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| Single by Cyndi Lauper | ||||
| from the album A Night to Remember | ||||
| B-side | "Insecurious" | |||
| Released | December 4, 1989 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
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| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | Epic Records | |||
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| Cyndi Lauper singles chronology | ||||
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| "Heading West" on YouTube | ||||
"Heading West" was the third single from Cyndi Lauper's album A Night to Remember released worldwide. It was not released as a single in North America.
"Heading West" was written by Lauper, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. The same team wrote "My First Night Without You, and the latter two wrote "True Colors", and "I Drove All Night". The song is about moving on from a past relationship, which was the overall theme of the album. A video was also released which was black and white and had Lauper in an empty field. The song was released outside of the U.S. The single was a minor hit in the UK. Cyndi Lauper said in an interview with O Globo newspaper that "'Heading West' was a great song."
French Canadian pop star Mitsou covered the song as the title track for a 1992 EP and also released it as a single. She added a French spoken word monologue to the end of the song.
Critical reception
Upon single release Melody Maker observer Mick Mercer left positive review. As per him, this song as all singer's songs contain "lyrical incident". He concluded: "A rousing, if awkwardly shuffling, tune, give her a chance and it will hollow you out.
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Chart performance
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 117 |
| Colombian Singles Chart | 10 |
| Polish Singles Chart | 43 |
| UK Singles Chart | 68 |
References
- "Cindy Lauper fala sobre seu novo disco, a turnê no Brasil e a decepção quando soube que não". O Globo. 24 June 2008.
- Mercer, Mick (9 December 1989). "Singles: Cyndi Lauper – "Heading West" (Epic)". Melody Maker. London: IPC Limited. p. 32. ISSN 0025-9012. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024 – via Flickr.
- "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-06-05". Imgur. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- "Official Charts > Cyndi Lauper". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
