Heartbeat (Jimmy Somerville song)

"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 and at #15 in his native Scotland.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.

"Heartbeat"
Single by Jimmy Somerville
from the album Dare to Love
B-side
  • "Up And Away"
  • Remix
ReleasedJanuary 1995 (1995-01)
Recorded1994
GenreDance-pop
Length4:26
LabelLondon Records (#857 943)
Songwriter(s)Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Jimmy Somerville
Producer(s)Stephen Hague
Gianfranco Bortolotti
B-side
Gary Butcher
Gary Wilkinson
Jimmy Somerville singles chronology
"Smalltown Boy '94"
(1994)		 "Heartbeat"
(1995)		 "Hurt So Good"
(1995)
Music video
"Heartbeat" on YouTube

Critical reception

Music writer James Masterton wrote in his weekly UK chart commentary, "This new single marks his re-emergence from a musical lay-off with an inoffensive piece of Hi-NRG pop but not a record that is destined to make major waves on the chart."[4]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Heartbeat" was filmed in black-and-white. It was later published on YouTube in January 2019.[5]

Credits and personnel

Charts
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[6] 26
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 44
Germany (Media Control Charts)[8] 54
Scotland (OCC)[2] 15
UK Singles (OCC)[1] 24
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[9] 36
UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart (Music Week)[10] 26
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[3] 1
US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[11] 15

See also

References
  1. UK - Singles Chart - "Heartbeat"
  2. Scotland - Singles Chart - "Heartbeat"
  3. U.S. - Hot Dance Club Play - "Heartbeat"
  4. Masterton, James (1995-01-22). "Week Ending January 28th 1995". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  5. "Jimmy Somerville - Heartbeat (Official Video)". YouTube. 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  6. Belgium - VRT Top 30 - "Heartbeat" Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Belgium - Ultratop 50 - "Heartbeat"
  8. Germany - Media Control Charts - "Heartbeat"
  9. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 1995-01-28. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  10. "The RM on a Pop Tip Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 1995-02-04. p. 13. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  11. U.S. - Hot Dance Singles Sales - "Heartbeat"
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