"Be Still My Beating Heart" is a song by Sting, from his second studio album, '' ...Nothing Like the Sun''; released as the second US single from the album. In 1989 the song was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards. Former

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bandmate

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played guitar on the track. The song appeared in the 2000 film ''

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''; Sting also wrote the score for the film. The track has since appeared on ''The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984–1994'' compilation album among others.

Single release

The song was also released as a single, and reached #15 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, #37

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and #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, respectively. It was only released as a single in Japan,

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, Australia, Canada & United States. There are two single edit-length versions of the track (3:59) and (4:40).

Music video

The

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for the song was directed by Candace Reckinger and her husband Michael Patterson. The video later appeared on ''The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994'' compilation VHS home video.Information from discogs.com
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Charts

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* {{authority control Sting (musician) songs 1987 singles A&M Records singles 1987 songs