| "Being with You" | ||||
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| Single by Smokey Robinson | ||||
| from the album Being with You | ||||
| B-side | "What's in Your Life for Me" | |||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Writer(s) | Smokey Robinson | |||
| Producer | George Tobin | |||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |||
| Smokey Robinson singles chronology | ||||
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"Being with You" is a song recorded by Smokey Robinson and is the title-track from his 1981 album with the same name.
The song spent five weeks at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart during the Spring of 1981 and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,[1] behind "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes, his highest charting solo hit on the pop charts. The song was a number one hit in the UK for two weeks in June 1981, becoming Robinson's second UK #1 single and his first as a solo artist. It would mark his last appearance at the top of the UK Singles Chart.
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| Preceded by "Don't Stop the Music" by Yarbrough and Peoples |
Billboard's Hot Soul Singles number one single April 4 - May 2, 1981 (5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Sukiyaki" by A Taste of Honey |
| Preceded by "Stand and Deliver" by Adam and the Ants |
UK Singles Chart number-one single June 13 - June 20, 1981 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "One Day in Your Life" by Michael Jackson |
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