Heartbeat (Buddy Holly song)

"Heartbeat"
Single by Nick Berry
Released	1992
Format	7" single, CD single
Genre	Pop
Length	3:11
Writer	Buddy Holly
Nick Berry singles chronology
"Every Loser Wins" (1986) "Heartbeat" (1992)

"Heartbeat" is a song written by Bob Montgomery and Norman Petty and recorded originally by Buddy Holly in 1958. It reached number 30 in the UK Singles Chart twice for Holly, once in January 1959, and again in April 1960 (re-issue).^[1] It was also a minor hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The Knack included a version of "Heartbeat" on their 1979 hit debut album, Get the Knack. Plus, actor Nick Berry sung a cover version in 1992, taken from the popular UK TV series of the same name. His version of the song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart.^[1] The English rock and roll revival band, Showaddywaddy, also had a hit with the song in the 1970s, reaching number 7 in the UK chart in September 1975. Cilla Black released her version of the song that same year.

See also

• "Poor Me"
• Riff driven
• Buddy Holly discography

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th, London: Guinness World Records Limited, p. 255. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.