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A TV program incorporating elements from the US video made the band appear as having four members, with Felix Haug either playing drums or piano depending on the shot, and Kurt Maloo either playing guitar and singing or playing saxophone. The US version of the video incorporates more of a storyline, with alternating location shots featuring the band members and various female models. The original Swiss version features the band performing the song in a darkened room. There were two different music videos produced for the song. In a retrospective review of the song, AllMusic journalist Stewart Mason suggested that the song is "one of the great lost one-hit wonders of the mid-1980s." Mason wrote: "The Swiss duo never managed to capitalize on this song's casual sophistication and melodic grace, but it remains a glorious anomaly." The prominent saxophone on the song was played by Christian Ostermeier. I never thought the lyrics would touch so many hearts around the world and I’m still overwhelmed from all the positive feedback I get through the internet," said Maloo in 2013. "I wrote the lyrics to the playback in no time in the studio. However, when the piano melody was recorded, Maloo wanted it left it the way it was. The sound engineer suggested Haug play it on a grand piano, instead of '80s-style synthesizer, as a guide for Maloo's vocals. In the studio, singer Kurt Maloo heard this melody and was interested. Keyboardist Felix Haug had recorded a demo melody on his Oberheim synthesizer, "very '80s style", several months before Double went into the studio to record their first album. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, thus making Double the first Swiss act to reach the top 40 on the latter chart. The single was an international success, reaching No. The song is a ballad about a woman who stops waiting for her absent lover to return. " The Captain of Her Heart" is a song by the Swiss duo Double ( Felix Haug and Kurt Maloo) from their debut studio album, Blue (1985). 1985 single by Double "The Captain of Her Heart"Ĥ: 02 (Single Version) 4:34 (Album Version)
