{{Short description|1989 single by Living in a Box}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox song | name = Room in Your Heart | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Living in a Box]] | album = [[Gatecrashing (album)|Gatecrashing]] | released = {{start date|1989|9|4|df=y}}<ref name="bpi"/> | format = | recorded = 1989 | studio = | venue = | genre = * [[Pop music|Pop]] * [[blue-eyed soul]] | length = * 4:28 (album version) * 4:40 (single version) | label = | writer = * [[Albert Hammond]] * [[Living in a Box|Marcus Vere]] * [[Richard Darbyshire]] | producer = * [[Chris Porter (producer)|Chris Porter]] * Living in a Box | prev_title = Gatecrashing | prev_year = 1989 | next_title = Different Air | next_year = 1989 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|sdMkp52QBZQ|"Room in Your Heart"}} }} }} "'''Room in Your Heart'''" is a song by British band [[Living in a Box]], released as the third [[single (music)|single]] from their 1989 album, ''[[Gatecrashing (album)|Gatecrashing]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/gatecrashing-mw0000200136|title=Gatecrashing – Living in a Box : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=3 June 2013}}</ref> It rivalled the band's [[Living in a Box (song)|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 music|dance]]-oriented material, implying that his guitar parts were often relegated to rhythm/less prominent riffing (and that other guitarists often performed the solos on the few Living in a Box songs that did include them). However, while other guitarists are credited on ''Gatecrashing'' (including [[Brian May]] performing the solo on "Blow the House Down", the group's first hit from the album), Darbyshire described himself as "quite proud of [his own] solo on 'Room in Your Heart'", indicating that he performed the guitar solo on the latter hit.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140427232531/http://www.livinginaboxmusic.com/Richard/richard.html Richard Darbyshire Lead Singer and Guitarist of 80s Band Living In A Box] @''[[The Wayback Machine]]''. Retrieved 31 January 2021.</ref>
==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 (including the video version, which cuts out half of Darbyshire's guitar solo as well as half of the second verse).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWHRnraNiKc Living in a Box - Room In Your Heart (Official Music Video)] @[[YouTube]]. Retrieved 31 January 2021.</ref>
==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.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1989–1990) !Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|Austria|27|artist=Living in a Box|song=Room in Your Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=9 February 2021}} |- {{single chart|Flanders|20|artist=Living in a Box|song=Room in Your Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=9 February 2021}} |- !scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-11-04.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=6|issue=44|page=V|date=4 November 1989|access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref> |21 |- {{single chart|Ireland2|6|song=Room in Your Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=9 February 2021}} |- {{single chart|Dutch40|10|year=1989|week=43|rowheader=true|access-date=9 February 2021}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|16|artist=Living in a Box|song=Room in Your Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=9 February 2021}} |- {{single chart|Sweden|20|artist=Living in a Box|song=Room in Your Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=9 February 2021}} |- {{single chart|UK|5|date=19891104|rowheader=true|access-date=9 February 2021}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1989) !Position |- !scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Year-End Charts '89 – Top 100 Singles|periodical=[[Music Week]]|publisher=Spotlight Publications|location=London, England|page=16|date=3 March 1990}}</ref> |45 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Living in a Box|title=Room in Your Heart|award=Silver|relyear=1989|certyear=1989|id=5615-420-1|access-date=9 February 2021|refname="bpi"}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
==Cover version== Streetwize, an international [[boyband]] project, sang a [[cover version]] of the song during the Irish Childline 2007 charity event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWhb2bGKHQs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/qWhb2bGKHQs |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Streetwize performing at Childline 2007|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=21 February 2007|accessdate=3 June 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=YouTube video does not establish the importance of this cover version|date=August 2023}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Albert Hammond}} {{Living in a Box}} {{Authority control}}
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