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(We Want) The Same Thing

{{Short description|1989 single by Belinda Carlisle}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = (We Want) the Same Thing

| cover = Belindacarlisle_WWTST.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Belinda Carlisle

| album = Runaway Horses

| B-side = Shades of Michaelangelo

| released = {{start date|1989|10|21}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| length =

  • 3:59
  • 4:17 (Summer remix)

| label =

| writer =

| producer = Rick Nowels

| prev_title = Leave a Light On

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = La Luna

| next_year = 1989

}}

"(We Want) The Same Thing" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle. Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, it was produced by Nowels for Carlisle's third album, Runaway Horses (1989). In Japan, it was released simultaneously with "Leave a Light On" as the album's lead single on October 21, 1989,{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/150885/products/298146/1/|title=輝きのままで {{!}} ベリンダ・カーライル|trans-title=Remain in the Shine {{!}} Belinda Carlisle|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=September 5, 2023}} while in the United Kingdom, it was issued as the album's fifth single in October 1990. To help promote the single in the UK, Virgin Records released a deluxe 12-inch vinyl box set with free stickers and a picture disc single on CD, in addition to standard formats. The single peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and spent 10 weeks in the top 75.

Single remix

The single version of "(We Want) The Same Thing" is different than the original version found on Runaway Horses. The intro of the single version includes chants of 'Hey!' repeated four times before a drum piece introduces the song. In the Runaway Horses album booklet, the lyrics listed for "(We Want) The Same Thing" vary from the actual version on the album but match the lyrics for the single version.

Track listings

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US cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=(We Want) The Same Thing|first=Belinda|last= Carlisle|year=1990|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=MCA Records|id=MCACS 53910}}

  1. "(We Want) The Same Thing"

UK picture disc CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=(We Want) The Same Thing|first=Belinda|last= Carlisle|year=1990|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=VSCDP 1291, 663 624}}

  1. "(We Want) The Same Thing" (Summer remix)
  2. "Circle in the Sand" (Sandblast multi-mix)
  3. "Shades of Michaelangelo"

UK 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=(We Want) The Same Thing|first=Belinda|last= Carlisle|year=1990|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Virgin Records|id=VST 1291, 613 624}}{{cite AV media notes|title=(We Want) The Same Thing|first=Belinda|last= Carlisle|year=1990|type=UK 12-inch single box set|publisher=Virgin Records|id=VSTA 1291, 613 624}}

  1. "(We Want) The Same Thing" (extended Summer remix)
  2. "Circle in the Sand" (Sandblast multi-mix)

UK and Australian 7-inch and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=(We Want) The Same Thing|first=Belinda|last= Carlisle|year=1990|type=UK & Australian 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=Virgin Records|id=VS 1291, 113 624}}{{cite AV media notes|title=(We Want) The Same Thing|first=Belinda|last= Carlisle|year=1990|type=UK & Australian cassette single sleeve|publisher=Virgin Records|id=VSC 1291}}

  1. "(We Want) The Same Thing" (Summer remix)
  2. "Shades of Michaelangelo"

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Japanese CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=(We Want) The Same Thing|first=Belinda|last= Carlisle|year=1990|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Japan|id=VJCP-1415}}

  1. "(We Want) The Same Thing"
  2. "Shades of Michaelangelo"
  3. "(We Want) The Same Thing" (Summer remix)
  4. "Shades of Michaelangelo"
  5. "Circle in the Sand" (Sandblast multi-mix)

Japanese mini-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=(We Want) The Same Thing|first=Belinda|last= Carlisle|year=1989|type=Japanese mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Japan|id=VJD-10224}}

  1. "(We Want) The Same Thing"
  2. "Leave a Light On" (extended mix)

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Charts

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!Chart (1990)

!Peak
position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015|via=Imgur|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605213523/http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg|archive-date=June 5, 2015|access-date=October 15, 2015}}

|103

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-11-10.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=7|issue=45|page=V|date=November 10, 1990|access-date=June 20, 2021}}

|25

scope="row"|European Airplay (European Hit Radio){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-11-10.pdf|title=European Airplay Top 50|magazine=Music & Media|volume=7|issue=45|date=November 10, 1990|page=15|access-date=October 27, 2024}}

| 22

{{single chart|Germany|53|artist=Belinda Carlisle|song=(We Want) The Same Thing|songid=6550|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|22|artist=Belinda Carlisle|song=(We Want) The Same Thing|rowheader=true|access-date=August 19, 2012}}
{{single chart|UK|6|artist=Belinda Carlisle|song=(We Want) The Same Thing|date=19901103|rowheader=true}}

Release history

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scope="row"|Japan

|October 21, 1989

|Mini-CD

|Virgin Japan

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/150885/products/298147/1/|title=この胸の想い {{!}} ベリンダ・カーライル|trans-title=This Heart Thought {{!}} Belinda Carlisle|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=September 5, 2023}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom

|October 1, 1990

|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|rowspan="2"|Virgin

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|title=This Week – The Next Seven Days in View: Releases|last=Smith|first=Robin|magazine=Record Mirror|page=28|date=September 29, 1990|issn=0144-5804}}{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=September 29, 1990}}

October 15, 1990

|12-inch vinyl box set

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=39|date=October 13, 1990}}

scope="row"|Japan

|November 21, 1990

|CD

|Virgin Japan

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/150885/products/296753/1/|title=この胸の想い {{!}} ベリンダ・カーライル|trans-title=This Heart Thought {{!}} Belinda Carlisle|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=September 5, 2023}}

References

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Category:1989 singles

Category:1989 songs

Category:Belinda Carlisle songs

Category:MCA Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Rick Nowels

Category:Songs written by Ellen Shipley

Category:Songs written by Rick Nowels

Category:Virgin Records singles