Room in Your Heart


"Room in Your Heart" is a song by British band Living in a Box, released as the third single from their 1989 album, Gatecrashing. It rivalled the band's eponymous 1987 single as their highest-charting song. Both peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. This song was their most successful single from Gatecrashing.

Background

According to frontman Richard Darbyshire, "Room in Your Heart" gave him a rare opportunity to display his guitar work. Reflecting on his time in the band, Darbyshire mentioned how guitar solos were relatively incompatible with the group's often more dance-oriented material, implying that his guitar parts were often relegated to rhythm/less prominent riffing. However, while other guitarists are credited on Gatecrashing, Darbyshire described himself as "quite proud of solo on 'Room in Your Heart'", indicating that he performed the guitar solo on the latter hit.

Versions

The original version of the song, featured as the final track on the Gatecrashing album, has a length of 4:28.
A slightly remixed single version appends a brief a cappella introduction, delays the start of the drum beat until Darbyshire begins singing the first verse, and features enhanced drum and keyboard sounds intermittently throughout the remainder of the track. These embellishments extend the length of the song by approximately 10–12 seconds. There are also several edited versions of the single.

Music video

A music video was made to promote the single. The band hired Howard Greenhalgh to direct the video. It was shot in Montepulciano and Siena in Tuscany, Italy.

Cover version

Streetwize, an international boyband project, sang a cover version of the song during the Irish Childline 2007 charity event.