Young at Heart (Bananarama song)

"Young at Heart" is a pop song first recorded in the 1980s by the British female singing trio Bananarama and appeared on their debut album Deep Sea Skiving in 1983. The song was later recorded by Scottish pop group The Bluebells, whose version peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart after a re-release in 1993.

"Young at Heart"
Song by Bananarama
from the album Deep Sea Skiving
Released1983
RecordedJanuary 1982
GenrePop, new wave
Length3:13
LabelLondon
Songwriter(s)Sara Dallin,
Siobhan Fahey,
Keren Woodward,
Robert Hodgens
Producer(s)Barry Blue
"Young at Heart"
1984 single cover
Single by The Bluebells
from the album Sisters
Released12 July 1984
RecordedMarch 1984
GenreCountry pop, new wave
Length5:28
LabelLondon
Songwriter(s)Robert Hodgens, Siobhan Fahey, Bobby Valentino
The Bluebells singles chronology
"I'm Falling"
(1984)		 "Young at Heart"
(1984)		 "Cath (re-issue)"
(1984)

Bananarama version

Bananarama's version of the song is credited to Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward of Bananarama, and Robert Hodgens of The Bluebells, Fahey's then-boyfriend.

The Bluebells version

The song was reworked in 1984 by The Bluebells, a version originally credited to Hodgens and Fahey upon its re-release in 1993. In 2002, the session musician Bobby Valentino, who performed the violin solo on The Bluebells' version of "Young at Heart", won the right to be recognised as co-author of the song after taking legal action.[1]

The Bluebells' version of the song was a UK top-ten chart success on two occasions, first reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart during its original release in 1984. Almost a decade later, after The Bluebells had disbanded, the song was re-released as a single in 1993 after being featured in a TV advert on British television for the Volkswagen Golf. It became a number-one hit for four weeks, leading to the band reforming temporarily to perform the song on BBC Television's Top of the Pops, on which they commented on the unexpected re-release by parodying various other famous acts of the time such as Shabba Ranks and 2 Unlimited.

Weekly charts
Chart (1984) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[2] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 8
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 8
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 55
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[6] 30
Ireland (IRMA)[2] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 15
Portugal (AFP)[9] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1993) Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 64
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 12

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Gray, Chris (3 July 2002). "Violinist wins fight for royalties after musical interlude in the High Court". The Independent. London. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  2. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Young at Heart". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 24 April 1993. p. 41. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Bluebells – Young at Heart". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  6. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (22.–28. apríl)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 21 April 1993. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 21, 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Bluebells – Young at Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  9. "Top 10 Portugal" (PDF). Music & Media. 31 July 1993. p. 36. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  11. "1993 Year-End Sales Charts" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 51/52. 18 December 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  12. "Top 100 Singles 1993". Music Week. 15 January 1994. p. 24.
  13. "British single certifications – Bluebells – Young at Heart". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 September 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Young at Heart in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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