Straight from the Heart (Doolally song)

For other uses, see Straight from the Heart.

"Straight from the Heart" is a song by UK garage duo Doolally, later known as Shanks & Bigfoot, with vocals provided by Sharon Woolf. The song was first released in 1998 as the duo's debut single and reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom, peaking at No. 20. After the success of their UK number-one single "Sweet Like Chocolate" the following year, "Straight from the Heart" was re-released and peaked at No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also reached No. 1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart in both 1998 and 1999.

"Straight from the Heart"
1999 re-release artwork
Single by Doolally
Released	1998
Genre	UK garage
Length	3:36
Label	Chocolate Boy, Locked On, XL
Songwriter(s)	Danny Langsman, Steven Meade
Producer(s)	Doolally
Shanks & Bigfoot singles chronology
"Straight from the Heart" (1998) "Sweet like Chocolate" (1999)

In 2018, the House & Garage Orchestra featuring Shelley Nelson on vocals recorded an orchestral version for the UK garage covers album Garage Classics.

Track listings

UK 12-inch single (1998)

A1. "Straight from the Heart" (Club Mix) – 6:30

A2. "Straight from the Heart" (Crazy Bank Mix) – 5:56

B1. "Straight from the Heart" (Funkforce Vocal Mix) – 7:03

UK CD single (1999)

1. "Straight from the Heart" (Radio Edit) – 3:36
2. "Straight from the Heart" (Tuff Jam Remix) – 6:10
3. "Straight from the Heart" (Bump & Flex Mix) – 5:48

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position Scotland (OCC)[1] 91 UK Singles (OCC)[2] 20 UK Dance (OCC)[3] 1 Chart (1999) Peak position Scotland (OCC)[4] 47 UK Singles (OCC)[5] 9 UK Dance (OCC)[6] 1 UK Indie (OCC)[7] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position UK Singles (OCC)[8] 167