Peak
4
Weeks
25
Score
4,103
Chart Year
1980
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Smokey Robinson told The Guardian's 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear supplement that when he wrote this song, his guitarist Marv Tarplin had already written the music. Smokey added: "He put it on cassette and gave it to me to write the lyric. As it turned out, it took me five years to write. I had the music, and that music is so intimate and sensual, but I couldn't get the words. Then one day I got: 'You're gonna fly away and I'm glad you're coming my way.' And then I was driving my car down Sunset Boulevard and I heard that song by the Rascals, 'Groovin' and I thought, 'That's it! Grooving.' But then, no, it wasn't intimate enough, it wasn't sensual enough for the music, and that's when I thought of 'cruisin.' You'd be surprised by how many people speculate on what Cruisin' means, 'Cruisin'' is a word that I leave up to the listener. When you're with the person you're with, and you feel you're cruisin', it's whatever you want it to be." Notable covers include a 1995 one by soul singer D'Angelo, which peaked at #53 in the US and a version by Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis for the 2000 movie Duets, which topped the charts in Australia.
Baby let's cruise, away from here Don't be confused, the way is clear And if you want it you got it forever This is not a one night stand, baby, yeah so Let the music take your mind, ooh Just release and you will find You're gonna fly away Glad you're goin' my way I love it when we're cruisin' together The music is played for love Cruisin' is made for love I love it when we're cruisin' together Baby tonight belongs to us Every thing's right, do what you must And inch by inch we get closer and closer To every little part of each other ooh baby, yeah So let the music take your mind Just release and you will find You're gonna fly away Glad you're going my way I love it when we're cruisin' together The music is played for love Cruisin' is made for love I love it when we're cruisin' together Cruise with me baby Cruise, cruise Baby let's cruise, let's flow, let's glide Ooh let's open up, and go inside And if you want it you got it forever I can just stay there inside you And love you baby Let the music, take your mind Just release and you will find You're gonna fly away Yeah, I'm glad you're going my way I love it, when we're cruisin' together The music is played for love Cruisin' is made for love I love it, I love it, I love it, I love it I love it, when we're cruisin' together The music is played for love
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 6, 1979 | 89 | 37 |
| 2 | Oct 13, 1979 | 79 | 47 |
| 3 | Oct 20, 1979 | 69 | 57 |
| 4 | Oct 27, 1979 | 58 | 68 |
| 5 | Nov 3, 1979 | 52 | 74 |
| 6 | Nov 10, 1979 | 41 | 85 |
| 7 | Nov 17, 1979 | 36 | 90 |
| 8 | Nov 24, 1979 | 31 | 95 |
| 9 | Dec 1, 1979 | 28 | 98 |
| 10 | Dec 8, 1979 | 24 | 102 |
| 11 | Dec 15, 1979 | 22 | 104 |
| 12 | Dec 22, 1979 | 15 | 111 |
| 13 | Dec 29, 1979 | 15 | 111 |
| 14 | Jan 5, 1980 | 12 | 114 |
| 15 | Jan 12, 1980 | 12 | 114 |
| 16 | Jan 19, 1980 | 6 | 120 |
| 17 | Jan 26, 1980 | 5 | 121 |
| 18 | Feb 2, 1980 | 4 | 122 |
| 19 | Feb 9, 1980 | 4 | 122 |
| 20 | Feb 16, 1980 | 4 | 122 |