"Haven't You Heard" is a song by American singer-songwriter Patrice Rushen, released in October 1979 as the first single from her fifth album, Pizzazz (1979). The song was both co-written and co-produced by Rushen, and became her first international hit in 1980. It reached number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number five on the Billboard Disco Top 100 chart and number seven on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart. In the UK, the song peaked at number 62 on the UK Singles Chart.
Legacy In 2018, Pitchfork ranked "Haven't You Heard" number 199 in their list of "The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s", calling it "a formally perfect expression of disco. This kind of intimacy, personified by the whispery translucence of Rushen's voice, is just as easily exported to the dance floor." In 2020, Slant Magazine ranked the song number 45 in their list of "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time". In 2022, Rolling Stone ranked it number 99 in their "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time" list.
Charts Chart (1980)PeakpositionUK Singles (OCC)62US Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - 42US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)7US Disco Top 100 (Billboard)5US Cash Box Top 100Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 8, 198052
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