"Rhythm of My Heart" is a rock

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 song written by Marc Jordan

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 and John Capek

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 for Rod Stewart's

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 1991 album Vagabond Heart

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. The song is the album's opening track, and was released as its first single. The single reached number 3 in the UK chart and number 5 on the US chart.

Rhythm of My Heart's melody is an adaptation of the well-known Scottish round called Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond

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, written by Scottish poet and folklorist Andrew Lang

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. The meter, stanzas and lyrics are also based on the poem Loch Lomond, a nod to Stewart's own Scottish heritage. Compare the meter of this stanza from Loch Lomond:

"You'll take the high road and I'll take the low road

And I'll be in Scotland afore ye

Where me and my true love will never meet again

On the bonnie bonnie banks of Loch Lomond."

with this stanza from Rhythm of My Heart:

"Oh rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum

With the words ’I love you’ rolling off my tongue

No never will I roam for I know my place is home

Where the ocean meets the sky I’ll be sailing."

The melody bears only a slight resemblance to the Tongan folk song "Ana Latu."

Rhythm of My Heart was produced by Trevor Horn

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, the lead singer of The Buggles, renowned producer of Yes's

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 90125

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, and co-writer of Seal's

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 "Kiss from a Rose

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".

The single was played during the bar scenes in The Perfect Storm

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, which take place several months after its release (October 1991). It has also been covered by Runrig

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, who released it as a single.

Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Rhythm of My Heart".

7" single "Rhythm of My Heart" - 4:12 "Moment of Glory" - 4:37 12" single "Rhythm of My Heart" - 4:12 "Moment of Glory" - 4:37 "I Don't Want to Talk About It (newly recorded)" - 4:49

CD maxi - Europe "Rhythm of My Heart" - 4:12 "Moment of Glory" - 4:37 "I Don't Want to Talk About It (newly recorded)" - 4:49

Credits and personnel

• Producer - Trevor Horn
• Mixed by - Steve McMillan, Trevor Horn
• Fairlight Programming - Gary Maughn
• Keyboards - Kevin Savigar, Richard Cottle
• "Squeeze Box" - Michael McNeil
• Drums - John Robinson
  John Robinson (drummer)
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• Bass - Neil Stubenhaus
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   (credited as "Neil Stubenhouse")
• Guitars - Robin Le Mesurier, Steve Lukather
  Steve Lukather
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• Bagpipes - Kevin Weed
• Choir directors - Nick Stimple, Joe Turano
• String arranger / conductor - Kevin Savigar
• Backing vocals - Joe Turano, John Batdorf, Randel Crenshaw, Gary Falcone, Roger Freeland, Robert Jason, Arnold Stiefel, Lionel Conway, Garry Cook, Mark Hughes, Khaldoon al-Mubarak

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
UK	Silver	May 1, 1991	200,000

Peak positions

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...  Singles Chart	2
Austrian Singles Chart	5
Canadian RPM Top Singles	1
Dutch Mega Top 100	21
French SNEP Singles Chart	20
German Singles Chart	4
Irish Singles Chart	1
Swedish Singles Chart	17
Swiss Singles Chart	9
UK Singles Chart	3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	5
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	13

End of year charts

End of year chart (1991)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	50

External links

• Official Rod Stewart Website