| "Wild Horses" | ||||
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| Single by Gino Vannelli | ||||
| from the album Big Dreamers Never Sleep | ||||
| B-side | "Shape Me Like a Man" | |||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Blue Moon (Los Angeles) | |||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Composer(s) | Gino Vannelli | |||
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| "Wild Horses" on YouTube | ||||
"Wild Horses" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Gino Vannelli. Vannelli came up with the track's basis during a trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, to meet a shaman. He co-wrote the lyrics with Roy Freeland and produced it with his brothers, Joe and Ross Vannelli. The song is about a man who promises never to leave his partner no matter what they experience together. It was included on Vannelli's ninth studio album, Big Dreamers Never Sleep, and released as its lead single in 1987.
"Wild Horses" became a chart hit, reaching number one in South Africa, peaking at number seven in Canada, and entering the top 20 in Australia, Belgium, and the Netherlands. In the United States, the song received plentiful airplay in Minneapolis–Saint Paul,[1] and it eventually peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. At the 1987 Juno Awards, "Wild Horses" won Gino and Joe Vannelli the award for Recording Engineer of the Year.[2] The single's music video was directed by Maurice Philips, produced by Kevin Townshend, and shot in Los Angeles.[3][4]
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- ^ "New Videoclips". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 20. May 16, 1987. p. 58.
- ^ Inglis, Cathy (May 16, 1987). "Video News: Tree of Life". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 19. p. 7.