The song was also performed on some concert tours performed by Minogue, including it on her Enjoy Yourself Tour, Rhythm of Love Tour and was featured on her Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour and the Homecoming Tour "Hand on Your Heart" was known as one of Minogue's most well-known singles to date. The song was available as limited editions 7" and 12" posterbags featuring different artwork to the UK release in Australia. In 2006, Swedish singer-songwriter José González released an acoustic cover version of "Hand on Your Heart" as a single. His version peaked at number twenty-nine in the UK.
On 24 April 1989, "Hand on Your Heart" was released in the United Kingdom. The song became Minogue's third song to debut at number two on the singles chart, before it peaked at number one the following week. On its third week it was replaced on the top of the chart by the UK Hillsborough disaster charity single "Ferry Cross the Mersey" by The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden and Stock, Aitken and Waterman. "Hand on Your Heart" also topped the UK Dance and Indie charts.
The song was one of the first singles to sell well on cassette, selling 2,000 copies in the first week of release. This would have been enough to have Minogue enter in at number one, something no female had ever done at the time, but the cassette single was not an eligible format for the chart at the time, meaning The Bangles stayed at number one with "Eternal Flame". Because of this the rules were quickly changed so that cassette singles were allowed.
Outside of the UK, the song was also successful. It reached number four in Australia and became Minogue's fifth top five single on the singles chart. In reached the top ten in Finland, France, Japan, and South Africa and the top twenty in Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Sweden.
"Hand on Your Heart" featured a colourful music video that was directed by Chris Langman and filmed at Minogue's hometown in Melbourne, Australia in March 1989. The video features Minogue dancing in a modern house. She appears wearing a dress with a big heart on it that changes colour between vibrant colours of red, blue and yellow, Minogue travels from room to room, dancing playfully for the camera. A live version of the video was also released and featured Minogue performing a special "live remix" in Japan, both versions featured in Kylie's Greatest Hits 87-97 DVD.
An alternate version of the "Hand on your heart" video was broadcast on UK TV pre-release yet has never been screened again. On this version Kylie's shoes spin on camera and introduce all three of her new outfits of matching colours. Only one "shoe spin" remains on the final version, featured on her Ultimate DVD.
Seen as a cheap video, and Kylie herself has made it clear she felt uncomfortable during the filming, it is however a fan-favourite camp-Kylie moment. Released to music video channels prior to the single's commercial release, the video was a hit, gaining significant airplay on music video channels. The video was released commercially on the Ultimate Kylie companion DVD, released in December 2004.
Hand on Your Heart
Kylie Minogue Lyrics
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Hold on
Don't be scared
You'll never change what's been and gone
May your smile (may your smile)
Shine on (shine on)
Don't be scared (don't be scared)
Your destiny may keep you warm
'Cause all of the stars
Are fading away
Just try not to worry
You'll see them someday
Just take what you need
And be on your way
And stop crying your heart out (oh, yeah)
Get up (get up)
Come on (come on)
Why you scared? (I'm not scared)
You'll never change what's been and gone
'Cause all of the stars
Are fading away
Just try not to worry
You'll see them someday
Just take what you need
And be on your way
And stop crying your heart out
Stop crying your heart out
Yeah, mama, whoa
Yeah, ooh
Hey, hey
'Cause all of the stars
Are fading away
Just try not to worry
You'll see them someday
Take what you need
And be on your way
And stop crying your heart out (oh, yeah, oh)
We're all of us stars
We're fading away
Just try not to worry
You'll see us someday
Just take what you need
And be on your way
And stop crying your heart out
Stop crying your heart out
Stop crying your heart out
Stop crying your heart out
The song "Hand on Your Heart" by Kylie Minogue talks about the aftermath of a failed relationship. The lyrics suggest that the singer is not ready to accept the fact that the relationship is over and wants her lover to confirm it by putting their hand on their heart and telling her the truth. The lyrics of the song convey the pain and heartbreak of a person who is trying to come to terms with the end of a relationship.
The opening lines of the song ask the former lover to confirm that the relationship is over, and the singer will not believe it until they put their hand on their heart and tell her the truth. The lyrics also compare falling in love to making it last, indicating that it takes more than just the initial feeling of infatuation to make a relationship successful. The song goes on to describe how the singer thought that they were just beginning, but now her lover has ended it.
The chorus of the song repeats the request for confirmation that the relationship is over. The lyrics mention how people talk about forever, but not everyone gets the chance to keep a relationship, indicating the singer's desperation to hold on to the relationship. The song's repetition of the chorus and the guitar solo in between the sections adds to the intensely emotional feel of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Put your hand on your heart and tell me
That we're through, ooh
Oh, put your hand on your heart
Hand on your heart
The singer is asking the recipient to confirm if they are truly breaking up by placing their hand on their chest and being honest about their feelings.
Well it's one thing 2 fall in love
But another 2 make it last
I thought that we were just beginning
And now you say we're in the past
Oh, look me in the eye
And tell me we are really through
You know it's one thing 2 say you love me
But another 2 mean it from the heart
And if you don't intend 2 see it through
Why did we ever start
Oh, I want to hear you tell me
you don't want my love
The singer is questioning the sincerity of the recipient's love and asking them to be truthful about their intentions, highlighting that it's easy to fall in love, but difficult to maintain a relationship, and that they thought they were just starting, but now it seems like they are ending it.
Put your hand on your heart and tell me
It's all over
I won't believe it till you
Put your hand on your heart and tell me
That we're through, ooh
Oh, put your hand on your heart
Hand on your heart
The singer is questioning the recipient's commitment towards breaking up and saying that they won't believe it till they say it concretely, putting their hand on their chest to confirm it.
They like 2 talk about 4 ever
But most people never get the chance
Do you want to lose our love 2gether
Do you find a new romance
Oh, I want to hear you tell me
you don't want my love
The artist is questioning the recipient's motivation for breaking up and asking them if they really want to lose their love or are they seeking a new romance, and emphasizing that they just want to know the truth and confirm that the recipient doesn't want their love anymore.
Oh, look me in the eye
And tell me we are really through
The artist is asking the recipient to make intense eye contact while sincerely conveying that they are indeed breaking up.
(repeat & fade)
The song ends on a fading repetition of the chorus, emphasizing the singer's desire for a sincere and honest confirmation of the break up.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Noel Gallagher
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@zoeykeith
She's just sooooooo adorable. You never want to stop listening to her. This song is just terrific. I love this song!!!
@shgarli45
Or lookin 😍🤤
@KEN-ez2gg
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@angelaabo4559
I agree 100 %.She is gorgeous,cute and so natural❤
@zoeykeith
@@shgarli45 Well...yeah, and that too 😂
@karolinaanastazjaszmydt8946
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@neilleverett9305
It was so easy to forget just HOW stunning Kylie was and still is. She was something else. God bless Stock, Aitken + Waterman. Pop machine
@terrydunlop4461
Such a lovely lady and she still knocking out the hits
@Joe-kb1sm
This video, and the other early Kylie songs, 1988 - 90, are still my favorites.
There will never be another Kylie Minogue
@kevinlongman007
Kylie hated this video.