Surrender to Me (Ann Wilson and Robin Zander song) explained

Surrender to Me (Love Theme from Tequila Sunrise)
Cover:Ann Wilson and Robin Zander Surrender to Me 1988 single cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Ann Wilson and Robin Zander
Album:Tequila Sunrise
B-Side:Tequila Dreams
Released:December 1988
Recorded:1988
Genre:Soft rock[1]
Length:4:04
Label:Capitol
Producer:Richie Zito

"Surrender to Me" is a power ballad performed by Ann Wilson (lead singer of Heart) and Robin Zander (lead singer of Cheap Trick). The song was written by Ross Vannelli and Richard Marx and was featured on the soundtrack to the 1988 film Tequila Sunrise starring Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell. It peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1989.

Critical reception

Upon its release, Cash Box described "Surrender to Me" as a "dynamic ballad" which features a "natural pairing of two outstanding singers and two outstanding writers". The reviewer praised Zander as "one of the most underrated rock singers" and noted his "clarity of tone and a passion that is equalled by very few".[2] Billboard noted that the "rock ballad" features "passionate performances" from Wilson and Zander.[3] Pan-European magazine Music & Media felt it was a "typical rock ballad" and "more suitable for the American market".[4]

Charts

Chart (1988/1989)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 6
US Billboard Adult Contemporary44

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tom . Breihan . The Number Ones: Richard Marx's "Hold On To The Nights. . May 17, 2021. ...Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander and Heart’s Ann Wilson, had a hit with some serious Richard Marx soft rock. Marx co-wrote “Surrender To Me", Zander and Wilson’s syrupy duet.... November 12, 2023.
  2. Single Releases . . December 17, 1988 . 52 . 25 . 17 . 0008-7289.
  3. Single Reviews . . January 21, 1989 . Billboard Publications, Inc. . 101 . 3 . 81 . 0006-2510.
  4. Previews: Singles . . March 25, 1989 . 6 . 12 . 30 . World Radio History . November 16, 2022.
  5. Ann Wilson . .
  6. December 23, 1989 . 1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles . Y-22 . Billboard . 101 . 51 .
  7. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1989.