| "Chains Around the Heart" | |
|---|---|
| Song byJohn Farnham | |
| A-side | "Burn for You" |
| Released | 12 November 1990 (1990-11-12)[1] |
| Length | 6:36 |
| Label | RCA,Wheatley |
| Songwriters | Richard Marx,Fee Waybill |
| Producer | Ross Fraser |
| "Chains Around My Heart" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single byRichard Marx | ||||
| from the albumRush Street | ||||
| B-side | "Your World" | |||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Length | 5:45 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriters | Richard Marx,Fee Waybill | |||
| Producer | Richard Marx | |||
| Richard Marx singles chronology | ||||
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"Chains Around My Heart" is a song co-written by American musiciansRichard Marx andFee Waybill, originally recorded by Australian singerJohn Farnham under the title "Chains Around the Heart" as theB-side to his 1990 single "Burn for You". Marx then recorded his own version of the song for his third studio album,Rush Street (1991), and released it as the album's fourth and final single in 1992 byCapitol Records. Marx's version reached number 44 on the USBillboard Hot 100 chart, number 17 in Canada, and number 29 in the United Kingdom.
| Chart (1992–1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 59 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] | 17 |
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[4] | 9 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 29 |
| UK Airplay (Music Week)[6] | 27 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[7] | 44 |
| USAdult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] | 9 |
| USPop Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 27 |
| Chart (1992) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] | 100 |
| Chart (1993) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] | 64 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[12] | 48 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1992 | Cassette | Capitol | |
| Australia | October 26, 1992 |
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| Japan | October 28, 1992 | Mini-CD | [14] | |
| Australia | November 16, 1992 | CDdigipak | [15] | |
| United Kingdom |
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| November 23, 1992 | CD2 | [17] |