Heartbeat (Jimmy Somerville song)

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"Heartbeat"
London
Songwriter(s)
  • Richard Stannard
  • Matt Rowe
  • Jimmy Somerville
Producer(s)
Jimmy Somerville singles chronology
"Smalltown Boy '94"
(1994) 		"Heartbeat"
(1995) 		"Hurt So Good"
(1995)
Music video
"Heartbeat" on
YouTube

"Heartbeat" is a song by Scottish

Hot Dance Club Play for one week in April 1995, becoming Somerville's first and only solo number one on that chart. Backing vocals on the song are performed by American dance music singers Shawn Christopher and Yvonne Gage. The accompanying music video for "Heartbeat" was filmed in black-and-white.[2]

Critical reception

In his weekly UK chart commentary,

NME declared it as a "thigh-blistering" single.[4]

Personnel

  • Jimmy Somerville – writing, lead vocals
  • Shawn Christopher – backing vocals
  • Yvonne Gage – backing vocals
  • Richard Stannard
    – writing
  • Matt Rowe – writing
  • Stephen Hague – production, mixing
  • Gianfranco Bortolotti – production
  • Danny Weatherspoon – keyboards
  • Eric Miller – remixing, arranging
  • Luca Lauri – mixing, arranging
  • Massimo Braghieri – arranging
  • Mike Drake – remixing
  • DJ R.A.F. – remixing
  • Plus Staples – remixing
  • George Maniatis – editing
  • Jeff Luif –
    engineering
    , mixing
  • Tiziano Giupponi – mixing
  • Mauro Picotto – arranging
  • Massimo Castrezzati – arranging
  • Roberto Cipro – arranging
  • Gary Butcher – writing, production, (B-side)
  • Gary Wilkinson – production, mixing (B-side)

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Belgium (
VRT Top 30 Flanders)[5]
 26
Belgium (
Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6]
 39
Europe (
Eurochart Hot 100)[7]
 71
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 18
Germany (
Media Control Charts)[9]
 54
Italy (Musica e dischi)[10] 21
Scotland (OCC)[11] 15
UK Singles (OCC)[12]
 24
UK Dance Singles (OCC)[13] 8
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[14] 36
UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart (Music Week)[15] 26
US
Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[16]
 1
US
Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[17]
 15

See also

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 14 January 1995. p. 31.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Somerville – Heartbeat (Official Video)". YouTube. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  3. ^ Masterton, James (22 January 1995). "Week Ending January 28th 1995". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  4. NME
    . p. 56. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. ^ Belgium – VRT Top 30 – "Heartbeat" Archived 9 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Belgium – Ultratop 50 – "Heartbeat"
  7. ^ "Music & Media: Europe's Music Radio Newsweekly. Volume 11. Issue 6" (PDF). Music & Media. BPI Communications. 11 February 1995. worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved 9 June 2023. (see section 'Eurochart Hot 100 Singles', p. 13)
  8. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Jimmy Somerville". Sisältää hitin – 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 240. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  9. ^ Germany – Media Control Charts – "Heartbeat"
  10. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 7 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Jimmy Somerville".
  11. ^ Scotland – Singles Chart – "Heartbeat"
  12. ^ UK – Singles Chart – "Heartbeat"
  13. ^ UK – Dance Singles Chart – "Heartbeat"
  14. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 28 January 1995. p. 6. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  15. ^ "The RM on a Pop Tip Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 4 February 1995. p. 13. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  16. ^ U.S. – Hot Dance Club Play – "Heartbeat"
  17. ^ U.S. – Hot Dance Singles Sales – "Heartbeat"

External links

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