"And the Beat Goes On" is a 1980 single by the Los Angeles-based quintet

Quintet

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, The Whispers

The Whispers

The Whispers are a long-established R&B-dance vocal group from Los Angeles, California, with a consistent track record of hit records dating back to the late 1960s.-Career:...

. The song was their first of two number-one singles on the R&B chart, and their first Top 20 pop hit in the United States, peaking at number nineteen. "And the Beat Goes On" was The Whispers only number one on the dance chart. It was also their first and biggest hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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Will Smith

Will Smith

Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...

 used a sample of the song for his 1998 hit single, "Miami

Miami (Will Smith song)

"Miami" is a 1998 single from Will Smith's debut solo album Big Willie Style. It samples The Whispers' 1980 hit "And the Beat Goes On". The song charted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the UK charts. It won an MTV VMA Best Male Video award. The video features an early...

". Madonna

Madonna (entertainer)

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 also samples parts of this song during her performance of, "Beat Goes On" on her 2008-2009 Sticky & Sweet Tour

Sticky & Sweet Tour

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The song is featured in the videogame Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

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Chart positions

Chart (1980/87)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	19
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...	1
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	2
German Singles Chart	20
Dutch Top 40	19
French Singles Chart	39
Swedish Singles Chart	16
New Zealand Singles Chart	7