When Your Heart Is Weak

"When Your Heart Is Weak" is a song by American band Cock Robin. It was released in 1985 as the first single from their self-titled album.[1][2][3]

"When Your Heart Is Weak"
Single by Cock Robin
from the album Cock Robin
B-side"Because It Keeps On Working"
Released1985
Recorded1984
GenreNew wave
Length4:28
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)Peter Kingsbery
Producer(s)Steve Hillage
Cock Robin singles chronology
"When Your Heart Is Weak"
(1985)
"Thought You Were on My Side"
(1985)

The song was the band's only Top 40 hit (and their only entry) on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 35. It was a Top 20 hit in several countries in Europe.[4]

Music video

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The video shows the band playing in several landmarks in Joshua Tree National Park.[5]

Chart performance

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Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 35
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks[6] 28
European Hot 100[7] 15

References

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  1. ^ "New on the Charts". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 29. Nielsen Business Media. July 20, 1985. p. 40. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 37. Nielsen Business Media. September 14, 1985. p. 91. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Spears, Steve (December 19, 2012). "Lost and found: Is this the sexiest video of the '80s?". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Jones, Peter (June 14, 1986). "Who Billed Cock Robin?". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 24. Nielsen Business Media. p. 62. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Wuench, Kevin (January 25, 2016). "The second-sexiest video of the '80s might be 'just around the corrner'". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "When Your Heart Is Weak (US)". Music VF. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 10. 15 March 1986. Retrieved February 8, 2024.