Rock Steady (The Whispers song)
"Rock Steady" is a single released by American group The Whispers, from their eighteenth studio album Just Gets Better with Time (1987). It was produced by the production duo Antonio "L.A." Reid & Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.
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 A-side label of U.S. 12-inch vinyl single | ||||
| Single by The Whispers | ||||
| from the album Just Gets Better with Time | ||||
| Released | June 13, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 4:50 | |||
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 Artwork for Belgian vinyl releases | ||||
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| "Rock Steady" on YouTube | ||||
Chart Performance
It was released on June 13, 1987[1] and to date has been their highest charting single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number seven in late August, and was their second and final number one on the Hot Black Singles Chart.[2]
Charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[3] | 45 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[4] | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 38 |
| Year-end chart (1987) | Position |
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| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[6] | 73 |
Songs influenced by "Rock Steady"
- A re-recorded version of the instrumental from this song was used on Kylie Minogue's song "Look My Way" from her debut album Kylie (1988).[7] The actual instrumental from "Rock Steady" was sampled in the truncated version of "Look My Way" that appeared on Minogue's 1993 remix album Kylie's Non-Stop History 50+1.[8]
- The drum beat also appeared at the beginning of the third remix of Was (Not Was)' song, "Out Come the Freaks," which appeared on their 1987/88 album, What Up, Dog?.
References
- 1019. The Whispers - Rock Steady (CD-Maxi) - 1987 Crawlability, Inc. Retrieved 10-22-2010.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 620.
- dutchcharts.nl - The Whispers - Rock Steady (In Dutch) Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 10-22-2010.
- Rock Steady - The Whispers Billboard. Nielson Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 10-22-2010.
- UK chart information. Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020
- "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 99 (52). December 26, 1987.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-snx62RBhuo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdGndz5cICo
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