▁The ▁song ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁nine ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart . ▁ ▁Background ▁Hot ▁on ▁the ▁he els ▁of ▁their ▁single ▁" S ight ▁for ▁S ore ▁E yes " ▁and ▁a ▁Top ▁ 5 ▁album ▁B izar re ▁F ruit ▁and ▁a ▁sold ▁out ▁UK ▁Tour , ▁M ▁People ▁released ▁this ▁single ▁in ▁a ▁slight ▁res h uffle , ▁as ▁" Search ▁for ▁the ▁Hero " ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁second ▁single ▁but ▁the ▁band ▁were ▁re - edit ing ▁the ▁B izar re ▁F ruit ▁version ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁radio ▁friendly ▁edit ▁so ▁" Open ▁Your ▁Heart " ▁was ▁released ▁instead . ▁The ▁band ▁had ▁been ▁on ▁hol iday ▁together ▁over ▁the ▁New ▁Year ▁break ▁in ▁Gren ada , ▁while ▁dance ▁mix es ▁of ▁this ▁single ▁had ▁been ▁released ▁early ▁and ▁on ▁UK ▁radio , ▁P ete ▁T ong ▁had ▁been ▁rot ating ▁several ▁mix es ▁on ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁All Music ▁editor ▁William ▁Cooper ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁has ▁a ▁" ob vious ▁dance ▁appeal " ▁and ▁a ▁" touch ▁of ▁' 7 0 s ▁R & B ▁in ▁the ▁mix ". ▁Larry ▁F lick ▁from ▁Billboard ▁noted ▁that ▁it ▁" has ▁already ▁won ▁the ▁hearts ▁of ▁M ▁People ▁die - h ards ▁at ▁club ▁level , ▁and ▁it ▁sports ▁a ▁hook ▁that ▁takes ▁up ▁instant ▁residence ▁in ▁the ▁brain ▁upon ▁impact . ▁Ma est ros ▁Mike ▁Pick ering ▁and ▁Paul ▁He ard ▁bl ur , ▁with ▁notable ▁fin esse ,