"(We Want) The Same Thing" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle.

In Japan, it was released simultaneously with "Leave a Light On" as the album's lead single on October 21, 1989,[1][2] while in the United Kingdom, it was issued as the album's fifth single in October 1990.

To help promote the single in the UK, Virgin Records released a deluxe 12-inch vinyl box set with free stickers and a picture disc single on CD, in addition to standard formats.

repeated four times before a drum piece introduces the song.

In the Runaway Horses album booklet, the lyrics listed for "(We Want) The Same Thing" vary from the actual version on the album but match the lyrics for the single version.