"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" on YouTube |
"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] and to date has been their highest charting single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,peaking at number seven in late August,and was their second and final number one on the Hot Black Singles Chart. [3]
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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Netherlands (Single Top 100) [4] | 45 |
UK Singles (OCC) [5] | 38 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] | 7 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] | 1 |
Chart (1987) | Position |
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US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) [8] | 73 |
US Crossover Singles (Billboard) [9] | 8 |
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