We Connect

"We Connect"
Single by Stacey Q
from the album Better Than Heaven
B-side	"Don't Break My Heart"
Released	November 1986
Format	7" 12"
Recorded	1986
Genre	Dance-pop synthpop Hi-NRG
Length	3:42
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Willie Wilcox
Producer(s)	Jon St. James & Willie Wilcox of Utopia
Stacey Q singles chronology
"Two of Hearts" (1986) "We Connect" (1986) "Insecurity" (1987)

"We Connect" a song by American singer Stacey Q. It was released as the second single from her debut studio album, Better Than Heaven, in November 1986 by Atlantic Records. Written by Willie Wilcox and produced by Jon St. James, the song was a follow-up to her hit single "Two of Hearts". It matched its predecessor's top position on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart but was less successful in pop charts, peaking at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the Hot Dance Club Songs.

"We Connect" was promoted on the television series The Facts of Life in the episode "A Star is Torn" in which Stacey Q portrayed the role of Cinnamon. "We Connect" was issued as a single release in several territories where "Two of Hearts" had been a hit with impact evident only in Australia where "We Connect" matched the #7 peak of "Two of Hearts".^[1]

Track listings

US 7" vinyl^[2]

1. "We Connect" (Dance Radio Edit) – 3:42
2. "Don't Break My Heart" (LP Version) – 3:33

US 12" vinyl^[3]

1. "We Connect" (European Mix) – 7:30
2. "We Connect" (Dance Radio Edit) – 5:05
3. "We Connect" (Instrumental/Safari Mix) – 5:25

Charts

(1987)	Peak Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1]	7
Germany (GfK Entertainment Charts)[4]	32
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	35
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	14
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	1

Credits and personnel

• Stacey Q – vocals
• Jon St. James – producer, keyboards
• Willie Wilcox – songwriter, producer, programming
• SSQ – music
• Skip Hahn – keyboards
• Karl Moet – drums, programming
• Rich West – keyboards
• Rusty Anderson – guitars
• Aaron Rapoport – photography

Credits adapted from the single liner notes.^[3]

References

1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 290. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
2. We Connect (US 7-inch Single liner notes). Stacey Q. Atlantic Records. 1986. 7-89331.
3. We Connect (US 12-inch Single liner notes). Stacey Q. Atlantic Records. 1986. 0-86757.
4. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Stacey Q". GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2015-10-26. Retrieved 2015-10-27.