"Rock Steady" was a single released by American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 R&B group 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:...

, from their eighteenth studio album, Just Gets Better with Time

Just Gets Better with Time

Just Gets Better with Time is an album by R&B vocal group The Whispers. It was released in 1987 on SOLAR Records and features their highest charting pop single, "Rock Steady," which peaked inside the top 10 at number 7. The song also reached number 1 on the U.S. R&B chart.The album had four more...

(1987).

It was released on June 13, 1987 and was their highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number seven, and was their second and final number one on the Hot Black Singles Chart. It was produced by the production duo Antonio "L.A." Reid & Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.
The instrumental from this song was used on Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...

's song "Look My Way" from her 1988 debut album Kylie. The drum beat also appeared at the beginning of the third remix of Was (Not Was)

Was (Not Was)

-Studio albums:-Compilation albums:-Singles:-Contributions:* A Christmas Record - "Christmas Time In The Motor City"* That's The Way I Feel Now: A Tribute to Thelonious Monk - "Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are"...

' song, "Out Come the Freaks

Out Come the Freaks

"Out Come the Freaks" is the name of a trilogy of songs by art-funk ensemble Was . The trilogy consists of three songs that feature the same basic title, tune and chorus lyric: "Out Come the Freaks" , " Out Come the Freaks" , and "Out Come The Freaks" Despite the...

," which appeared on their 1987/88 album, What Up, Dog?

What Up, Dog?

-LP edition:-UK CD edition:* The UK CD edition and Cassette editions featured this configuration-Personnel:* David "Michigan-Boy Snake" Was — flute, keyboards, harmonica, vocals* Don "Rope Drink" Was — bass, keyboards, guitar, mandolin...

.

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100 Mega Single Top 100 The Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales and legal downloads and composed by MegaCharts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data.The list is... )	45
U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Hot 100	7
U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... 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