Peak
18
Weeks
20
Score
2,370
Chart Year
1978
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position18
Peak DateApr 8, 1978
Weeks at Peak1
Weeks Charted20
Weeks in Top 4011
Weeks in Top 100
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc743
Weekly Calc1,627
Total Score2,370
Rankings
Year Ranking#84
Decade Ranking#843
Billboard Year#87
Top 5000#5,786
Details
- Album
- Too Hot to Handle
- Label
- Epic records
- Genre
- Smooth Soul
- Media Type
- 45s
- Duration
- 3:32
- Composer(s)
- Rod Temperton
- Entered Chart
- Jan 7, 1978
- Peak Date
- Apr 8, 1978
- Released
- 3 December 1977
- Recorded
- 1976
- Catalog #
- Epic 50490
- B-Side
- Super Soul Sister
Notes
This romantic ballad was not the highest-charting of Heatwave's songs (that would be "Boogie Nights "), but it was the most enduring of them. Throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, this song was played at every high school dance in the United States. >> Rod Temperton, who was Heatwave's keyboard player, was also their primary songwriter and he composed this song. Temperton went on to write several hits for Michael Jackson, including "Thriller" and "Rock With You." Heatwave derived their name from the group's early days, when they were made up of members of the American army who were stationed in West Germany. They used to rehearse in an old run-down building with a radiator that that kept oozing heat even in the summer. Clay Aiken sang this for his audition on Season 2 of American Idol, where he finished in second place to winner Ruben Studdard.
Always and forever, each moment with you Is just like a dream to me that somehow came true And I know tomorrow will still be the same 'Cause we've got a life of love that won't ever change and Everyday, love me your own special way Melt all my heart away with a smile Take time to tell me, you really care And we'll share tomorrow, together I'll always love you forever, forever There'll always be sunshine when I look at you It's something I can't explain just the things that you do And if you get lonely, phone me and take A second to give to me that magic you make and Everyday, love me your own special way Melt all my heart away with a smile Take time to tell me, you really care And we'll share tomorrow, together I'll always love you ever, ever Always forever love you Always forever love you Always forever love you Always forever love you Always forever love you I said forever, ever love you Love you forever, ever Always forever love you, you Forever
Chart History (20 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 7, 1978 | 78 | 48 |
| 2 | Jan 14, 1978 | 59 | 67 |
| 3 | Jan 21, 1978 | 50 | 76 |
| 4 | Jan 28, 1978 | 43 | 83 |
| 5 | Feb 4, 1978 | 40 | 86 |
| 6 | Feb 11, 1978 | 36 | 90 |
| 7 | Feb 18, 1978 | 33 | 93 |
| 8 | Feb 25, 1978 | 29 | 97 |
| 9 | Mar 4, 1978 | 25 | 101 |
| 10 | Mar 11, 1978 | 23 | 103 |
| 11 | Mar 18, 1978 | 21 | 105 |
| 12 | Mar 25, 1978 | 21 | 105 |
| 13 | Apr 1, 1978 | 19 | 107 |
| 14 | Apr 8, 1978 | 18 | 108 |
| 15 | Apr 15, 1978 | 28 | 98 |
| 16 | Apr 22, 1978 | 61 | 65 |
| 17 | Apr 29, 1978 | 59 | 67 |
| 18 | May 6, 1978 | 57 | 69 |
| 19 | May 13, 1978 | 94 | 32 |
| 20 | May 20, 1978 | 99 | 27 |