I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper
"I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper" | |
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File:Starship Trooper.jpg | |
Single by Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip |
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B-side | "Do, Do, Do" |
Released | 1978 |
Format | 7" single 12" single |
Recorded | 1978 |
Genre | Pop, Disco, Space disco |
Length | 3:42 4:19 (long version) |
Label | Ariola Hansa |
Writer(s) | Jeff Calvert, Geraint Hughes |
Producer(s) | Steve Rowland |
"I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper", sometimes cited as "(I Lost My Heart to A) Starship Trooper", is a 1978 single written by Jeff Calvert and Geraint Hughes[1] of Typically Tropical and performed by Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip. It is notable as the debut of the then 18-year-old Brightman as a singer, and reached number six in the UK Singles Chart.[2]
The song is a lightweight space disco track that cashed in on the media hype surrounding the original Star Wars film: the lyrics include the lines "And evil Darth Vader he's been banished to Mars" and "Or are you like a droid, devoid of emotion". The song also samples music from Star Wars, Thus Spoke Zarathustra (from 2001: A Space Odyssey), and the "spaceship communication" melody from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Many of the lyrics contain sexual innuendo; for example, "Take me, make me feel the force". Other science fiction references include: "I lost my heart to a starship trooper", "Flash Gordon's left me, he's gone to the stars", "What my body needs is close encounter three", "Static on the comm – it's Starfleet Command" and "Fighting for the Federation" (which could refer to Star Trek, Blake's 7 or Starship Troopers).
The song was performed on The Kenny Everett Video Show by its regular dance troupe Hot Gossip. Its lead, Sarah Brightman, was dressed in a silver catsuit and platform shoes.[3]
Certifications
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | Gold | 500,000 |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
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