"I Heard a Rumour" is a song by English girl group Bananarama from their fourth studio album, Wow!

"I Heard a Rumour" bears notable similarities in part to Michael Fortunati's "Give Me Up",[6] which was released in early 1986; however, producer Mike Stock denied the track was based excessively on that record, insisting the track was simply broadly inspired by Europop trends at the time, saying: "We didn't do sampling...

Group members Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, and Keren Woodward are seen emulating various film stars, projected on screens behind them.

Each member dresses up in costumes, including a cowgirl and Carmen Miranda, backed up by topless male dancers.

Jerry Smith of British magazine Music Week described "I Heard a Rumour" a "bright and breezy summer hit".

[20] On the Pan-Eurochart Hot 100 singles chart compiled by Music & Media, it had a 12-week chart run with a peak at number 11 in its fifth week,[21] while it appeared for ten weeks, the half of them spent in the top ten, on the European Airplay Top 50 and peaked at number seven.