Be Still My Beating Heart
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"Be Still My Beating Heart" is a song by Sting, from his 1987 album ...Nothing Like the Sun
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plays guitar on the track.
The song later appeared in the 2000 film Dolphins, for which Sting also wrote the score.
The song also appeared on The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 compilation album.
The length of the album version is (5:32).
, #37 Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
and #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, respectively. It was only released as a single in Japan
, South Africa
, Australia
, Canada
& USA.
There are two single edit-length versions of the track (3:59) and (4:40).
for the song was directed by Candace Reckinger and her husband Michael Patterson
. The video later appeared on The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 compilation VHS
home video.
...Nothing Like the Sun
…Nothing Like the Sun is a 1987 album by Sting. The title comes from Shakespeare's Sonnet #130 , which Sting used in the song "Sister Moon"...
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Song information
Andy SummersAndy Summers
Andy Summers is an English guitarist born in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. Best known as the guitarist for rock band The Police, he has also recorded twelve solo albums, collaborated with many other artists, toured extensively under his own name, published several books, and composed...
plays guitar on the track.
The song later appeared in the 2000 film Dolphins, for which Sting also wrote the score.
The song also appeared on The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 compilation album.
The length of the album version is (5:32).
Single release
The song was also released as a single, and reached #15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, #37 Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
and #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, respectively. It was only released as a single in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
& USA.
There are two single edit-length versions of the track (3:59) and (4:40).
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song was directed by Candace Reckinger and her husband Michael Patterson
Michael Patterson
Michael Patterson is an experimental film artist, teacher, and a commercial film director specializing in TV spots and music videos. He currently teaches animation at the Division of Animation and Digital Arts at the USC School of Cinematic Arts...
. The video later appeared on The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 compilation VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
home video.