Open Your Heart (Europe song)

"Open Your Heart"
Single by Europe
from the album Wings of Tomorrow
B-side	"Wings of Tomorrow"
Released	October 1984
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	4:30
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Joey Tempest
Producer(s)	Leif Mases
Europe singles chronology
"Stormwind" (1984) "Open Your Heart" (1984) "Rock the Night" (1985)

"Open Your Heart"
Single by Europe
from the album Out of This World
B-side	"Just the Beginning"
Released	October 1988
Genre	Glam metal
Length	4:05 (Album Version) 3:54 (Edited Version)
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Joey Tempest
Producer(s)	Ron Nevison
Europe singles chronology
"Superstitious" (1988) "Open Your Heart" (1988) "Let the Good Times Rock" (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Number One	[1]

"Open Your Heart" is a power ballad released by the Swedish heavy metal band Europe. It was released twice; in 1984 as a single from the album Wings of Tomorrow, and in 1988 as a single from the album Out of This World. The music video for the 1988 release was directed by Jean Pellerin and Doug Freel^[2] and shot in London, England.

The lyrics are nearly identical in both these versions, except for one verse:

1984: "Oh girl, before I fall... Maybe the sun will continue to shine, maybe the rain will continue to fall, maybe you want to leave me behind, maybe you'll change and give me a call."

1988: "Before we lose it all... Maybe the time has its own way of healing, maybe it dries the tears in your eyes, but never change the way that I'm feeling, only you can answer my cries."

Personnel

1984 version

• Joey Tempest − vocal, acoustic guitar and keyboards
• John Norum − electric guitar
• John Levén − bass
• Tony Reno − drums

1988 version

• Joey Tempest − vocals
• Kee Marcello − lead guitar
• John Levén − bass
• Mic Michaeli − keyboards
• Ian Haugland − drums

Charts

Charts (1988)	Peak position	Ref.
Belgium Ultratop	31	[1]
France SNEP	67	[2]
Netherlands Dutch Charts	42	[3]
UK Singles Chart	86	[4]

References

1. Beatmasters and P. P. Arnold (26 October 1988). "Review: Europe — "Open Your Heart" (Epic)". Number One. No. 280. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 40.
2. "Europe - Open Your Heart - Télécharger clip" (in French). VirginMega.fr. Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2008-08-15.