Cover versions

• In 1990, Seduction
  Seduction (band)
  Seduction was a female dance-pop, urban contemporary, house music, and freestyle trio from New York assembled and produced by Robert Clivillés and David Cole , consisting of members April Harris , Michelle Visage , and Idalis DeLeon .Originally intended as a studio project, and prior to any...
  
   recorded the song which along with the track "Heartbeat" peaked at number two on the dance charts . This version also peaked at number twenty-one on the soul chart and number thirteen on the Hot 100 .

Taana Gardner

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Influence

• Ini Kamoze
  Ini Kamoze
  Cecil Campbell , better known by his stage name Ini Kamoze is a Jamaican reggae singer. He is best known for his signature song, "Here Comes the Hotstepper", which was released in 1994, and subsequently topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart...
  
   sampled "Heartbeat" for his song Here Comes the Hotstepper
  Here Comes the Hotstepper
  "Here Comes the Hotstepper" is a dancehall song by musician Ini Kamoze, co-written with Richard Winsland and recorded in 1994. It extrapolates the well-known "na na na na na..." chorus from the song "Land of a Thousand Dances" by Chris Kenner, later covered by Wilson Pickett. To date it is Kamoze's...
  
  , a #1 song on the American pop charts in December 1994.
• De La Soul
  De La Soul
  De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
  
   sampled "Heartbeat" for their song "Buddy".
• Musiq Soulchild sampled "Buddy" for his song B.U.D.D.Y.
  B.U.D.D.Y.
  "B.U.D.D.Y." is the first single from Musiq Soulchild's fourth album Luvanmusiq. It was released on January 30, 2007, after being given to radio stations in the US in late November...
  
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• Norwegian
  Norway
  Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
  
   pop singer Annie based her song "I Will Get On" on Gardner's song "Heartbeat".
• DMX
  DMX (rapper)
  Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's...
  
   sampled "Heartbeat" for the song entitled "It's All Good (Love My Niggas)".
• Mack 10
  Mack 10
  Dedrick Rolison, , better known by his stage name Mack 10 is an American rapper and actor. He was a member of hip hop trio Westside Connection, along with Ice Cube and WC...
  
   sampled "Heartbeat" for his 1998 song, "LBC and the ING", which features Snoop Dogg
  Snoop Dogg
  Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
  
   on the album The Recipe
  The Recipe
  The Recipe is the third studio album by American rapper Mack 10, released October 6, 1998 on Priority and Hoo-Bangin' Records. It peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 15 on the Billboard 200...
  
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• Black Moon
  Black Moon
  Black Moon is a studio album by progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer released in 1992. The first studio album under the band's original lineup since 1978, it was regarded by fans as a strong comeback, although the band's subsequent career did not fulfill its promise.-Track listing:#"Black...
  
   sampled "Heartbeat" on their 1999 song "Two Turntables & a Mic" from the album War Zone
  War Zone
  A war zone is a location of military conflict, but the term may also refer to:* War Zone , a 1998 documentary about street harassment* The War Zone, a 1999 film starring Ray Winstone...
  
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• JX
  JX (artist)
  Jake Williams is a British dance DJ and remixer, who has recorded as JX and Rex the Dog. JX found success in 1993 following a recording contract with Hooj Choons, a United Kingdom dance independent record label.-Chart success:...
  
   sampled "Heartbeat" for "There's Nothing I Won't Do" (1996).
• The Treacherous Three sampled "Heartbeat" on their track "Feel The Heartbeat".
• Nationwide Rip Ridaz
  Nationwide Rip Ridaz
  The Nationwide Rip Ridaz were an assortment of Crips gang members from Compton, South Los Angeles, and Watts, California. They are best known for their collaboration with Bloods gang members, Damu Ridas on Bangin' on Wax and Bangin' on Wax 2... The Saga Continues. Five of the members of the rap...
  
   sampled the whole song on the track titled Better Watch Your Back (Fucc Slob)

Taana Gardner version

Seduction version