"Belinda" is a 1981 music recording by the British new wave duo

Eurythmics Eurythmics were a British New wave music, new wave duo formed in 1980, consisting of Scottish vocalist Annie Lennox and English musician and producer Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Dave Stewart. They were both previously in the Tourists, a band t ...

. It was the band's second single, and the second of two singles to be taken from their debut album '' In the Garden''. The song was co-produced by

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and featured

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of D.A.F. and members of Can.

Background

The single, which was released only in the UK, was not a commercial success and failed to chart. It received some airplay on

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and

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, and spent two weeks as a "breaker" on the ''

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'' Airplay Guide chart in August 1981. No music video was made for the single. The

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, "Heartbeat, Heartbeat" was exclusive to this single, though it was later included on the remastered version of ''In The Garden'' in 2005.

Critical reception

Tony Jasper of ''

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'' noted the song's "pleasurable atmosphere" and "rhythmic nature", which was propelled by a "strong drum propulsion". Betty Page of ''

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'' saw no difference between Lennox and Stewart's previous band,

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, and Eurythmics. She wrote, "They're still yearning to be the new

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, the jangles now given a rockier edge, but still those weak, distant, feathery vocals remain. It's travesty that Annie Lennox never uses her lungs properly – she had a great pop voice once."

Track listing

;UK 7" #Belinda (LP Version) – 4:01 #Heartbeat Heartbeat (Non-LP Track) – 2:06

Personnel

"Belinda"

* Ann Lennox – vocals, keyboards * Dave Stewart – guitars, bass guitar *

– drums *

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–

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"Heartbeat, Heartbeat"

*Ann Lennox – vocals *Dave Stewart – guitars, bass guitar *Robert Görl – drums *Jürgen Zeltinger – heart attack *

Jaki Liebezeit Jaki Liebezeit (born Hans Liebezeit; 26 May 1938 – 22 January 2017) was a German drummer, best known as a founding member of experimental rock band Can. He was called "one of the few drummers to convincingly meld the funky and the cerebral". ...

, Holger Czukay,

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– brass

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Belinda (Song) Eurythmics songs 1981 singles RCA Records singles 1981 songs Songs written by Annie Lennox Songs written by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)