"Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat" is a 1973 single by the Canadian group The DeFranco Family. It was the title track of their first album and the group's debut single.
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| Single by The DeFranco Family | ||||
| from the album Heartbeat (It's a Lovebeat) | ||||
| B-side | "Sweet, Sweet Loretta" | |||
| Released | May 1973[1] | |||
| Genre | Bubblegum pop[2] | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | 20th Century Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike Kennedy, Greg Williams | |||
| The DeFranco Family singles chronology | ||||
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Charts
editThe song was a success in the United States and Canada. It reached No.3 in both nations, as well as reaching No.6 in Australia. It was their highest ranking song, and it became a gold record in the US. Were it not for Carly Simon's "You're So Vain", "Heartbeat" would have been the No.1 song for 1973 on WLS, having racked up five consecutive weeks at No.1 there, from 20 October through 17 November.[3]
Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Television appearances
edit"Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat" was performed multiple times on various television programs, including The Mike Douglas Show, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, Jack Benny's Second Farewell Show, American Bandstand, and Dinah![citation needed]
Cover versions
edit- The song appears as a bonus track on the Deluxe Edition of The Replacements' album Let It Be.
- The song appears on the 2023 debut album of the Trans-Canada Highwaymen featuring members of Odds, Barenaked Ladies, Sloan and The Pursuit of Happiness.
In Popular Culture
edit- Reservoir Dogs: Mr. Pink mentions hearing "Heartbeat" on the radio for the first time since he was in the 5th Grade.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "'Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat'/'Sweet, Sweet Loretta' - The DeFranco Family Featuring Tony DeFranco". 45cat. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Post-Nuclear Families: Bubblegum". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 23. ISBN 031214704X.
- ^ "WLS MUSICRADIO 89 BIG 89 OF '73". Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- ^ "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1973-12-15. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 69.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 11/17/73". Archived from the original on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
- ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1974". Kent Music Report. December 30, 1974. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.
- ^ Top 100 Singles of '73
- ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1973". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
- ^ "Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs" screenplay scriptslug.com; retrieved 2023-09-25 (p. 5)
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