"Cross My Heart" is a 1987 song recorded by British pop

Pop music

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 band Eighth Wonder

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. It was the second single

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 from the album Fearless

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and group's sixth single, and was released in 1988. It which proved to be almost as successful chart wise as "I'm Not Scared", reaching the top ten in Italy, Norway and Switzerland, and the top twenty in France, Germany and United Kingdom. It was a minor success in the US, peaking at number 56, but remains the band's only American top 75 hit single. The video was directed by Dieter 'Dee' Trattmann.

In 1988, the song was covered by Martika

Martika

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 on her eponymous album

Martika (album)

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, on which it features as the second track. Also in 1988, Tracie Spencer

Tracie Spencer

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 covered the song for her self entitled debut album

Tracie Spencer (album)

Tracie Spencer is the self titled debut album of the American R&B singer Tracie Spencer released in 1988. It features the Michael Jay-penned "Cross My Heart", which would feature on Martika's album of the same name which was released that same year.-Track listing:# "Hide and Seek" 4:33#...

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Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Cross My Heart":

• 7" single

1. "Cross My Heart" — 3:26
2. "Let Me In" — 4:35

• 12" maxi 1

1. "Cross My Heart" (dance mix) — 7:06
2. "Cross My Heart" — 3:26
3. "Let Me In" — 4:35

• 12" maxi 2

1. "Cross My Heart" (club mix) — 6:50
2. "Cross My Heart" (house mix) — 7:29
3. "Cross My Heart" (dub mix) — 6:00

• CD maxi

1. "Cross My Heart" (dance mix) — 7:08
2. "Cross My Heart" — 3:27
3. "Let Me In" — 4:37
4. "Cross My Heart" (instrumental) — 4:31

Credits

• Design – Stylorouge
• Photography – Eamon J. McCabe
• Edited by Chep Nunez
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• Engineer assistant – Jeff Abikzer
• Engineer (remix) – Hugo Dwyer
• Keyboards – Mac Quayle
• Producer – Pete Hammond
• Remix – "Little" Louie Vega

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
French SNEP Singles Chart	13
German Singles Chart	17
Irish IRMA Singles Chart	16
Italian Singles Chart	10
Japan Singles Chart	42
Norwegian Singles Chart	6
Swiss Singles Chart	6
UK Singles Chart	13
US Billboard Hot 100	56
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	10
Chart (1989)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	15