"State of the Heart" is a song by American singer-songwriter Philip Bailey released as a single in April 1986 by Columbia Records.

[2] "State of the Heart" was produced by Nile Rodgers and composed by Mic Murphy and Paul Pesco.

[1] Thom Duffy of the Orlando Sentinel proclaimed that "playing a prominent bass riff on "State of the Heart," the LP's first single, (Nile) Rodgers sets the beat that's echoed by percussionist Jimmy Brawlower as Bailey sings of love prevailing over money".

[3] With a four out of five stars rating Paul Simper of Number One wrote "This time Philly's working with Nile "Material Girl" Rodgers and the going gets good and punchy.

"[4] Carlo Wolff of the Boston Globe also called the song "contagious".