"Heart of Stone"
CD single cover
Single by Taylor Dayne
from the album Can't Fight Fate
B-side"Wait for Me"
ReleasedJuly 23, 1990
Length4:17
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ric Wake
Taylor Dayne singles chronology
"I'll Be Your Shelter"
(1990) 		"Heart of Stone"
(1990) 		"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Baby"
(1993)

"Heart of Stone" is a song by American singer Taylor Dayne for her second studio album, Can't Fight Fate (1989). Produced by Ric Wake, the song was released in July 1990 by Arista Records as the fourth and final single from Can't Fight Fate. The song is co-written by Elliot Wolff, responsible for Paula Abdul's number-one singles "Straight Up" and "Cold Hearted".

The single performed better on the US Adult Contemporary chart than it did on the Billboard Hot 100; it broke Dayne's streak of seven consecutive top-10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 12. The accompanying music video for "Heart of Stone" was included in Dayne's music video collection Twist of Fate.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 42
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 4
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 12
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 56
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7] 18

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 23, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 Arista [citation needed]
Japan September 21, 1990 Mini-CD [8]

References

  1. ^ "Taylor Dayne – Heart of Stone". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1361." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1295." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved April 11, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  7. ^ "Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved April 11, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  8. ^ "ハート・オブ・ストーン | テイラー・デイン" [Heart of Stone | Taylor Dayne] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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