Peak
19
Weeks
15
Score
1,776
Chart Year
1980
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In this song, the singer retains a positive outlook as he gets over a broken relationship, reminding himself that there are many more out there. It's quite a contrast to Soul songs like Since I Lost My Baby and The Tracks Of My Tears, where the narrator faces intense pain over the loss of his loved one. Formed in 1964, Whispers had to wait until 1980 before this became their first Top 20 hit in the UK and US. This remained their biggest hit in the UK but in the US 1987's "Rock Steady" had a better chart placing peaking at #7. Assigned to work with the veteran vocal group, songwriter/producer Leon F. Sylvers III chose for The Whispers a song he had co-written with Stephen Shockley and William Shelby called "And the Beat Goes On." When he played the group the song they recognized it straight away as a hit, but Sylvers had little belief that it would be their chart breakthrough. Leon F. Sylvers III also wrote and produced for label mates Shalamar, including their hits "Take That To The Bank," "Second Time Around" and "Night To Remember." >> Will Smith sampled this on his 1998 hit "Miami."
And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on Still moving strong on and on Do you ever wonder That to win, somebody's got to lose I might as well get over the blues Just like fishing in the ocean There'll always be someone new You did me wrong 'cause I've been through stormy weather And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on you'd better believe it Still moving strong on and on Don't stop for nobody This time I'll keep my feet on solid ground Now I understand myself when I'm down Like the sweet sound of hip music There'll always be something new To keep the tables turning Hey, this super song There'll never be an ending And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on Still moving strong on and on The beat goes on The beat goes on Get down playing that fee, sure the beat is real The beat goes on Do you ever wonder That to win, somebody's got to lose I might as well get over the blues Just like fishing in the ocean There'll always be someone new You did me wrong 'cause I've been through stormy weather And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on Still moving strong on and on And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on Just like my love, baby Just like my love, my love, baby, on and on And the beat goes on Don't stop the moving Don't stop the moving And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on Still moving strong on and on And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on Still moving strong on and on And the beat goes on, just like my love, baby Just like my love, baby, everlasting And the beat goes on Still moving strong and I love you The beat goes on The beat goes on The beat goes on The beat goes on And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on Still moving strong And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on Still moving strong and I love you And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 9, 1980 | 79 | 47 |
| 2 | Feb 16, 1980 | 67 | 59 |
| 3 | Feb 23, 1980 | 59 | 67 |
| 4 | Mar 1, 1980 | 53 | 73 |
| 5 | Mar 8, 1980 | 43 | 83 |
| 6 | Mar 15, 1980 | 39 | 87 |
| 7 | Mar 22, 1980 | 35 | 91 |
| 8 | Mar 29, 1980 | 28 | 98 |
| 9 | Apr 5, 1980 | 23 | 103 |
| 10 | Apr 12, 1980 | 19 | 107 |
| 11 | Apr 19, 1980 | 19 | 107 |
| 12 | Apr 26, 1980 | 28 | 98 |
| 13 | May 3, 1980 | 31 | 95 |
| 14 | May 10, 1980 | 62 | 64 |
| 15 | May 17, 1980 | 91 | 35 |