In Australia, "Thunder in My Heart" peaked at number 11 on the
Kent Music Report,[5] where it was ranked at the number 93 position on the 1977 year-end chart.[6] The song debuted at number 32 on the
New Zealand Singles Chart dated 11 December 1977. It peaked at number 21 on the chart issued 29 January 1978, and remained for four weeks.[7] "Thunder in My Heart" bowed at number 22 on the
UK Singles Chart dated 2 October 1977, where it remained for eight weeks.[8] The song peaked at number 38 on the US
Billboard Hot 100 chart issued 5 November 1977.[9] On the Canadian RPM Top 100 Singles chart issued 19 November 1977, "Thunder in My Heart" charted at number 35.[10]
A
remix of "Thunder in My Heart" by British
disc jockeyMeck titled "Thunder in My Heart Again" was released on 6 February 2006, which featured Sayer's vocals.[17] In 2005, Meck asked Sayer for permission to remix the song,[18] after the former found it as a
12-inch single inside a Los Angeles
discount store and envisioned a "dance mix treatment". Sayer opined that Meck completely altered the sound but "kept all of its integrity", concluding that he could not discover anything wrong with Meck's version.[19]
"Thunder in My Heart Again" is a
dance song,[20][21] which contains a
sample of "Thunder in My Heart" by Leo Sayer. It was performed, produced and arranged by Meck, with
mixing by Peter Craigie.[22]
Commercial performance
"Thunder in My Heart Again" debuted at the number one peak on the
UK Singles Chart dated 12 February 2006,[23] 28 years after "Thunder in My Heart" originally charted on the same chart.[24] It was Meck's first single on the chart to debut at the number one position dated 18 February 2006,[25] and was Sayer's second number one song on the chart at the age of 57 years, 8 months.[26] It was eventually
certified silver by the
British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 22 July 2013, for selling 200,000 equivalent units.[27] The song also debuted at the peak of the
Scottish Singles Chart dated 12 February 2006.[28] "Thunder in My Heart Again" peaked at number 16 on the Australian
ARIA Singles Chart, where it remained for 17 weeks.[29]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the back cover of "Thunder in My Heart Again".[22]
Recording
Features a
sample from and is an adaptation of "Thunder in My Heart" by Leo Sayer.
^
abThunder in My Heart (liner notes). Leo Sayer. United Kingdom:
Chrysalis Records. 1977. CDL 1154.{{
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abcThunder in My Heart Again (back cover). Meck feat. Leo Sayer. United Kingdom:
Island Records. 2006. 9876878.{{
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^Thunder in My Heart Again (back cover). Meck feat. Leo Sayer. United Kingdom: Island Records. 2006. 987 761-8.{{
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^Thunder in My Heart Again (back cover). Meck feat. Leo Sayer. Australia:
Sony BMG. 2006. 82876 81323 2.{{
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