What My Heart Wants to Say (song)

"What My Heart Wants to Say" is the fourth single from English pop singer Gareth Gates' debut studio album of the same name. The song was written by Steve Mac and Jorgen Elofsson and produced by Mac. Upon its release on 9 December 2002, the single peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart; it was Gates' first single not to reach the top spot in the UK.

"What My Heart Wants to Say"
Single by Gareth Gates
from the album What My Heart Wants to Say
B-side	"Christmas to Remember" "Good Thing" "Yesterday"
Released	9 December 2002 (2002-12-09)[1]
Recorded	2002
Length	4:06
Label	RCA, 19, S, BMG
Songwriter(s)	Steve Mac, Jörgen Elofsson
Producer(s)	Steve Mac
Gareth Gates singles chronology
"The Long and Winding Road" / "Suspicious Minds" (2002) "What My Heart Wants to Say" (2002) "Spirit in the Sky" (2003)

Track listings

UK CD1^[2]

1. "What My Heart Wants to Say" (single remix)
2. "Christmas to Remember"
3. "Good Thing"
4. "What My Heart Wants to Say" (video)

UK CD2^[3]

1. "What My Heart Wants to Say" (single remix)
2. "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" (live)
3. "Yesterday"
4. "What My Heart Wants to Say" (exclusive behind the scenes footage)

European CD single^[4]

1. "What My Heart Wants to Say" (single remix) – 4:12
2. "Good Thing" – 3:48

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the What My Heart Wants to Say album booklet.^[5]

Studios

• Produced, arranged, mixed, and engineered at Rokstone Studios (London, England)
• Strings recorded at Abbey Road Studios (London, England)
• Mastered at Transfermation (London, England)

Personnel

• Steve Mac – writing, keyboards, production, arrangement, mixing
• Jorgen Elofsson – writing
• Mae McKenna – additional backing vocals
• Chris Laws – drums, engineering
• Daniel Pursey – percussion, assistant engineering
• Richard Dowling – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 19 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 20 Norway (VG-lista)[8] 16 Scotland (OCC)[9] 6 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 52 UK Singles (OCC)[11] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position UK Singles (OCC)[12] 146