"Heartbeat" is the title of a 1995 song by British

United Kingdom

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 pop

Popular music

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 singer Jimmy Somerville

Jimmy Somerville

James William Somerville is a Scottish pop singer and songwriter. He had considerable success in the 1980s with the pop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards, and has also had a successful solo career. He is known in particular for his falsetto singing voice...

, former lead singer of the bands Bronski Beat

Bronski Beat

Bronski Beat were a popular British synthpop trio who achieved success in the mid 1980s, particularly with the 1984 chart hit "Smalltown Boy". All members of the group were openly homosexual and their songs reflected this, often containing political commentary on gay-related issues...

 and Communards. Released as a single from his 1995 solo album, Dare to Love, "Heartbeat" peaked at #24 on the UK singles chart

UK Singles Chart

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 in February of that year. The song also topped the American dance chart

Hot Dance Club Play

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 for one week in April of 1995, becoming Somerville's first (and, to date, only) solo #1 on that chart. Backing vocals on the song are performed by Shawn Christopher

Shawn Christopher

Shawn Christopher is a female African American dance music singer from Chicago, Illinois.-Career:She was a touring backing vocalist for R&B singer Chaka Khan from 1982 to 1985. She is also a former member of the industrial dance band known as My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, and sang with the...

 and Yvonne Gage, both of whom are noted dance music

Dance music

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singers in their own rights.