Heart Like a Wheel (The Human League song)
{{other uses|Heart Like a Wheel (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Heart Like a Wheel
| cover = Hlaw90.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Human League
| album = Romantic?
| B-side = Rebound
| released = 6 August 1990
| recorded = 1990
| studio = Genetic Sound (Streatley, Berkshire)
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 4:30
| label = Virgin
| writer =
- Jo Callis
- Eugene Reynolds
| producer = Martin Rushent
| prev_title = Love Is All That Matters
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = Soundtrack to a Generation
| next_year = 1990
| misc = {{Audio sample
| type = single
| file = Heart Like a Wheel.ogg
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|v-Oq3ORqAC0|"Heart Like a Wheel"}}}}
}}
"Heart Like a Wheel" is a song by English synth-pop band The Human League. It was the first single to be taken from the Romantic? album (1990), and was written by former band member Jo Callis with Eugene Reynolds (of the Rezillos) and features vocals by Philip Oakey, Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley; with synthesizer by Neil Sutton. Recorded at Genetic Sound during 1990, it was produced by Martin Rushent who was reconciled with the band after a seven-year gap.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
Released in the UK in August 1990, "Heart Like a Wheel" reached number 29 in the UK, number 32 in the US, and number 64 in Australia.{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}
Music video
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The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.{{MVDBase|space=video|id=13391|title=the Human League – "Heart like a wheel"|access-date=1 November 2015}}
Critical reception
Upon its release, Gary Crossing of Record Mirror noted that The Human League are "back on form with this radio friendly four minutes". He added, "Based around a sing-along barbed chorus, this thunders along until it reaches the hole in the middle, whisking you back to the days of 'Mirror Man'."{{cite magazine |last=Crossing |first=Gary |title=Singles |magazine=Record Mirror |date=11 August 1990 |page=14 |issn=0144-5804}}
Track listing
- CD 1 1990, Virgin (VSCDT 1262)
- "Heart Like a Wheel" – 4:30
- "Heart Like a Wheel" (Extended Mix) – 6:55
- "Rebound" – 3:58
- "Heart Like a Wheel" (Remix) – 4:37
- CD 2 1990, Virgin (VSCDX 1262)
- "Heart Like a Wheel" – 4:30
- "Heart Like a Wheel" (Extended Mix) – 6:55
- "Rebound" – 3:58
- "A Doorway" (Dub Mix) – 4:29
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1990) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Australia (ARIA Charts){{cite Ryan|page=133}}
|64 |
|---|
| scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-09-01.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|date=1 September 1990|access-date=20 June 2021|magazine=Music & Media}}
|78 |
| {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|29|artist=The Human League|rowheader=true|access-date=7 August 2017}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|32|artist=The Human League|rowheader=true|access-date=7 August 2017}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|17|artist=The Human League|rowheader=true|access-date=7 August 2017}} |
| scope="row"|West Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Human+League&titel=Heart+Like+A+Wheel&cat=s|title=THE HUMAN LEAGUE – HEART LIKE A WHEEL|access-date=22 June 2021|publisher=dutchcharts.nl}}
|36 |