I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper
"I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper" | |
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Single by Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip | |
B-side | "Do, Do, Do" |
Released | 1978 |
Recorded | 1978 |
Genre | Pop, disco, space disco |
Length | 3:42 4:19 (long version) |
Label | Ariola Hansa |
Songwriter(s) | Jeff Calvert, Geraint Hughes |
Producer(s) | Steve Rowland |
"I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper", sometimes cited as "(I Lost My Heart to A) Starship Trooper", is a 1978 single written by Jeff Calvert and Geraint Hughes[1] of Typically Tropical and performed by Sarah Brightman and the dance troupe Hot Gossip. It was the debut of the 18-year-old Brightman, and reached number six on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
Background[edit]
The song is a space disco track that cashed in on the media hype[opinion] surrounding the original Star Wars film. The lyrics include the lines "And evil Darth Vader he's been banished to Mars" and "Or are you like a droid, devoid of emotion". Other science fiction references include: "I lost my heart to a starship trooper", "Flash Gordon's left me, he's gone to the stars", "What my body needs is close encounter three", "Static on the comm – it's Starfleet Command" and "Fighting for the Federation".[citation needed]
The song uses musical themes from Star Wars, Thus Spoke Zarathustra (from 2001: A Space Odyssey), and the "spaceship communication" melody from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.[citation needed]
The song was performed on The Kenny Everett Video Show by its regular dance troupe Hot Gossip. Its lead, Sarah Brightman, was dressed in a silver catsuit and black thigh-high boots.[3]
In 1997, Brightman rerecorded the song, with producer Frank Peterson, and released it as a single to coincide with the film Starship Troopers. Although the single carried artwork from the film, the song itself was not in the film.[4]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1978) | Peak Position |
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Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 5 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 50 |
UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 6 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[8] | 26 |
Certifications[edit]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References[edit]
- ^ "Discogs". Discogs. 1978. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "Sarah's Early Years: 1960 – 1981". Sarah Brightman Official Website. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
- ^ Craig, Olga (29 November 2008), Sarah Brightman's hot gossip days are over, London: The Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 3 December 2008, retrieved 4 May 2010
- ^ "Starship Troopers".
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper – I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sarah Brightman & Hot Gossip – I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "British single certifications – Sarah Brightman & Hot Gossip – I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper". British Phonographic Industry.
External links[edit]
- A video of a live dance performance of the song
- Song lyrics Archived 24 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine