One Heartbeat (song) explained

One Heartbeat
Type:single
Artist:Smokey Robinson
Album:One Heartbeat
B-Side:Love Will Set You Free
Released:June 1987
Genre:R&B, pop
Length:4:07
Label:Motown
Producer:Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff
Prev Title:Just to See Her
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:What's Too Much
Next Year:1987

"One Heartbeat" is the second single released by Smokey Robinson from his 1987 album One Heartbeat. The song reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 3 on the R&B singles chart, and No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

It was accompanied by a music video filmed in Southern California. The song was written by musician Brian Ray along with one-time Tommy Tutone keyboardist Steve LeGassick. The B-side, "Love Will Set You Free", is from the 1986 film Solarbabies.

The song was heard in the opening credits of the 1987 romantic comedy film Cross My Heart starring Martin Short and Annette O'Toole.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[1] 13
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] 27

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1987. Billboard. February 13, 2021.
  2. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1987. Billboard. February 13, 2021.