Young at Heart (Bananarama song) explained

Young at Heart
Artist:	Bananarama
Album:	Deep Sea Skiving
Released:	1983
Length:	3:13
Label:	London
Producer:	Barry Blue

"Young at Heart" is a song by British female music trio Bananarama, released on their debut album, Deep Sea Skiving (1983). The song was later recorded by Scottish pop group the Bluebells, whose version reached the top of the UK Singles Chart after a re-release in 1993.

Bananarama version

Bananarama's version of the song is credited to Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward of Bananarama, and Robert Hodgens of the Bluebells, Fahey's then-boyfriend.

Bluebells version

Young at Heart
Cover:	The Bluebells Young at Heart single cover.jpg
Border:	yes
Caption:	1984 single cover
Type:	single
Artist:	the Bluebells
Album:	Sisters
B-Side:	"Tender Mercy" (1984) "I'm Falling" (1993) "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" (Japan)
Released:	^[1]
Length:	5:28
Label:	London
Prev Title:	I'm Falling
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Cath (re-issue)
Next Year:	1984

"Young at Heart" was reworked in 1984 by the Bluebells, a version originally credited to Hodgens and Fahey upon its re-release in 1993. In 2002, the session musician Bobby Valentino, who performed the violin solo on the Bluebells' version of "Young at Heart", won the right to be recognised as co-author of the song after taking legal action.^[2]

The Bluebells' version of the song was a UK top-10 chart success on two occasions, first reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart during its original release in 1984. Almost a decade later, after the Bluebells had disbanded, the song was re-released as a single on 15 March 1993 after being featured in a British TV advert for the Volkswagen Golf.^{[3] [4]} It became a number-one hit on the UK chart for four weeks, leading to the band reforming temporarily to perform the song on BBC Television's Top of the Pops.

Track listings

1984 release

• 7-inch single^[5]

A. "Young at Heart"

B. "Tender Mercy"

• Japanese 7-inch single^[6]

A. "Young at Heart"

B. "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"

1993 release

• UK 7-inch and cassette single^{[7] [8]}

1. "Young at Heart" – 3:27
2. "I'm Falling" – 4:09

• UK CD single^[9]

1. "Young at Heart" – 3:27
2. "Cath" (remix) – 3:15
3. "I'm Falling" – 4:09
4. "The Patriot Game" – 4:14

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[10]	8
Europe (European Hit Radio)^[11]	25
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[12]	30
Portugal (AFP)^[13]	3
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[14]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[16]	64
UK Singles (OCC)^[17]	12
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[18]	49

Certifications

Notes and References

1. New Singles. Music Week. 12. 9 June 1984. 21 June 2021.
2. News: Violinist wins fight for royalties after musical interlude in the High Court. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190919/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article182591.ece. dead. 30 September 2007. 20 April 2009. The Independent. London. Chris. Gray. 3 July 2002.
3. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 17. 13 March 1993. 21 June 2021.
4. Web site: Week Ending March 27th 1993. Masterton. James. James Masterton. Chart Watch UK. 21 March 1998. 13 May 2022.
5. Young at Heart. The Bluebells. 1984. UK 7-inch single sleeve. London Records. LON 49.
6. Young at Heart. The Bluebells. 1984. Japanese 7-inch single sleeve. London Records. S07P 1055.
7. Young at Heart. The Bluebells. 1993. UK 7-inch single sleeve. London Records. LON 338, 857 084-7.
8. Young at Heart. The Bluebells. 1993. UK cassette single sleeve. London Records. LONCS 338, 857 084-4.
9. Young at Heart. The Bluebells. 1993. UK CD single liner notes. London Records. LONCD 338, 857 085-2.
10. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 10. 17. 24 April 1993. 41. 23 March 2018.
11. EHR Top 40. Music & Media. 10. 19. 8 May 1993. 26. 7 April 2024.
12. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (22.–28. apríl). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 37. 21 April 1993. 7 October 2019.
13. Web site: Top 10 Sales in Europe. Music & Media. 10. 31. 31 July 1993. 36. 20 March 2018.
14. Top 50 Airplay Chart. Music Week. 24 April 1993. 16. 29 April 2024.
15. Web site: Top 100 Singles 1984. Music Week. 13 September 2022.
16. 1993 Year-End Sales Charts. Music & Media. 10. 51/52. 18 December 1993. 15. 1 February 2020.
17. Top 100 Singles 1993. Music Week. 24. 15 January 1994.
18. Airplay Top 50 1993. Music Week. 15 January 1994. 41. 3 May 2024.