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Being with You (song)

"Being with You" is a 1981 song recorded by American singer Smokey Robinson. The song spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart from March to early May 1981 and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100,[4][5][6] behind "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes, his highest charting solo hit on the Billboard pop charts. It also reached number one in the UK Singles Chart.[7]

"Being with You"
Single by Smokey Robinson
from the album Being with You
B-side"What's in Your Life for Me"
ReleasedJanuary 23, 1981[1]
RecordedJanuary 1981
StudioStudio Sound Recorders
(North Hollywood, California, United States)
Genre
Length4:06
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Smokey Robinson
Producer(s)George Tobin, Mike Piccirillo
Smokey Robinson singles chronology
"Let Me Be the Clock"
(1980) 		"Being with You"
(1981) 		"You Are Forever"
(1981)
Music video
"Being With You" on YouTube

Background

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"Being with You" is the title track from Robinson's Gold-certified album with the same name. The song reached No. 1 on the US Cash Box Top 100.[8] The track was also a No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart in June 1981, becoming Robinson's second UK No. 1 single and his first as a solo artist.[9][10]

Soon after Robinson's English single was released, Motown's subsidiary label Tamla released a Spanish version of the song under the title of "Aqui Con Tigo" (Tamla T 54325F), backed with a bilingual English/Spanish version.[citation needed]

Comments by Casey Kasem

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Now let me tell you about a coincidental relationship between Smokey at #2 and Kim Carnes who's at #1 again this week. Kim's last hit was "More Love", her remake of an old Smokey Robinson hit. Well, Smokey liked Kim's version so much that he wrote her another song, but when Smokey's producer heard the demo, he told Smokey, "You oughta record it yourself!", and that's the song we just heard in the #2 position. And how ironic it is that Smokey's recording of the song he'd written for Kim Carnes has been kept out of the #1 spot by a Kim Carnes hit for 3 weeks running. – Casey Kasem, American Top 40[11]

Chart performance

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Being with You"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Gold 500,000^
United States (RIAA)[25] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Smokey Robinson - Being with You".
  2. ^ Harvey, Eric (May 19, 2012). "The Quiet Storm". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (8 December 2020). "Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles: August 12, 1984". Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year. Hachette Books. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-306-90337-3.
  4. ^ a b "Smokey Robinson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Smokey Robinson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 497.
  7. ^ a b "Being with You – Smokey Robinson". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 23, 1981". Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  9. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 394–5. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  10. ^ Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 214–5. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  11. ^ Casey Kasem's American Top 40 from June 6, 1981
  12. ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1981". Kent Music Report. January 4, 1982. p. 7. Retrieved January 11, 2022 – via Imgur.
  13. ^ "Smokey Robinson – Being With You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Song artist 452 - Smokey Robinson". Tsort.info. October 8, 2007. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  16. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Smokey Robinson". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  17. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Songs (A-B)".
  18. ^ "Smokey Robinson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  19. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  20. ^ "Top Selling Singles of 1981 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. December 31, 1981. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  21. ^ "Chart File Top 100" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications. December 26, 1981. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1981/Top 100 Songs of 1981". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  23. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Smokey Robinson – Being with You". Music Canada. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  24. ^ "British single certifications – Smokey Robinson – Being with You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  25. ^ "American single certifications – Smokey Robinson – Being with You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
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