I Heard a Rumour

"I Heard a Rumour" is a song by English girl group Bananarama from their fourth studio album, Wow! (1987). It was also featured in the 1987 comedy film Disorderlies and included on its soundtrack.

"I Heard a Rumour"
Single by Bananarama
from the album Wow!
B-side"Clean Cut Boy"
Released29 June 1987
RecordedAugust 1986
Genre
Length3:25
LabelLondon
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Bananarama singles chronology
"Set on You"
(1987)		 "I Heard a Rumour"
(1987)		 "Love in the First Degree"
(1987)
Music video
"I Heard a Rumour" on YouTube

"I Heard a Rumour" peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart,[1] and was one of their highest-charting singles in the United States, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] It was also successful in nightclubs, reaching number three on the Billboard Dance Club Songs.[3]

Songwriter and music producer Pete Waterman names "I Heard a Rumour" as one of his favourite songs.

Music video

The music video, directed by Andy Morahan, is an expansion on the dress-up theme of Bananarama's "Venus".

Group members Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward are seen emulating various film stars, projected on screens behind them, by dressing up in various costumes, such as a cowgirl or Carmen Miranda. Bananarama's trademark silliness is interspersed throughout. At one point the group, dressed in French can-can dresses, bend over to 'moon' the camera and expose the letters W-O-W (a reference to their album title) on their rears.

Bloopers of the girls making mistakes in the dance routine are intercut with other footage.

Track listings
  • 7-inch single
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Album Version) – 3:25
  2. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) – 4:22
    S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/I. Curnow
  • 12-inch single
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Horoscope Mix) – 5:57
    Available on the CD album The Twelve Inches of Bananarama
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" (Dub) – 5:06
  3. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) – 4:22
    S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/I. Curnow
  • 2nd 12-inch single
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Miami Mix) – 7:13
    Also available for the first time on the CD album The Greatest Remixes Collection and the limited edition 2-cd version of The Very Best of Bananarama
    Remixed by Phil Harding
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" (House Mix) – 7:22
    Remixed by Phil Harding
  3. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) – 4:22
  • US 12-inch maxi single / cassette
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Horoscope Mix) – 5:57
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" (Miami Mix) – 7:13
  3. "I Heard a Rumour" (House Mix) – 7:22
  4. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) – 4:22
  • Other versions
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Corporation Of Bananarama Mix) – 5:40
    From the single "Megarama '89" and "Cruel Summer '89"
    Remixed by Freddie Bastone
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" (Corporation Dub)
    Remixed by Freddie Bastone
  3. "I Heard a Rumour" (2001 Version)
    Taken from the album Exotica

Charts

References
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  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 26. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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