I Heard a Rumour


"I Heard a Rumour" is a song by the English girl group Bananarama from their fourth album Wow!. It was also featured in the 1987 comedy film Disorderlies and included on its soundtrack.
"I Heard a Rumour" peaked at number 14 in their native United Kingdom, and was one of their biggest singles in the United States, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also a hit in nightclubs, reaching number three on the Billboard Dance Club Songs.
Songwriter and music producer Pete Waterman names "I Heard a Rumour" as one of his favourite songs.
The chords, general structure and parts of the melody are the same as those of Michael Fortunati's 1986 hit "Give Me Up".
The song is included in the PlayStation karaoke game SingStar Anthems.

Music video

The music video, directed by Andy Morahan, is an expansion on the dress-up theme of Bananarama's "Venus".
Group members Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward are seen emulating various film stars, projected on screens behind them, by dressing up in various costumes, such as a cowgirl or Carmen Miranda. Bananarama's trademark silliness is interspersed throughout. At one point the group, dressed in French can-can dresses, bend over to 'moon' the camera and expose the letters W-O-W on their rears.
Bloopers of the girls making mistakes in the dance routine are intercut with other footage.

Track listings and formats

; 7" single
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" 3:25
  2. "Clean Cut Boy" 4:22
  3. :S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/I. Curnow
; 12" single
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" 5:57
  2. :Available on the CD album The Twelve Inches of Bananarama
  3. "I Heard a Rumour" 5:06
  4. "Clean Cut Boy" 4:22
  5. :S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/I. Curnow
; 2nd 12" single
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" 7:13
  2. :Also available for the first time on the CD album The Greatest Remixes Collection and the limited edition 2-cd version of The Very Best of Bananarama
  3. :Remixed by Phil Harding
  4. "I Heard a Rumour" 7:22
  5. :Remixed by Phil Harding
  6. "Clean Cut Boy" 4:22
; US 12" maxi-single / Cassette
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" 5:57
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" 7:13
  3. "I Heard a Rumour" 7:22
  4. "Clean Cut Boy" 4:22
; Other versions
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" 5:40
  2. :From the single "Megarama '89" and "Cruel Summer '89"
  3. :Remixed by Freddie Bastone
  4. "I Heard a Rumour"
  5. :Remixed by Freddie Bastone
  6. "I Heard a Rumour"
  7. :Taken from the album Exotica

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Track listings

; 7" single
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" 3:25
  2. "Clean Cut Boy" 4:22
  3. :S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/I. Curnow
; 12" single
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" 5:57
  2. :Available on the CD album The Twelve Inches of Bananarama
  3. "I Heard a Rumour" 5:06
  4. "Clean Cut Boy" 4:22
  5. :S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/I. Curnow
; 2nd 12" single
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" 7:13
  2. :Also available for the first time on the CD album The Greatest Remixes Collection and the limited edition 2-cd version of The Very Best of Bananarama
  3. :Remixed by Phil Harding
  4. "I Heard a Rumour" 7:22
  5. :Remixed by Phil Harding
  6. "Clean Cut Boy" 4:22
; US 12" maxi-single / Cassette
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" 5:57
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" 7:13
  3. "I Heard a Rumour" 7:22
  4. "Clean Cut Boy" 4:22
; Other versions
  1. "I Heard a Rumour" 5:40
  2. :From the single "Megarama '89" and "Cruel Summer '89"
  3. :Remixed by Freddie Bastone
  4. "I Heard a Rumour"
  5. :Remixed by Freddie Bastone
  6. "I Heard a Rumour"
  7. :Taken from the album Exotica