I Heard a Rumour

"I Heard a Rumour" is a song by the English girl group Bananarama from their fourth album Wow! (1987). It was also featured in the 1987 comedy film Disorderlies (starring The Fat Boys) and included on its soundtrack.

"I Heard A Rumour"
Single by Bananarama
from the album Wow!
B-side"Clean Cut Boy"
Released29 June 1987
Format
RecordedAugust 1986
Genre
Length3:25
LabelLondon
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Bananarama singles chronology
"Set on You"
(1987)		 "I Heard A Rumour"
(1987)		 "Love in the First Degree"
(1987)

"I Heard a Rumour" peaked at number 14 in their native United Kingdom,[1] and was one of their biggest singles in the United States, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] It was also a hit in nightclubs, reaching number three on the Billboard Dance Club Songs.[3]

Songwriter and music producer Pete Waterman names "I Heard a Rumour" as one of his favourite songs.

The chords, general structure and parts of the melody (mainly the bridge leading into the chorus) are the same as those of Michael Fortunati's 1986 hit "Give Me Up".

The song is included in the PlayStation karaoke game SingStar Anthems.

Music video

The music video, directed by Andy Morahan, is an expansion on the dress-up theme of Bananarama's "Venus".

Group members Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward are seen emulating various film stars, projected on screens behind them, by dressing up in various costumes, such as a cowgirl or Carmen Miranda. Bananarama's trademark silliness is interspersed throughout. At one point the group, dressed in French can-can dresses, bend over to 'moon' the camera and expose the letters W-O-W (a reference to their album title) on their rears.

Bloopers of the girls making mistakes in the dance routine are intercut with other footage.

Track listings and formats
7" single
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Album Version) 3:25
  2. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) 4:22
    S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/I. Curnow
12" single
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Horoscope Mix) 5:57
    Available on the CD album The Twelve Inches of Bananarama
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" (Dub) 5:06
  3. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) 4:22
    S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/I. Curnow
2nd 12" single
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Miami Mix) 7:13
    Also available for the first time on the CD album The Greatest Remixes Collection and the limited edition 2-cd version of The Very Best of Bananarama
    Remixed by Phil Harding
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" (House Mix) 7:22
    Remixed by Phil Harding
  3. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) 4:22
US 12" maxi-single / Cassette
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Horoscope Mix) 5:57
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" (Miami Mix) 7:13
  3. "I Heard a Rumour" (House Mix) 7:22
  4. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) 4:22
Other versions
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Corporation Of Bananarama Mix) 5:40
    From the single "Megarama '89" and "Cruel Summer '89"
    Remixed by Freddie Bastone
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" (Corporation Dub)
    Remixed by Freddie Bastone
  3. "I Heard a Rumour" (2001 Version)
    Taken from the album Exotica

Charts

Track listings
7" single
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Album Version) 3:25
  2. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) 4:22
    S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/I. Curnow
12" single
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Horoscope Mix) 5:57
    Available on the CD album The Twelve Inches of Bananarama
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" (Dub) 5:06
  3. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) 4:22
    S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/I. Curnow
2nd 12" single
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Miami Mix) 7:13
    Also available for the first time on the CD album The Greatest Remixes Collection and the limited edition 2-cd version of The Very Best of Bananarama
    Remixed by Phil Harding
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" (House Mix) 7:22
    Remixed by Phil Harding
  3. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) 4:22
US 12" maxi-single / Cassette
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Horoscope Mix) 5:57
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" (Miami Mix) 7:13
  3. "I Heard a Rumour" (House Mix) 7:22
  4. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) 4:22
Other versions
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" (Corporation Of Bananarama Mix) 5:40
    From the single "Megarama '89" and "Cruel Summer '89"
    Remixed by Freddie Bastone
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" (Corporation Dub)
    Remixed by Freddie Bastone
  3. "I Heard a Rumour" (2001 Version)
    Taken from the album Exotica

References
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  2. "Billboard > Artists / Bananarama > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. "Billboard > Artists / Bananarama > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 26. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 19 June 1988.
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  15. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 10, 1987". Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2018.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link). Cash Box magazine.
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