Heartbeat (Jimmy Somerville song)
| "Heartbeat" | ||||
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| Single by Jimmy Somerville | ||||
| from the album Dare to Love | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | January 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 4:26 | |||
| Label | London Records (#857 943) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Richard Stannard Matt Rowe Jimmy Somerville | |||
| Producer(s) | Stephen Hague Gianfranco Bortolotti B-side Gary Butcher Gary Wilkinson | |||
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"Heartbeat" is the title of a 1995 song by Scottish pop singer-songwriter Jimmy Somerville, formerly the lead vocalist of the bands Bronski Beat and Communards.
Released as a single from his second solo album Dare to Love (1995), "Heartbeat" peaked at #24 on the UK singles chart in February of that year.[1] The song also topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play for one week in April 1995, becoming Somerville's first (and, to date, only) solo #1 on that chart.[2]
Backing vocals on the song are performed by Shawn Christopher and Yvonne Gage, both of whom are noted dance music singers in their own rights.
Credits and personnel
- Jimmy Somerville - lead vocal, writer
- Shawn Christopher - back vocal
- Yvonne Gage - back vocal
- Richard Stannard - writer
- Matt Rowe - writer
- Stephen Hague - record producer, mix
- Gianfranco Bortolotti - producer
- Danny Weatherspoon - keyboards
- Eric Miller - remix, arranger
- Luca Lauri - mix, arranger
- Massimo Braghieri - arranger
- Mike Drake - remix
- DJ R.A.F. - remix
- Plus Staples - remix
- George Maniatis - edit
- Jeff Luif - engineer, mix
- Tiziano Giupponi - mix
- Mauro Picotto - arranger
- Massimo Castrezzati - arranger
- Roberto Cipro - arranger
- Gary Butcher - writer, producer, (B-side)
- Gary Wilkinson - producer, mix (B-side)
Charts
Peak positions
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Belgian VRT Top 30 (Flemish)[3] | 26 |
| Belgian Ultratop 50 (Flemish)[4] | 44 |
| German Media Control Charts[5] | 54 |
| UK Singles Chart[1] | 24 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Club Play[2] | 1 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Singles Sales[6] | 15 |