Be Still My Beating Heart (song)

"Be Still My Beating Heart"
US promo CD-single
Recorded by Sting
Released:	1987
Recorded:	1987
Length:	5:32
Album(s):	...Nothing Like The Sun
Label(s):	A&M
Writer(s):	Sting
Producer(s):	Neil Dorfsman
Studio(s):	AIR Studios
Released as single?	YES

"Be Still My Beating Heart" is a song written by Sting and recorded by Sting in 1987.

About the song

The song was initially composed for Whitney Houston, but she passed on that one...

Personnel

• Sting
• Andy Summers - guitar

Release History

Albums

Be Still My Beating Heart appears on the following album releases:

Cover art	Album title	Release date	Release country
	...Nothing Like The Sun	1987-MM-DD	Country
	Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984-1994	1994-11-08	Country

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	Songs	Release date	Release country
	CD1529	"Be Still My Beating Heart" (Sting's edit / LP version)	1987-10-DD	USA

7" Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	A-side song/B-side song	Release date	Release country
	K-480	" Be Still My Beating Heart"/"Ghost In The Strand"	1987-MM-DD	Australia
	AM-2992	" Be Still My Beating Heart"/"Ghost In The Strand"	1987-MM-DD	Canada
	AM 7Y3075 (promo)	" Be Still My Beating Heart"/"Ghost In The Strand"	1987-MM-DD	Japan
	AM-2992 (promo)	" Be Still My Beating Heart"/" Be Still My Beating Heart"	1987-MM-DD	USA
	AM-2992	" Be Still My Beating Heart"/"Ghost In The Strand"	1987-MM-DD	USA

12" Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	A-side song/B-side song	Release date	Release country
	SP-17526 (promo)	" Be Still My Beating Heart" (edit) /" Be Still My Beating Heart" (album version)	1987-MM-DD	USA

Video

"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art	Video title	Release date	Release country
	Video or dvd title	YYYY-MM-DD	Country

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year	Winner	Award	Category
YYYY	WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Nominations

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Year	Nominee	Award	Category
YYYY	NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Certifications

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Country	Certifier	Classification	Certification
COUNTRY	CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...)	CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...)	CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

Be still my beating heart
It would be better to be cool
It's not time to be open just yet
A lesson once learned is so hard to forget
Be still my beating heart
Or I'll be taken for a fool
It's not healthy to run at this pace
The blood runs so red to my face
I've been to every single book I know
To soothe the thoughts that plague me so
I sink like a stone that's been thrown in the ocean
My logic has drowned in a sea of emotion
Stop before you start
Be still my beating heart

Restore my broken dreams
Shattered like a falling glass
I'm not ready to be broken just yet
A lesson once learned is so hard to forget

Be still my beating heart
You must learn to stand your ground
It's not healthy to run at this pace
The blood runs so red to my face
I've been to every single book I know
To soothe the thoughts that plague me so
Stop before you start
Be still my beating heart

Never to be wrong
Never to make promises that break
It's like singing in the wind
Or writing on the surface of a lake
And I wriggle like a fish caught on dry land
And I struggle to avoid any help at hand

I sink like a stone that's been thrown in the ocean
My logic has drowned in a sea of emotion
Stop before you start
Be still my beating heart

Quotations and trivia

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Alternative and cover versions

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See also

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External links

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References

sources: LP credits, internet, Do Stand So Close p. 40 (Whitney Houston detail)