Circle in the Sand

Circle in the Sand is a song by Belinda Carlisle from 1987, which was written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley. It was included on the album Heaven on Earth and came in April 1988 as a single on the market.

History

The song entered the first time in the demo recording of the album Lost Heaven in appearance. There one could hear the drums rhythm besides slight bass tones, which was accompanied by a catchy keyboard melody. In the production of the album Thomas Dolby contributed a new tune which he combined with the bass. Furthermore, this time also guitars were used, however, only served to contribute further sound effects to keyboard melody. These combined sound effects compared the website allmusic with songs by the Shangri -Las, where this effect come to bear especially in Remember ( Walking in the Sand ).

Music Video

The director for the music video took over Peter Care It shows various beach scenes where Carlisle sings the song in the background. The music video will serve to illustrate the lyrical content of the song. So go some scenes especially on Stock Lyric, such as " cold wind ", " tide moves in " and "waves crash" a. As video effects can be seen in some scenes photos of Carlisle, gliding through the countryside and beach are flooded in the water of waves. This effect is supposed to represent a collage. The music video was released by MCA in March 1988.