I Get Weak

"I Get Weak"
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Heaven on Earth
Released	February 15, 1988
Format	CD single, 7" single, 12" single
Recorded	1987
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:52 (Album Version) 4:15 (US Single Edit)
Label	MCA Records
Writer(s)	Diane Warren
Producer(s)	Rick Nowels
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (1987) "I Get Weak" (1988) "Circle in the Sand" (1988)

"I Get Weak" is a pop song written by Diane Warren and produced by Rick Nowels for Belinda Carlisle's second album Heaven on Earth. The song reached number 2 in the US, behind Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", and number 10 in the UK in 1988.

Music video

Belinda Carlisle's video features a combination of color and black-and-white shots in the same frames. It was directed by Diane Keaton and also featured model and actor Tony Ward, who would later appear in Madonna's video of "Justify My Love".

Track listing

1. "I Get Weak" (12" version) 7:25
2. "I Get Weak" (7" version) 4:39
3. "I Get Weak" (Instrumental version)(U.S. pressing) 7:32
4. "Should I Let You In?" 4:16

The remixes were made by Shep Pettibone.

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts Chart (1988-1989) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[1] 34 Canadian Adult Contemporary (RPM)[2] 14 Canadian Top Singles (RPM)[3] 4 Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 38 Ireland (IRMA)[5] 5 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 77 Italy (FIMI)[8] 11 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 24 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 10 US Billboard Hot 100[11] 2 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[12] 9

Year-end charts Chart (1988) Position Canada [13] 59 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[14] 57

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Belinda Carlisle – I Get Weak". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "Adult Contemporary - Volume 47, No. 12, April 30, 1988". RPM. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
3. "Top Singles - Volume 47, No. 24, April 2, 1988". RPM. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
4. "Musicline.de – Carlisle,Belinda Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
5. "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
6. "Charts.org.nz – Belinda Carlisle – I Get Weak". Top 40 Singles.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Belinda Carlisle – I Get Weak" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
8. "Italiancharts.com – Belinda Carlisle – I Get Weak". Top Digital Download.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Belinda Carlisle – I Get Weak". Swiss Singles Chart.
10. "Archive Chart: 1988-01-16" UK Singles Chart.
11. "Belinda Carlisle – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Belinda Carlisle.
12. "Belinda Carlisle – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Belinda Carlisle.
13. http://hitsofalldecades.com/chart_hits/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=175&Itemid=49
14. http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1988.htm

External links

• Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak music video posted on YouTube by Universal Music Group.
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics