Heartbeat (Helen Reddy song)

"Heartbeat" is a 1983 song written by Eric Kaz and Wendy Waldman. It was first recorded by Helen Reddy and released her 1983 album Imagination. Its most famous rendition is a 1986 cover of the song by Don Johnson, which was released as a single and included on Johnson's album of the same name. Johnson's cover became an international hit, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, and charting highly in many European countries.

Don Johnson version
"Heartbeat"
Single by Don Johnson
from the album Heartbeat
B-side"Can't Take Your Memory"
ReleasedAugust 19, 1986
Recorded1985
GenreRock
Length4:18
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Chas Sandford
Don Johnson singles chronology
"'Heartbeat'"
(1986)		 "Heartache Away"
(1986)
Music video
"Heartbeat" on YouTube

Track listings

7" single

  1. "Heartbeat" - 4:18
  2. "Can't Take Your Memory" - 4:30

12" single

  1. "Heartbeat" - 4:18
  2. "Can't Take Your Memory" - 4:30
  3. "Coco Don't" - 3:33

Charts
Chart (1986-1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 5
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 26
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 26
Canadian RPM Top Singles[2] 10
UK Singles Chart 46
German Singles Chart 6
Austrian Singles Chart 3
Swiss Singles Chart 6[3]
Dutch Top 40 10
New Zealand Singles Chart 13
Norwegian Singles Chart 5
Swedish Singles Chart 16

Samples

Segments of the song were sampled in the dance tune "Heartbeats" by Scottish producer Grum.

  • The track appears in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V on the in-game radio station Los Santos Rock Radio.
  • The music video was listed as the #1 worst on the MTV 25 Lame special.
  • The track appears briefly in an episode of Young Sheldon (S4 E4 Bible Camp and a Chariot of Love) when older brother Georgie appears outside his conversion van.

References
  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 159. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on October 18, 1986 and again on October 25, 1986
  3. hitparade.ch
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