My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)

"My Heart Goes Bang" is a 1985 song by the British band Dead or Alive. It was the fourth and final single from the band's second studio album Youthquake. It charted at number 23 in the United Kingdom, number 12 in Japan, and became a dance hit in the U.S.

"My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)"
Single by Dead or Alive
from the album Youthquake
B-side"Big Daddy of the Rhythm" (live)
ReleasedSeptember 1985
Recorded1985
Genre
Length3:13
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Dead or Alive singles chronology
"In Too Deep"
(1985)		 "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)"
(1985)		 "Brand New Lover"
(1986)

Remixes

A 7" remix and two 12" extended remixes of the single were released. The song was then remixed a third time for Dead or Alive's compilation album, Rip It Up, released in the fall of 1987.

"My Heart Goes Bang" was again remixed and re-recorded for Fragile and Unbreakable which were only available on Avex Label in Japan.

Music video

Parts of the music video depict lead singer Pete Burns in a leather jacket on the back of a motorcycle, and the band walking down a catwalk in sunglasses. No official music videos were released for the Japanese versions released in 2000.

Track listing
UK 7"
No.TitleLength
1."My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor) [7" US Wipe-Out Mix]"3:10
2."Big Daddy Of The Rhythm (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, July 1985)"3:25
UK 12"
No.TitleLength
1."My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor) [Extended]"7:20
2."Big Daddy Of The Rhythm (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, July 1985)"3:25
3."My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor) [7" US Wipe-Out Mix]"3:10

Chart performance
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 41
French singles chart 32
Irish Singles Chart 21
Japanese Singles Chart 12
UK Singles Chart 23
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 15

References
  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 85. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.



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