"Heart Telegraph" is a song by Australian rock band Divinyls

Divinyls

Divinyls were an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980 and featuring vocalist Christina Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. As the focal point, Amphlett performed on stage wearing a school uniform and fishnet stockings, often using an illuminated neon tube as a prop and displaying...

. It was released in 1986 as the final single from their second studio album What a Life!

What a Life! (album)

What a Life! is the second studio album by Australian band Divinyls, released in July 1985 by Chrysalis Records. The album is a genre of rock and new wave songs — written by Divinyls members Christina Amphlett and Mark McEntee.-History:...

. The song was written by Christina Amphlett

Christina Amphlett

Christine Joy Amphlett was the lead singer of Australian rock band Divinyls. She is also known as Chrissy Amphlett.She grew up in Geelong as a singer and dancer...

 and Mark McEntee

Mark McEntee

Mark McEntee is an Australian musician, he was the guitarist for the rock band Divinyls. In May 2001, Divinyls' "Science Fiction", written by lead singer Christina Amphlett and McEntee, was selected by Australasian Performing Right Association as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time...

 and produced by Gary Langan

Gary Langan

Gary Langan is an audio engineer and record producer.-Biography:In 1983, Langan co-founded the ZTT Records label with Trevor Horn, Paul Morley and Jill Sinclair...

, who was one of three producers who worked on the album What a Life!.

In 1985, Divinyls scored a big hit with the song "Pleasure and Pain

Pleasure and Pain (song)

"Pleasure and Pain" is a rock song written by Michael Chapman and Holly Knight, produced by Chapman for Divinyls second studio album What a Life! . It was released as the album's fourth single in the formats of 7" single and 12" single...

", which made the top twenty in Australia. They followed it up with "Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty (song)

"Sleeping Beauty" is a song by Australian rock band Divinyls. It was released in December 1985 from their second studio album What a Life!. The song proved to be a minor success in Australia when it peaked at number fifty.-Background:...

" which was only a minor success and then came "Heart Telegraph", which was not successful, only peaking at number ninety on the Australian Kent Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

 singles chart.

Track listing

Australian 7" Single

1. "Heart Telegraph" (Edit)
2. "Guillotine Day" - 3:08

Australian 12" Limited Edition

1. "Heart Telegraph" - 4:48
2. "Guillotine Day" - 3:08

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australian KMR Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998... Singles Chart	90