"I Get Weak" is a pop

Pop music

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 song written by Diane Warren

Diane Warren

Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...

 and produced by Rick Nowels

Rick Nowels

Richard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...

 for Belinda Carlisle

Belinda Carlisle

Belinda Jo Carlisle is an American singer who gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands and the first such group whose members wrote their own songs and played their own instruments...

's second album Heaven on Earth. The song reached number 2 on the US Billboard Charts and number 10 in the UK in 1988.

Music video

Belinda Carlisle's video features a combination of color and black-and-white shots in the same frames. It was directed by Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton

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 and also featured model

Model (person)

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 and actor

Actor

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 Tony Ward, who would later appear in Madonna

Madonna (entertainer)

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's video of "Justify My Love

Justify My Love

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Track listing

1. "I Get Weak" (12" version)
2. "I Get Weak" (7" version)
3. "Should I Let You In?"

The remixes were made by Shep Pettibone

Shep Pettibone

Robert E. Pettibone, Jr. is a record producer, remixer, songwriter and club DJ, one of the most prolific of the 1980s. His earliest work known to the public was for one of New York City's top disco/dance radio stations, WRKS 98.7 "Kiss" FM, and later as remixer/producer for the disco label Salsoul...

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australian ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...  Singles Chart	34
Canadian Singles Chart	4
Italian Singles Chart	11
Irish Singles Chart	5
South African Singles Chart	14
UK Singles Chart	10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	2
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	9

Other cover versions

The song was covered by Stacy Ferguson

Stacy Ferguson

Stacy Ann Ferguson , better known by her stage name Fergie, is an American singer-songwriter, fashion designer and actress. She was a member of the children's television series Kids Incorporated and the girl group Wild Orchid. She is the female vocalist for the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas...

 (later "Fergie" of The Black Eyed Peas

The Black Eyed Peas

The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...

) on the Saturday morning 1980s TV series Kids Incorporated

Kids Incorporated

Kids Incorporated, is an American children's television program that was produced from 1984 to 1993. It was largely a youth-oriented program with musical performances as an integral part of each and every storyline....

, in the episode "The Frog Prince".

External links

• Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak music video posted on Youtube
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   by Universal Music Group
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