Wheels (The Bellamy Brothers song) explained

Wheels
Cover:Restless Heart - Wheels.png
Type:single
Artist:Restless Heart
Album:Wheels
B-Side:"New York (Hold Her Tight)"[1]
Released:October 26, 1987
Genre:Country rock
Length:3:48
Label:RCA Nashville
Producer:Tim DuBois
Scott Hendricks
Restless Heart
Prev Title:Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right)
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:The Bluest Eyes in Texas
Next Year:1988

"Wheels" is a song written by Dave Loggins, and originally recorded by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers for their 1985 album Howard & David. It was later recorded by American country music group Restless Heart and released in October 1987 as the fourth and final single from the album Wheels. The song was Restless Heart's fourth number-one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent 23 weeks on the chart.

The B-side, "New York (Hold Her Tight)", peaked at number 23 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)Position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[2] 27
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 63

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 348. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Web site: Top 100 Country Singles of '88. RPM. 15. December 24, 1988.
  3. Web site: Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988. Billboard. July 4, 2021.