"We Connect" is a song recorded by American singer

Stacey Q Stacey Lynn Swain (born November 30, 1958), known by her stage name Stacey Q, is an American pop singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. Her best-known single, " Two of Hearts", released in 1986, reached number one in Canada, number three on t ...

for her debut studio

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'' Better Than Heaven'' (1986). The song was released as the album's second single on November 28, 1986 by

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. Written by

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and produced by Jon St. James and Wilcox, the song was the follow-up to her

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" Two of Hearts".

Track listing and formats

;US 7-inch vinyl single # "We Connect" (Dance Radio Edit) – 3:42 # "Don't Break My Heart" (LP Version) – 3:33 ;US 12-inch vinyl single # "We Connect" (European Mix) – 7:30 # "We Connect" (Dance Radio Edit) – 5:05 # "We Connect" (Instrumental/Safari Mix) – 5:25

Credits and personnel

*Stacey Q – vocals *Jon St. James – producer, keyboards *Willie Wilcox – songwriter, producer, programming * SSQ – music *Skip Hahn – keyboards *Karl Moet – drums, programming *Rich West – keyboards * Rusty Anderson – guitars *

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– photography Credits adapted from the single's

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Charts

"We Connect" matched its predecessor's top position on the US

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chart but was less successful in pop charts, peaking at number 35 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 14 on the

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. "We Connect" was released as a single in several territories where "Two of Hearts" had been a hit with impact evident only in Australia, where "We Connect" matched the number seven peak of "Two of Hearts".

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Popular culture

*"We Connect" was promoted on the TV series '' The Facts of Life'' in the episode "A Star is Torn", in which Stacey Q portrayed the role of Cinnamon.

References

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