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We Connect

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{{Infobox song

| name = We Connect

| cover = StaceyQWeConnect7InchSingleCover.jpg

| alt =

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Stacey Q

| album = Better Than Heaven

| B-side = Don't Break My Heart

| released = November 28, 1986

| recorded = 1985

| studio =

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| length = 4:14

| label = Atlantic

| writer = Willie Wilcox

| producer = {{flat list|

}}

| prev_title = Two of Hearts

| prev_year = 1986

| next_title = Insecurity

| next_year = 1987

}}

"We Connect" is a song recorded by American singer Stacey Q for her debut studio album Better Than Heaven (1986). The song was released as the album's second single on November 28, 1986 by Atlantic Records. Written by Willie Wilcox and produced by Jon St. James and Wilcox, the song was the follow-up to her hit single "Two of Hearts".

Track listing and formats

;US 7-inch vinyl single{{cite AV media notes|title=We Connect|others=Stacey Q|date=1986|type=US 7-inch Single liner notes|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=7-89331}}

  1. "We Connect" (Dance Radio Edit) – 3:42
  2. "Don't Break My Heart" (LP Version) – 3:33

;US 12-inch vinyl single{{cite AV media notes|title=We Connect|others=Stacey Q|date=1986|type=US 12-inch Single liner notes|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=0-86757}}

  1. "We Connect" (European Mix) – 7:30
  2. "We Connect" (Dance Radio Edit) – 5:05
  3. "We Connect" (Instrumental/Safari Mix) – 5:25

Credits and personnel

  • Stacey Q – vocals
  • Jon St. James – producer, keyboards
  • Willie Wilcox – songwriter, producer, programming
  • SSQ – music
  • Skip Hahn – keyboards
  • Karl Moet – drums, programming
  • Rich West – keyboards
  • Rusty Anderson – guitars
  • Aaron Rapoport – photography

Credits adapted from the single's liner notes.

Charts

"We Connect" matched its predecessor's top position on the US Dance/Electronic Singles Sales chart but was less successful in pop charts, peaking at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the Dance Club Songs. "We Connect" was released as a single in several territories where "Two of Hearts" had been a hit with impact evident only in Australia, where "We Connect" matched the number seven peak of "Two of Hearts".

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= Weekly charts =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1987)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=Illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|page=290|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and June 12, 1988.{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/oM8xucV|title=Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart – Week Ending 26th April, 1987|publisher=ARIA, via Imgur.com|accessdate=December 11, 2019}}

|align="center"|7

scope="row"|Germany (GfK){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-125358|title=Stacey Q – We Connect (song)|language=German|publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=December 11, 2019}}

|align="center"|32

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/stacey-q/chart-history/hsi/|title=Billboard > Stacey Q Chart History > Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 11, 2019}}

|align="center"|35

scope="row"|US Dance Club Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/stacey-q/chart-history/dsi/|title=Billboard > Stacey Q Chart History > Dance Club Songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 11, 2019}}

|align="center"|14

scope="row"|US Dance/Electronic Singles Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/stacey-q/chart-history/dsa/|title=Billboard > Stacey Q Chart History > Dance Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 11, 2019}}

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= Year-end charts =

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scope="col"| Chart (1987)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/sPdqqRt.jpg|title=Kent Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987|publisher=Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com|accessdate=December 11, 2019}}

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Popular culture

  • "We Connect" was promoted on the TV series The Facts of Life in the episode "A Star is Torn", in which Stacey Q portrayed the role of Cinnamon.

References

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Category:1986 singles

Category:1987 singles

Category:1986 songs

Category:Dance-pop songs

Category:Hi-NRG songs

Category:Stacey Q songs

Category:Atlantic Records singles