With Every Beat of My Heart

"With Every Beat of My Heart" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter and actress Taylor Dayne for her second studio album, Can't Fight Fate (1989), which reached the Top 5 position on the Billboard Hot 100. Released on October 10, 1989, the song written by Lotti Golden, Tommy Faragher and Arthur Baker, and produced by Ric Wake, was the lead single, kicking off Dayne’s Arista Records debut LP, Can't Fight Fate. The B-side is a non-album track, ("All I Ever Wanted" written by A. Forbes/P. Lallemend/T. Derkach).

"With Every Beat of My Heart"
CD single cover
Single by Taylor Dayne
from the album Can't Fight Fate
B-side"All I Ever Wanted"
ReleasedOctober 10, 1989
GenreDance-pop
Length4:22
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ric Wake
Taylor Dayne singles chronology
"Don't Rush Me"
(1988)
"With Every Beat of My Heart"
(1989)
"Love Will Lead You Back"
(1990)

"With Every Beat of My Heart" became Dayne's fifth consecutive top-ten single in the United States, reaching number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1989. It also peaked at number five in Canada and number 53 in the United Kingdom.

Chart performance edit

"With Every Beat of My Heart" was a US Top 5 Billboard Hot 100 hit, [1] reaching #5 in its ninth week in the Billboard issue dated December 16, 1989.[2] It remained at its peak position for four weeks and spent 18 weeks on the chart, after debuting at #61. [3][4] It also reached the top-ten on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.[5] On the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1990, the single ranked at number 48.[6]

Critical reception edit

David Giles from Music Week wrote, "Having made some of the best dance-pop singles of 1989, Dayne returns with a raunchier, more bluesy soul number which suggests that she is aiming at a Tina Turner-style profile. The song isn't immediate enough for massive success but its singer is evidently here to stay."[7]

Charts edit

Covers edit

A cover version of the song recorded by American singer Raphael Tate peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 2017.

References edit

  1. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100: Week Ending of October 21, 1989". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100: Week Ending of January 06, 1990". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100: Week Ending of February 17, 1990". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Billboard Top 100 – 1990". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  7. ^ Giles, David (November 4, 1989). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 27. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5028." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  10. ^ "Taylor Dayne – With Every Beat of My Heart". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  12. ^ "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  13. ^ "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.