"Somewhere in My Heart" is the twelfth single and biggest hit by the Scottish band Aztec Camera

Aztec Camera

Aztec Camera were a Scottish New Wave band from the Glasgow suburb of East Kilbride, formed in 1980 and centered around teenage singer-songwriter, Roddy Frame. Their album Love was among the nominations for Best British Album at the 1989 BRIT Awards....

. It was released as the third single from their 1987 studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 Love

Love (Aztec Camera album)

Love is the third album by Scottish group Aztec Camera, released in November 1987 on the WEA label.Love was something of a stylistic departure for the group. Various big-name producers were involved in the recording of the album which, with its radio-friendly hooks and glossy production values was...

. The song was produced by Michael Jonzun

Michael Jonzun

Michael Jonzun, a musician and producer of electro, and especially electro funk, was born in Florida, and formed the Jonzun Crew in Boston with Steve Thorpe and Gordy Worthy. In the early 1980s, the group recorded electro dance tracks including "Pack Jam " and "Space Cowboy"...

 and written by Roddy Frame

Roddy Frame

Roddy Frame is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician, who was the founder of the 1980s indie band, Aztec Camera, and more recently is a solo performer.-Career:...

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Chart performance

The song was a massive hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number three in the 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 ...

. It was also a hit internationally and reached number 34 in the Australian Singles Chart

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...

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Critical acclaim

In their album review of Love, In The 80s mentioned that, "It is anchored by the song Somewhere In My Heart, which, of course, is the ultimate pop song", while Allmusic stated that Love "belatedly took off after its second single, Somewhere In My Heart".

Covers

The song was performed live by Amy Macdonald

Amy MacDonald

Amy MacDonald is an American author of children's books. Her works include Little Beaver and the Echo, which has been translated into 28 languages around the world, and Rachel Fister's Blister. Her first book, a satire of Jill Krementz's children's books, was A Very Young Housewife.Amy MacDonald...

 for BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2

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 on 25 August 2010.

The song is also covered by Mystery Jets

Mystery Jets

Mystery Jets are an English five-piece indie band, formerly based on Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, London. The band was formed by Henry Harrison , Blaine Harrison and William Rees when the boys were still at school and would send each other songs on cassettes...

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