Somewhere in My Heart
{{Short description|1987 single by Aztec Camera}}
{{About|the song|the TV series|Somewhere in My Heart (TV series)}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Somewhere in My Heart
| cover = Somewhere in My Heart.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Aztec Camera
| album = Love
| B-side =
- "Everybody Is a Number One" (Boston '86 version)
- "Down the Dip"
- "Jump"
| released = {{start date|1988|4|11|df=y}}{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Robin |title=News |magazine=Record Mirror |date=9 April 1988 |page=4 |issn=0144-5804}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Sophisti-pop{{cite web |date=2011-09-04 |title=Sophisti-Pop - The Bluffer's Guide |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/bluffer/sophisti-pop.htm |website=Stylus Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904011326/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/bluffer/sophisti-pop.htm |archive-date=2011-09-04 |access-date=2023-04-03}}
| length = 3:52
| writer = Roddy Frame
| producer = Michael Jonzun
| prev_title = How Men Are
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Working in a Goldmine
| next_year = 1988
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|2w1Q8ZkXZ1Q|"Somewhere in My Heart}}}}
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"Somewhere in My Heart" is a song by Scottish band Aztec Camera. It was released as the third single from their third studio album, Love (1987). The song was produced by Michael Jonzun and written by Roddy Frame. Released as a single in 1988, the track peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-40 hit in Australia and Ireland. The music video was directed by John Scarlett-Davis and produced by Nick Verden for Radar Films.
Background
Frame said in 2014 that the song has been "great" for him, but at the time of creating the album, the song was not "in keeping" with the rest of Love. Frame revealed in a radio interview with the "Soho Social" programme, presented by Dan Gray, that he considered "Somewhere in My Heart" an odd song and initially thought it would be best as a B-side.{{cite web|author1=Dan Gray |title=August 2014 |url=http://www.sohoradiolondon.com/shows/archive/august-2014 |website=Soho Radio |publisher=Flatpak Radio |access-date=6 September 2014 |format=Audio upload |date=19 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906111201/http://www.sohoradiolondon.com/shows/archive/august-2014 |archive-date=6 September 2014}}
Around this time, Frame had become somewhat of a recluse, living in a remote wooden shack in Hollywood, Marple Bridge, in the hills above Manchester, "going through periods of good and bad mental health,"{{cite web|title=Roddy Frame's Game|url=https://www.killermontstreet.net/archive/articles/game.shtml|work=Killermont Street|access-date=6 March 2023|year=1987}} while continuing to write music, including the lyric "from Westwood to Hollywood" in the song.
Critical reaction
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",[http://www.inthe80s.com/reviews/azteccameralove.shtml Love Review @ inthe80s.com] Retrieved July 2009 while AllMusic stated that Love "belatedly took off after its second [sic] single, Somewhere in My Heart".[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1046|pure_url=yes}} Love Review @ Allmusic.com] Retrieved July 2009
Track listings
7-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Somewhere in My Heart|others=Aztec Camera|year=1988|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=WEA|id=YZ 181, 247952-7}}
:A. "Somewhere in My Heart"
:B. "Everybody Is a Number One" (Boston '86 version)
:A1. "Somewhere in My Heart" (remix)
:B1. "Everybody Is a Number One" (Boston '86 version)
:B2. "Down the Dip"
:B3. "Jump"
- "Somewhere in My Heart" – 4:00
- "Walk Out to Winter" – 3:49
- "Still on Fire" – 3:43
- "Everybody Is a Number One" (Boston '86 version) – 3:16
Chart performance
The song reached number three on the UK Singles Chart. It also reached number 34 on the Australian Singles Chart.
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= Weekly charts =
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!Chart (1988) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Australia|34|artist=Aztec Camera|song=Somewhere in My Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=19 October 2021|refname="aus"}} |
| scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=5|issue=25|page=18|date=18 June 1988}}
|11 |
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| {{single chart|Ireland2|6|song=Somewhere in My Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=19 October 2021}} |
| {{single chart|UK|3|date=19880611|rowheader=true|access-date=19 October 2021|refname="uk"}} |
| {{single chart|West Germany|45|artist=Aztec Camera|song=Somewhere in My Heart|songid=6911|rowheader=true|access-date=19 October 2021}} |
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= Year-end charts =
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!Chart (1988) !Position |
| scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles: Year-End Chart 1988|magazine=Music Week|page=12|date=4 March 1989}}
|81 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Aztec Camera|title=Somewhere in My Heart|award=Silver|relyear=2005|certyear=2021|id=17585-575-1|access-date=19 October 2021}}
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In popular culture
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The song is featured prominently in the 2019 film 47 Meters Down: Uncaged and the 2020 Netflix series I Am Not Okay with This.