Can't You Hear My Heartbeat

"Can't You Hear My Heartbeat"
Single by Herman's Hermits
from the album Their Second Album! Herman's Hermits on Tour
B-side	"I Know Why"
Released	11 January 1965
Recorded	1 December 1964
Studio	De Lane Lea, London
Genre	Pop rock
Length	2:15
Label	MGM (US) Columbia (UK)
Songwriters	John Carter, Ken Lewis
Producer	Mickie Most
Herman's Hermits singles chronology
"I'm into Something Good" (1964) "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" (1965) "Silhouettes" (1965)

"Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" is a song written by John Carter and Ken Lewis, produced by Mickie Most, ^[1] and performed by Herman's Hermits. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, ^[2] and no. 1 in the Cashbox charts, ^[3] in 1965.

In the United Kingdom it was released as the B-Side of "Silhouettes". The song was featured on their 1965 album, Their Second Album! Herman's Hermits on Tour . ^[4]

Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1965 ^[5] ranked it No.8.

Other versions

• Goldie & the Gingerbreads, as a single in 1965. That March, it reached No.25 on Record Retailer 's singles chart and No. 30 in Melody Maker . ^{[6] [7]}
• Marianne Faithfull, on her 1965 debut album Marianne Faithfull .

References

1. Herman's Hermits, "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" single release Retrieved February 2, 2014
2. Herman's Hermits, "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" Chart Positions Retrieved February 2, 2014
3. "It was 50 years ago today". Rebeat. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
4. Herman's Hermits, Their Second Album! Herman's Hermits on Tour Retrieved February 2, 2014
5. "Billboard Top 100 - 1965". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
6. "Goldie and the Gingerbreads". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
7. "Melody Maker Pop 50". Melody Maker . 13 March 1965. p. 2.