Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat
"Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat" is a 1973 single by the Canadian group The DeFranco Family. It was the title track of their first album and the group's debut single.
The song was a success in the United States and Canada. It reached number three in both nations, as well as reaching number six in Australia. It was their highest ranking song, and it became a gold record in the US. Were it not for Carly Simon's "You're So Vain", "Heartbeat" would have been the #1 song for 1973 on WLS, having racked up five consecutive weeks at #1 there, from 20 October through 17 November.
"Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat" was performed multiple times on various television programs, including The Mike Douglas Show, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, Jack Benny's Second Farewell Show, American Bandstand, and Dinah!
Songwriter Michael "Mike" Terrence Kennedy also "worked on many space programs from the early 1970s, including Saturn, Skylab, Delta, Titan and the international space station while working for McDonnell Douglas Astronautics and later on the Delta III and IV Launch Vehicle Programs for McDonnell Douglas and Boeing".Charts
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