"Love's Got a Hold on My Heart" is a song by Steps, which became a hit in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. It was actually written in 1991 by Pete Waterman

Pete Waterman

Peter Alan Waterman OBE is an English record producer, occasional songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. As a member of the Stock Aitken Waterman songwriting team he wrote and produced many hit singles...

 but never surfaced as a single until Steps released it eight years later in 1999.

Music video

The video was shot in the south of France, was directed by Dani Jacobs

Dani Jacobs

-Background:Jacobs was born in London. He went to University of Manchester to study Physics but left to pursue his interests in Film.He worked at the The Haçienda nightclub as a resident filmmaker and VJ, creating visuals and lighting effects to project in the club space...

 as the group (dressed in yellow outfits) chase a man who has stolen the film reel for the fictitious "Steps: The Movie".

CD1

1. Love's Got A Hold On My Heart - 3:19
2. Love's Got A Hold On My Heart [W.I.P. Off the Wall Mix] - 6:12
3. To Be Your Hero - 3:49

CD2

1. Love's Got A Hold On My Heart - 3:19
2. Love's Got A Hold On My Heart [Instrumental] - 3:20
3. Last Thing on My Mind
   Last Thing on My Mind
   "Last Thing on My Mind" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. The song is featured on their album Please Yourself and was released as the album's second single in the UK in 1992. It was produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman, two-thirds of the Stock Aitken Waterman ...
   
    [Wip't Up In The Disco Mix Instrumental] - 5:41

Australian CD Single

JIVE RECORDS

1. Love's Got A Hold On My Heart 3:19
2. Love's Got A Hold On My Heart (W.I.P. Off The Wall Mix) 6:12
3. To Be Your Hero 3:49
4. Last Thing On My Mind (Wip't UP The Disco Mix Instrumental) 5:41
5. Love's Got A Hold On My Heart (Instrumental) 3:20

Chart performance

The single narrowly missed out the #1 spot, losing out to Latin pop

Latin pop

Latin pop generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence...

 singer Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin

Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...

. Spending 12 weeks on the British charts, this single is the group's only single to fall off the charts for two consecutive weeks and then re-enter.

The single achieved some international success, peaking at #9 in Finland, #18 in New Zealand and #29 in Australia.

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	29
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)	14
Dutch Singles Chart	58
Finnish Singles Chart	9
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	9
New Zealand Singles Chart	18
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	2