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Somebody's watching me

" Somebody's Watching Me " is Rockwell's song from his 1984 debut album Somebody's Watching Me . January 14, 1984 was released as a separate single . It was the lead single [2] from this album and the debut single of the musician.

Somebody's watching me
Rockwell Single
from the album Somebody's Watching Me
Side B"Somebody's Watching Me" (Instrumental)
ReleasedJanuary 14, 1984
Format
  • 7 "
  • cassette single
Recorded by1983
Genresynth funk [1]
Duration4:59 (Album version)
4:00 (Single version)
3:33 (Radio version)
ProducerCurtis anthony nolen
SongwriterKennedy "Rockwell" Gordy
LabelMotown M 1702
Rockwell Singles Timeline
"Somebody's Watching Me"
(1984)		" Obscene Phone Caller "
(1984)
Video clip
"Somebody's Watching Me" on YouTube

Chorus in the song is performed by Michael Jackson [3] .

Content

Charts and Certifications

Weekly Charts

Chart (1984)The best
position
Australia ( Kent Music Report ) [4]12
  Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) [5]14
  Belgium / Flanders ( Ultratop 50 ) [6]one
  Canada ( RPM Top Singles ) [7]2
France ( IFOP ) [8]one
  Ireland ( IRMA ) [9]6
Italy ( FIMI ) [10]14
  Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) [11]2
  Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) [12]four
  New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) [13]five
  Norway ( VG-lista ) [14]7
South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) [15]five
Spain ( AFYVE ) [16]one
  Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) [17]four
  Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) [18]3
  Great Britain ( UK Singles Chart ) [19]6
  USA ( Billboard Hot 100 ) [20]2
  USA ( Billboard Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs ) [21]one
US Cash Box [22]2
US Dance / Disco Top 80 ( Billboard ) [23]3
US Top Tracks ( Billboard ) [23]31
  Germany ( GfK ) [24]2

Annual Charts

Chart (1984)Position
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders) [25]13
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [26]28
France ( IFOP ) [27]46
Germany ( Official German Charts ) [28]46
Italy ( FIMI ) [10]84
Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) [29]sixteen
Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) [30]46
US Billboard Hot 100 [31]26
US Cash Box [32]21
US Top Black Singles ( Billboard ) [31]12

Certification

RegionCertificationSales
  Canada ( Music Canada ) [33]Gold5000 ^
France-354,000 [34]
  United States ( RIAA ) [35]Gold1,000,000 ^
  United States ( RIAA ) [35]Gold500,000 ^

* sales data are based only on certification
^ batch data based on certification only

Beatfreakz Version

Somebody's watching me
Beatfreakz single
Released
  • April 24, 2006 (UK)
  • June 9, 2006 (USA)
FormatCd single
GenreHouse
Duration2:48
ProducerBeatfreakz
Label
Beatfreakz Singles Timeline
"Somebody's Watching Me"
(2006)		Superfreak
(2006)
Video clip
Beatfreakz "Somebody's Watching Me" on YouTube

In 2006, their version of this song was released as a single by the Dutch band Beatfreakz . Their version rose to 1 place in Spain and 3 place in the UK.

List of Songs

Cd single
  1. Somebody's Watching Me [Hi Tack Edit]
  2. Somebody's Watching Me [Hi Tack Club Mix]
  3. Somebody's Watching Me [E-Craig's 2006 Remix]
  4. Somebody's Watching Me [DeNnis Christopher Remix]
  5. Somebody's Watching Me [Ian Carey Club Mix]

Charts

Chart (2006)naive.
pos.
  Australia ( ARIA ) [36]38
  Belgium / Walloon ( Ultratop Dance ) [37]6
  Belgium / Walloon ( Ultratip ) [38]four
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Dance Flanders) [39]17
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Dance Wallonia) [40]17
  Belgium / Flanders ( Ultratop 50 ) [41]28
  France ( SNEP ) [42]18
  Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) [43]7
  Germany ( GfK ) [44]41
  Ireland ( IRMA ) [45]five
  Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) [46]12
  Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) [47]21
  New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) [48]7
  ( Romanian Top 100 ) [49]28
  Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) [50]65
  Great Britain ( UK Singles Chart ) [51]3

