Sweetheart (Franke and the Knockouts song) - Composition

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"Sweetheart" is a 1981 song by Franke and the Knockouts. It was their debut single and greatest hit, reaching the U.S. Top 10 during the spring of that year.

"Sweetheart"

Single by Franke and the Knockouts

from the album Franke & the Knockouts

B-side

"Don't Stop"

Released

March 1981

Genre

Soft rock[1]

Length

4:11

Label

Millennium

Songwriter(s)

Franke Previte, William Elworthy[2]

Producer(s)

Steve Verroca

Franke and the Knockouts singles chronology

"Sweetheart"
(1981)

"You're My Girl"
(1981)

Background

The song was the group's first of three U.S. Top 40 hits, the others being "You're My Girl" (#27) and "Without You (Not Another Lonely Night)" (#24).

Chart history

It spent 19 weeks on the charts and is ranked as the 50th biggest hit of 1981.[3]"Sweetheart" also charted moderately on both the U.S. Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts. Internationally, "Sweetheart" charted only in Canada (#18).

Weekly charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australia Kent Music Report[4]	63
Canada RPM Top Singles[5]	18
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6]	10
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock	27
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[7]	40
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	13

Year-end charts

Chart (1981)	Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3]	50

References

"Albums from the Lost and Found: Franke and the Knockouts / Silver Condor". The Great Albums.
"discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
"Top 100 Hits of 1981/Top 100 Songs of 1981". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 118. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-06-13. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 92.

External links

Lyrics of this song
Listen to "Sweetheart" on YouTube

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