And the Beat Goes On (song)

"And the Beat Goes On"
Single by The Whispers
from the album The Whispers
Released February 1, 1980
Format 7", 12"
Recorded 1979
Genre Disco, R&B, Soul
Length 7:30 (12" version)
3:25 (7" version)
Label SOLAR
Writer(s) Leon Sylvers, Stephen Shockley, William Shelby
Producer Dick Griffey, The Whispers
The Whispers singles chronology
"A Song for Donny"
(1979)		 " And the Beat Goes On"
(1980)		 "Lady"
(1980)

"And the Beat Goes On" is a 1980 single by the Los Angeles-based quintet, The Whispers. The song was their first of two number-one singles on the R&B chart, and their first Top 20 pop hit in the United States, peaking at number nineteen.[1] "And the Beat Goes On" was The Whispers only number one on the dance chart.[2] It was also their first and biggest hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart.

Will Smith used a sample of the song for his 1998 hit single, "Miami". Madonna also samples parts of this song during her performance of, "Beat Goes On" on her 2008-2009 Sticky & Sweet Tour.

The song is featured in the videogame Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Chart positions

Chart (1980/87) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 19
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
UK Singles Chart 2
German Singles Chart 20 [3]
Dutch Top 40 19
French Singles Chart 39
Swedish Singles Chart 16
New Zealand Singles Chart 7

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 619. 
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 357. 
  3. ^ musicline.de
Preceded by
"Vertigo"/"Relight My Fire" / "Free Ride" by Dan Hartman		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
with "Can You Do the Boogie"/"Out the Box"
February 23, 1980 – March 1, 1980		 Succeeded by
"Funkytown" by Lipps Inc
Preceded by
"Special Lady" by Ray, Goodman & Brown		 Billboard Hot Soul Singles number-one single
March 1, 1980 – March 29, 1980		 Succeeded by
"Stomp!" by The Brothers Johnson