"Rhythm of My Heart" | ||||
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Single by Rod Stewart | ||||
from the album Vagabond Heart | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 4 March 1991[1] | |||
Length | 4:12 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Trevor Horn | |||
Rod Stewart singles chronology | ||||
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"Rhythm of My Heart" is a song written by Marc Jordan and John Capek. The song first appeared on Dutch rock and roll artist René Shuman’s debut album, René Shuman (1986). In 1991, British singer Rod Stewart recorded the song for his album Vagabond Heart with production by Trevor Horn. It is the album's opening track. The song was also released as its first single on 4 March 1991.
Stewart's version reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 1 on both the Canadian and Irish charts. The melody is adaptation from "Loch Lomond".
7-inch single
12-inch single
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CD maxi – Europe
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Weekly charts[change | change source]
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Year-end charts[change | change source]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[21] | Gold | 35,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[33] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
Stewart's version of the song was used during the closing credits of the 1996 family movie Loch Ness. The single was also played during the bar scenes in the 2000 movie The Perfect Storm.
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