1979Released
4:56

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Interesting facts and trivia about And the Beat Goes On. By Songfacts®.

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."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of And the Beat Goes On.
BKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
113BPM

Album

The album And the Beat Goes On is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released And the Beat Goes On.
Castle Communications
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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