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1984 unmarried by Rockwell

"Somebody's Watching Me"
Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell US 12-inch.jpg

Side-A label of the The states 12-inch vinyl single
Single by Rockwell
from the anthology Somebody'due south Watching Me
B-side "Somebody's Watching Me (Instrumental)"
Released January 14, 1984[i]
Studio Mars Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)[one]
Genre
  • Synth-funk[2]
  • synth-pop[3]
Length 4:59 (anthology/12" single version)
iii:57 (single version)
3:33 (radio/video version)
Label Motown
Songwriter(due south) Kennedy "Rockwell" Gordy
Producer(s)
  • Curtis Anthony Nolen
  • Rockwell
Rockwell singles chronology
"Somebody'due south Watching Me"
(1984) 		"Obscene Phone Caller"
(1984)
Music video
"Somebody'due south Watching Me" on YouTube

"Somebody'due south Watching Me" is a vocal recorded by American singer Rockwell, released by the Motown label in 1984, every bit the pb single from his debut studio album of the same name. Rockwell'south debut single release, the vocal features guest vocals past brothers Michael Jackson (in the chorus) and Jermaine Jackson (additional backing vocals).[4]

Nautical chart performance

"Somebody'south Watching Me" became a major commercial success internationally, topping the charts in Belgium, France, and Spain, and reaching the top 5 in Canada, Federal republic of germany, the netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, and the The states.[v] [6] The song reached No. six in the United Kingdom, Rockwell'south just top 40 striking in the United kingdom.[vii]

Background and limerick

Rockwell is a son of Motown CEO Berry Gordy. At the fourth dimension of the recording, Rockwell was estranged from his father and living with Ray Singleton, his father'southward ex-married woman and the mother of his older one-half-brother, Kerry Gordy. Singleton served every bit executive producer on the project and would occasionally play some demo tracks to Berry. The elderberry Gordy was less than enthusiastic virtually Rockwell's music until he heard the single with Michael Jackson's familiar vocalisation featuring prominently on background vocals.[4] [viii]

"Somebody'south Watching Me" was written in the key of C small in 4
4 time with a tempo of 124 beats per infinitesimal. The vocals span from Cfour to C5.[9]

Produced past Curtis Anthony Nolen, the song featured backing vocals by Michael and Jermaine Jackson, with Alan Murray on percussion.[4] [10]

Charts

Certifications

DJ BoBo version: "Somebody Trip the light fantastic toe with Me"

DJ BoBo based his 1992 single "Somebody Trip the light fantastic toe with Me" on "Somebody's Watching Me" with new lyrics and rap. The DJ BoBo unmarried reached No. 1 in Sweden and Switzerland, and the Top 5 in Republic of austria, Finland, Germany, the netherlands and Norway. In 2012, a remix of the hit was made by Remady titled "Somebody Dance With Me (Remady 2013 Mix)" past DJ BoBo featuring Manu-L. Released early in 2013, it charted on the Swiss Hitparade, reaching No. 4. The mix was made on the 20th anniversary of the initial hit by DJ BoBo in Nov 1992.

Beatfreakz version

"Somebody'due south Watching Me"
1 betafrez.jpg
Unmarried by Beatfreakz
Released May i, 2006 (2006-05-01)
Length 2:48
Characterization
  • Spinnin'
  • Data (United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland)
Songwriter(due south) Kennedy "Rockwell" Gordy
Producer(due south) Beatfreakz
Beatfreakz singles chronology
"Somebody's Watching Me"
(2006) 		"Superfreak"
(2006)
Music video
"Somebody's Watching Me" on YouTube

In 2006, Dutch dance group Beatfreakz recorded a pseudo-cover of the song that samples the chorus but omitted the verses. This version was a top-10 hit in Belgium, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, and the U.k..

Track listing

Dutch CD single [42]

  1. "Somebody's Watching Me" (Hi_Tack radio edit)
  2. "Somebody'due south Watching Me" (Hi_Tack remix)
  3. "Somebody's Watching Me" (Dennis Christopher remix)
  4. "Somebody's Watching Me" (Eastward-Craigs 2006 mix)
  5. "Somebody'south Watching Me" (BeatFreakz Clubmix)
  6. "Somebody's Watching Me" (Ian Carey society mix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Run across likewise

  • List of number-one R&B singles of 1984 (U.Southward.)
  • Billboard Year-Cease Hot 100 singles of 1984
  • List of number-i singles of 1984 (France)
  • Listing of number-i singles of 1984 (Spain)

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