Heart and Soul (Exile song)

"Heart and Soul"
Single by Exile
from the album Heart and Soul
Released	1981
Genre	Rock
Length	6:10
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Mike Chapman Nicky Chinn
Producer(s)	Mike Chapman

"Heart and Soul"
Single by Huey Lewis and the News
from the album Sports
B-side	"You Crack Me Up"
Released	August 30, 1983
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:13 (album version)
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Mike Chapman Nicky Chinn
Producer(s)	Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News singles chronology
"Workin' for a Livin'" (1982) "Heart and Soul" (1983) "I Want a New Drug" (1984)
Music video
"Heart and Soul" on YouTube

"Heart and Soul" is a song written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn and made famous by Huey Lewis and the News. The song was first recorded by Exile in 1981 as the title track to their album Heart and Soul. Exile's single failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 102 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The song was also recorded by the BusBoys for their 1982 album American Worker.

The BusBoys version

In 1982, American rock and roll band the BusBoys covered the song for their album American Worker. Their version is a mix of both rock and funk.

Huey Lewis and the News version

Huey Lewis and the News' version was released as the first single from the album Sports in 1983. The single peaked at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 that November and number one on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart.[1] It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal, Group at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards in 1984.[2]

Former band member Chris Hayes later remarked, "I don't know why 'Heart & Soul' sounds so good. Usually we have to re-do all the guitar parts – this time it worked out the first time. I had a Marshall amp in a tiny room, played my Les Paul and it was great!"[3]

Music video

The music video featured Lewis looking for, and leaving with, a woman in a dance club, with Lewis concert footage spliced in. Portions of the video are filmed at Potrero Hill, a neighborhood in San Francisco.[4] Lewis liked Potrero Hill because it "looked very San Francisco".[4] Actress Signy Coleman plays the woman Lewis is chasing after in the dance club.[5] Coleman also appears in the music video for "I Want a New Drug".[6]

In 2013, Coleman reflected on her casting:[7]

It was very funny. My agent said, "They're looking for punk rockers so I want you to put some of that spray stuff in your hair and put on torn fishnet stockings." I said, "Lynn, I'm not doing that. I don't look anything like a punk rocker." I said I'll put on high heels but that's about the extent of it. I went to the audition and there were 50 of the most hardcore punk rockers I've ever seen. I turned around to leave and the director popped his head out of the room they were casting in and said, "Hey, miniskirt, where are you going?" He pulled me in and said they were also looking for a girl who's the opposite and stands out in the crowd of these unusual characters. I was asked to pretend to flirt with a guy across the room, which I like to believe I had a little experience with at that point. They put on "Heart and Soul" (first time I heard it) and said, "Dance to it." I had been a dancer for many years, starting ballet at seven. At 13 I was on full scholarship for the San Francisco School of Ballet, but quit at 16 because I saw a destructive lifestyle—diet pills, cigarettes. I mean no disrespect to anyone doing it, but the world of dance can be cutthroat. But the discipline I learned in dancing has carried through the rest of my life. By the time I'd gotten home from the "Heart and Soul" audition, I'd already gotten the call that I got the video. No one knew at the time how MTV was going to change the fabric of the music industry.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1983) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 25 Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[9] 30 Canadian Singles Chart[10] 12 Dutch Singles Chart 41 German Singles Chart 39 New Zealand Singles Chart 41 US Billboard Hot 100 8 US Billboard Top Rock Tracks 1 US Cash Box Top 100[11] 10 Chart (1984) Peak position French Singles Chart[12] 56 Chart (1985) Peak position UK Singles Chart[13] 61

Year-end charts Chart (1983) Rank U.S. Cash Box [14] 70

See also

• List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1980s

References

1. "Huey Lewis & The News - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
2. "26th Annual GRAMMY Awards". Grammy Awards. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
3. "Vintage NEWSletters - September 1985, Volume 1, No. 4". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
4. "Question of the Week". Huey Lewis and the News. November 24, 2014. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020.
5. "Question of the Week". Huey Lewis and the News. February 9, 2015. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
6. "Question of the Week". Huey Lewis and the News. September 1, 2013. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020.
7. "The Girl in the Video: "Heart and Soul" (1983) and "I Want a New Drug" (1984)". Noblemania. July 12, 2013.
8. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
9. "Huey Lewis And The News - Heart And Soul". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
10. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
11. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending November 26, 1983". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 2018-01-06.Cash Box magazine.
12. "InfoDisc : Bilan des Ventes par Artiste". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
13. "Huey Lewis And The News". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
14. "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1983". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2018.