, she performed part of the song a cappella at the request of the audience, since the single reached the Top 10 there in 1988 and was very well known. However, it wasn't until the 2006 Body Acoustic Tour that she played the song regularly in full again, and she frequently opened the True Colors 2007 Tour with it. The song was also the opening track of her 2008 Australian Tour.

Composition

It was written by Richard Orange. The song length is 4 minutes and 2 seconds. It was written in the key of E major with 105 beats per minute. Orange later recorded his own version of the song, under the title "All The Way To China (Hole In My Heart)", on the 2005 album Big Orange Sun.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Nervous, up-tempo pop song with an incredibly speedy, Westworld-like R&R feel. Try to dance to it."[1]

Cash Box called it "an instant classic," saying that Lauper "delivers an emotional, yet energy-up vocal that works."[2]

Track listings

  1. "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" — 3:57
  2. "Boy Blue" (Live at Le Zénith) — 5:36
  1. "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" — 3:53
  2. "Boy Blue" (Live at Le Zénith) — 5:36
  3. "Time After Time" — 3:59
  4. "What's Going On" (Shep Pettibone Club Mix) — 6:27
  1. "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" — 4:02
  2. "Boy Blue" (Live at Le Zénith) — 5:39
  3. "Maybe He'll Know" (Remix) — 3:42
  1. "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" — 3:57
  2. "Boy Blue" (Live at Le Zénith) — 5:36
Notes"Maybe He'll Know" remix by Phil Thornalley and "What's Going On" club mix by Shep Pettibone.

Credits

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 8
Canada (Canadian Singles Chart)[7] 86
Chile (Chilean Singles Chart)[8] 21
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 10
Italy (Italian Singles Chart)[10] 40
New Zealand (RIANZ)[11] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 54
US Cash Box Top 10051

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Previews: Singles. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-08-06.pdf . 2022-10-09 . live. Music & Media. 1988-08-06. 15. 2022-07-19.
  2. Single Releases. Cash Box. July 9, 1988. 2022-12-22. 16.
  3. Web site: Cyndi Lauper - Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China), 1988, Vinyl. .
  4. Web site: Cyndi Lauper - Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China), 1988, UK Single. .
  5. Web site: Cyndi Lauper - Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China), 1988, CD. .
  6. Web site: Australian Charts . Australian Charts . ARIA Charts . 1988 . 2012-02-05.
  7. Web site: Canadian Charts . Canadian Charts . Canadian Charts . 1988 . 2012-02-05.
  8. Web site: Cyndi Lauper - Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China). 2004-02-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20040222202951/http://www.cyndilauper.com/single_det.php?id=19. 2020-04-23. 2004-02-22.
  9. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=143 . 2022-10-09 . live. 2021. Cyndi Lauper. 143. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 2022-06-29. fi.
  10. Web site: Hitparadeitalia . Hitparadeitalia Chart . Hitparadeitalia Charts . 1988 . 2012-02-05.
  11. Web site: RIANZ Charts . RIANZ Chart . RIANZ Charts . 1988 . 2012-02-05.
  12. Web site: Swiss Charts . Swiss Chart . Swiss Charts . 1988 . 2012-02-05.
  13. Web site: Billboard Charts . [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=cyndi lauper|chart=all}} Billboard Charts ]. Billboard Charts . 1988 . 2012-02-05.
  14. Web site: Australian Charts . Australian Charts . Australian Charts . 1988 . 2012-02-05.