B-side "You Crack Me Up" Format 7" Genre Pop rock | Released August 30, 1983 Recorded 1983 Length 4:13 (Album version) | |
"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 of 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.
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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 at the number one position on the Billboard Top Tracks chart.
The music video featured Lewis looking for, and leaving with, a woman in a dance club, with Lewis concert footage spliced in.
Reception
Former bandmember Chris Hayes remarks about the song, "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!"