"Rock Steady" | ||||
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Single by the Whispers | ||||
from the album Just Gets Better with Time | ||||
B-side | "Are You Going My Way" | |||
Released | June 13, 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Genre | New jack swing, funk [1] | |||
Length | 4:49 | |||
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"Rock Steady" is a single released by American group The Whispers,from their 18th studio album Just Gets Better with Time (1987). It was produced by the production duo Antonio "L.A." Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.
It was released on June 13,1987, [2] peaking at #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100, [3] #10 on the US Cash Box Top 100 [4] and was their second and final number one on the Hot Black Singles chart. [5]
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] | 45 |
UK Singles (OCC) [7] | 38 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] | 7 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [9] | 1 |
US Cash Box Top 100 [10] | 10 |
Chart (1987) | Position |
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US ‘’Billboard Hot 100’’ [11] | 73 |
US Crossover Singles (Billboard) [12] | 8 |
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