And the Beat Goes On (The Whispers song)

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"And the Beat Goes On"
And the Beat Goes On by The Whispers 12-inch US vinyl.jpg
A-side label of U.S. 12-inch vinyl single
Single by the Whispers
from the album The Whispers
B-side "Can You Do the Boogie"
Released1979
Genre
Length7:30 (Long version)
4:30 (Video edit)
3:25 (7' version)
Label SOLAR
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Whispers singles chronology
"A Song for Donny"
(1979)		"And the Beat Goes On"
(1979)		"Lady"
(1980)
Music video
"And the Beat Goes On" on YouTube

"And the Beat Goes On" is a 1979 single by the American music group The Whispers. [3] The song was their first of two number-one singles on the Soul chart, and their first Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 19. [4] "And the Beat Goes On" was the group's only number-one song on the dance chart. [5] It was also their first and biggest hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also peaked at number 27 on the Canadian RPM chart.

Contents

In 1996 after Phyllis Hyman died, the Whispers honored her with a musical: Thank God! The Beat Goes On. The fictionalized story intertwines the long-running career of the Whispers with the rise of Hyman, using songs by the Whispers including ones Hyman sang with them such as "The Beat Goes On". The Whispers played themselves while R&B singer Alyson Williams played the role of Hyman. [6]

Track listing

7" single [7]

  1. "And the Beat Goes On" – 3:25
  2. "Can You Do the Boogie" – 3:50

12" single [7]

  1. "And the Beat Goes On" – 7:30
  2. "Can You Do the Boogie" – 6:07

Charts

Weekly charts

Other notable versions

The song was sampled in Monie Love's 1989 single "I Can Do This" from her debut album Down to Earth , Will Smith's 1998 single "Miami" [27] and BigXthaPlug's 2023 single "Mmhmm". It was also featured in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City . [28]

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