Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)

"Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" is a song recorded by American pop singer Cyndi Lauper for her 1988 film Vibes. It was written by Richard Orange, formerly of the band Zuider Zee.

"Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)"
Single by Cyndi Lauper
from the album Vibes, A Night to Remember
B-side"Boy Blue" (Live at Le Zénith)
ReleasedJune 22, 1988
Recorded1988
GenrePop rock, new wave
Length4:02
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Richard Orange
Producer(s)
Cyndi Lauper singles chronology
"Maybe He'll Know"
(1987)		 "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)"
(1988)		 "I Drove All Night"
(1989)
Music video
"Hole in My Heart" on YouTube

Song information

During a live concert and Q&A appearance in Las Vegas, Cyndi stated her record company thought the song was too fast for radio. Lauper seldom performed this in concert. As part of the "A Night To Remember" tour, she was included in the set list of the Santiago de Chile show in November 1989. In 2004, during the Australian leg of her "At Last" tour, she performed part of the song a cappella at the request of the audience, since the single reached the Top 10 there in 1988 and was very well known. However, it wasn't until the 2006 Body Acoustic Tour that she played the song regularly in full again, and she frequently opened the True Colors 2007 Tour with it. The song was also the opening track of her 2008 Australian Tour.

The track finally saw the light of day on an official CD, as of 2003, with the release of the 3-CD compilation, The Great Cyndi Lauper. This song can be found on the following albums: Best Movie Album in the World...Ever! (3 CDs), True Colors: The Best of Cyndi Lauper (2 CDs), 36 All-time Favorites (3 CDs), Monster Hits 1988/Hits of 1988.

Track listings

3" single
  1. "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" (Richard Orange)
  2. "Boy Blue" (Recorded live at Le Zénith) (Jeff Bova, Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt)
  3. "Maybe He'll Know" (Remixed by Phil Thornally) (Lauper, John Turi)

5" single
  1. "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" (Richard Orange)
  2. "Boy Blue" (Recorded live at Le Zénith) (Jeff Bova, Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt)
  3. "Time After Time" (Lauper, Rob Hyman)
  4. "What's Going On" (club version by Shep Pettibone) (Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye)

Cassette and vinyl single
  1. "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" (Richard Orange)
  2. "Boy Blue" (Recorded live at Le Zénith) (Jeff Bova, Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt)

Chart performance
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1] 8
Canadian Singles Chart[2] 86
Chilean Singles Chart[3] 21
Italian Singles Chart[4] 40
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[5] 8
Swiss Singles Chart[6] 13
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 54
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 Singles 51

End of year charts
Country Chart Ranking
Australia[8] Kent Music Report 89

References
  1. Australian Charts (1988). "Australian Charts". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  2. Canadian Charts (1988). "Canadian Charts". Canadian Charts. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  3. "Cyndi Lauper - Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)". web.archive.org. 2004-02-22. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  4. Hitparadeitalia (1988). "Hitparadeitalia Chart". Hitparadeitalia Charts. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  5. RIANZ Charts (1988). "RIANZ Chart". RIANZ Charts. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  6. Swiss Charts (1988). "Swiss Chart". Swiss Charts. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  7. Billboard Charts (1988). "Billboard Charts". Billboard Charts. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  8. Australian Charts (1988). "Australian Charts". Australian Charts. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
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