Notes

  1. ↑ Huey, Steve Rockwell - Artist Biography (Neopr.) . AllMusic . All Media Network . - "Son of Berry Gordy who scored a number two Hot 100 hit with the 1983 synth-funk single" Somebody's Watching Me. "". Date of treatment October 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ A single whose release precedes the release of the album.
  3. ↑ Notes on Somebody's Watching Me . Hollywood, California: Motown Records, 1984.
  4. ↑ Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. - St Ives , NSW: Australian Chart Book, 1993 .-- ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
  5. ↑ " Austriancharts.at - Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me" (German) . Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  6. ↑ " Ultratop.be - Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me" (nid.) . Ultratop 50 . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  7. ↑ " Top RPM Singles: Issue 6316. " RPM Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  8. ↑ Toutes les Chansons N ° 1 des Années 80's (French) . InfoDisc. Date of treatment September 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ " The Irish Charts - Search Results - Somebody's Watching Me" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  10. ↑ 1 2 I singoli più venduti del 1984 (Italian) . Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons . Date of treatment July 23, 2013.
  11. ↑ " Nederlandse Top 40 - Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me" (nid.) . Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  12. ↑ " Dutchcharts.nl - Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me" (nid.) . Single Top 100 . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  13. ↑ " Charts.nz - Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me" . Top 40 Singles . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  14. ↑ " Norwegiancharts.com - Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me" . VG-lista . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  15. ↑ South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969–1989 Acts (R) (neopr.) . Rock.co.za. Date of treatment July 23, 2013.
  16. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002: [ Spanish ] . - 1st. - Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE, September 2005. - ISBN 84-8048-639-2 .
  17. ↑ " Swedishcharts.com - Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me" . Singles Top 100 . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  18. ↑ " Swisscharts.com - Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me" . Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Rockwell Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Rockwell Chart History (Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs) . " Billboard . Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  22. ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles - Week ending MARCH 24, 1984 (neopr.) . Archived on September 30, 2012. . Cash Box .
  23. ↑ 1 2 BB-1984-03-10 (English) // Billboard : magazine. - Lynne Segall, 1984. - March 10. - P. 22, 57 .
  24. ↑ " Offiziellecharts.de - Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me" . GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  25. ↑ Jaaroverzichten 1984 (nd.) . Ultratop . Hung Medien. Date of treatment June 12, 2014.
  26. ↑ Top 100 Singles of 1984 (Eng.) // RPM : magazine. - 1985 .-- 5 January ( vol. 41 , no. 17 ).
  27. ↑ TOP - 1984 (French) . Top-france.fr. Date of treatment June 12, 2014.
  28. ↑ Jahrescharts - 1984 (German) . Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts. Date of treatment September 7, 2016.
  29. ↑ Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1984 (nid.) . Dutch Top 40 . Date of treatment June 12, 2014.
  30. ↑ Jaaroverzichten - Single 1984 (nid.) . Single Top 100 . Hung Medien. Date of treatment June 12, 2014.
  31. ↑ 1 2 BB-1984-12-22 (Eng.) // Billboard: magazine. - Lynne Segall, 1984. - December 22. - P. 14, TA — 19, TA — 21 .
  32. ↑ The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1984 (neopr.) . Archived on September 30, 2012. . Cash Box .
  33. ↑ Canadian single certifications - Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me (neopr.) . Music Canada
  34. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes Tout Temps de 45 T. / Singles (Fr.) . InfoDisc. Date of treatment June 12, 2014. Archived December 16, 2014.
  35. ↑ 1 2 American single certifications - Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me (neopr.) . Recording Industry Association of America . If necessary, click Advanced , then click Format , then select Single , then click SEARCH .
  36. ↑ " Australian-charts.com - Beatfreakz - Somebody's Watching Me" . ARIA Top 50 Singles . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  37. ↑ " Ultratop.be - Beatfreakz - Somebody's Watching Me" (nid.) . Ultratip Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  38. ↑ " Ultratop.be - Beatfreakz - Somebody's Watching Me" (Fr.) . Ultratip Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  39. ↑ ultratop.be - 50 DANCE 03/06/2006 (nid.) . Ultratop. Hung Medien. Date of treatment July 23, 2013.
  40. ↑ ultratop.be - 50 DANCE 03/06/2006 (fr.) . Ultratop. Hung Medien. Date of treatment July 23, 2013.
  41. ↑ " Ultratop.be - Beatfreakz - Somebody's Watching Me" (nid.) . Ultratop 50 . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  42. ↑ " Lescharts.com - Beatfreakz - Somebody's Watching Me" (Fr.) . Les classement single . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  43. ↑ " Beatfreakz: Somebody's Watching Me" (fin.) . Musiikkituottajat - IFPI Finland . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  44. ↑ " Offiziellecharts.de - Beatfreakz - Somebody's Watching Me" . GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  45. ↑ " The Irish Charts - Search Results - Somebodys Watching Me . " Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  46. ↑ " Nederlandse Top 40 - Beatfreakz - Somebody's Watching Me" (nid.) . Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  47. ↑ " Dutchcharts.nl - Beatfreakz - Somebody's Watching Me" (nid.) . Single Top 100 . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  48. ↑ " Charts.nz - Beatfreakz - Somebody's Watching Me" . Top 40 Singles . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  49. ↑ (rum.) Issue nr: 23/2006 (12 Iunie - 18 Iunie 2006) (unspecified) . Date of treatment July 8, 2012. Archived June 13, 2006. . see last week position . Romanian Top 100 . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  50. ↑ " Swisscharts.com - Beatfreakz - Somebody's Watching Me" . Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  51. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 23, 2013.

Links

  • Lyrics for this song on MetroLyrics
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Somebody's_Watching_Me&oldid=100883398


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