"Two Hearts" is a song by

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from the

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to the film '' Buster'' (1988) where it features in the end credits, in which Collins played the lead role. The song was written and produced by Collins and Lamont Dozier. It reached number one in the United States and Canada in January 1989. Released on 14 November 1988, "Two Hearts" charted in 19 countries, and topped the charts in the US, Canada, and Japan. The song topped the US ''

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for two weeks, the US ''Billboard''

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chart for five weeks, and also reached number six on the UK Singles Chart. "Two Hearts" won the

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for Best Original Song (tying with " Let the River Run" by

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from ''

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'') and the

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for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television in 1989.

Background

"Two Hearts" was composed by Lamont Dozier of

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's Holland-Dozier-Holland (who also co-composed the music for the Supremes hit "

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", which Collins covered in 1982), with lyrics by Collins, both of whom also produced this song for the crime comedy film '' Buster'' (1988). Both singles for the film, "Two Hearts" and "

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", topped the US charts. The song was used to open the inaugural broadcast of the radio station BBC Hereford and Worcester on 14 February 1989 (

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Awards

Track listings

7" single # "Two Hearts" – 3:24 # "The Robbery" - London Film Orchestra, conducted by Anne Dudley (edit) – 3:18 12" maxi # "Two Hearts" – 3:23 # "The Robbery" - London Film Orchestra, conducted by Anne Dudley (full length) – 7:20

Music video

Two

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s were made, both directed by Jim Yukich and produced by Paul Flattery. The first one was similar to Collins' 1982 video "

" featuring Collins as all four members in a band (named "The Four Pound Notes") and a cameo appearance by British DJ

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. The other featured him in a wrestling match against the Ultimate Warrior, which was featured on the Jim Yukich-directed, Paul Flattery-produced ''Seriously.. Phil Collins'' CBS TV special (aired 8 September 1990).

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and

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also appear in this version. The special can be found on the 2004 ''First Final Farewell Tour'' DVD.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Personnel

– vocals, keyboards, drums *

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– guitars * Freddie Washington – bass *

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– tambourine *

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– string arrangements

References

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* {{Authority control 1988 singles 1988 songs Atlantic Records singles Best Original Song Golden Globe–winning songs Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Cashbox number-one singles Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media Music videos directed by Jim Yukich Number-one singles in Denmark Number-one singles in Japan Phil Collins songs RPM Top Singles number-one singles Song recordings produced by Lamont Dozier Song recordings produced by Phil Collins Songs written by Lamont Dozier Songs written by Phil Collins Virgin Records singles Warner Music Group singles