Room in Your Heart

"Room in Your Heart" is the third single from the British group's Living in a Box 1989 album, Gatecrashing.[2]

"Room in Your Heart"
Single by Living in a Box
from the album Gatecrashing
Released11 September 1989
Recorded1989
GenrePop, blue-eyed soul
Length4:28 (album version)
4:40 (single version)
Songwriter(s)Albert Hammond, Marcus Vere and Richard Darbyshire[1]
Living in a Box singles chronology
"Gatecrashing"
(1989)		 "Room in Your Heart"
(1989)		 "Different Air"
(1989)
Music video
"Room in Your Heart" on YouTube

It rivalled the band's eponymous 1987 single "Living in a Box" as the band's highest charting song. Both peaked at No.5 on the UK Singles Chart.[3][4] This song was their most successful single from Gatecrashing.[5]

Background

According to frontman Richard Darbyshire, "Room in Your Heart" gave him a rare opportunity to display his guitar work. Reflecting on his time in the band, Darbyshire mentioned how guitar solos were relatively incompatible with the group's often more dance-oriented material, implying that his guitar parts were often relegated to rhythm/less prominent riffing (with other guitarists performing any solos). However, while Brian May performed the solo on "Blow the House Down," the group's first hit from Gatecrashing, Darbyshire asserted, "I'm quite proud of my solo on 'Room in Your Heart'", indicating that he did perform the guitar solo himself on the latter hit.[6]

Versions

The original version of the song, featured as the final track on the Gatecrashing album, has a length of 4:28.

A slightly remixed single version appends a brief a cappella introduction (extending the length of the song by approximately 10 seconds), delays the start of the percussion/drums until Richard Darbyshire begins singing the first verse, and features enhanced drums and other embellishments intermittently throughout the remainder of the track. There are also several edited versions of the single (including the video version, which cuts out half of Darbyshire's guitar solo as well as half of the second verse).[7]

Cover versions

Streetwize, an international boyband project sang a cover version of the song during the Irish Childline 2007 charity event.[8]

The late Italian singer Mike Francis also covered the song.[9]

The song was used on the American daytime serial Santa Barbara.[10]

References
  1. "Living In A Box - Room In Your Heart (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  2. "Gatecrashing - Living in a Box : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  3. "Living In A Box | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 325. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. "Living In A Box - Gatecrashing at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  6. Richard Darbyshire Lead Singer and Guitarist of 80s Band Living In A Box @The Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  7. Living in a Box - Room In Your Heart (Official Music Video) @YouTube. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  8. "Streetwize performing at Childline 2007". YouTube. 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  9. "Mike Francis - The Very Best Of (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  10. http://www.cybercom.net/~jima/misc/songs.html


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