Him (Rupert Holmes song)

"Him"
German release cover
Single by Rupert Holmes
from the album Partners in Crime
B-side"Get Outta Yourself"
Released7 January 1980[1]
Recorded1979
GenreSoft rock
Length4:06 (LP version/UK single version/Canadian French single version)
3:34 (7" version/US & Canada single version)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Rupert Holmes
Producer(s)Rupert Holmes, Jim Boyer
Rupert Holmes singles chronology
"Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"
(1979)
"Him"
(1980)
"Answering Machine"
(1980)
Alternative release
Side A of the US single
Side A of the US single

"Him" is a song written and recorded by American singer and songwriter Rupert Holmes. It was released in January 1980 as the second single from the album, Partners in Crime.

The song peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 on March 29, 1980 and remained at that position for two weeks. It was Holmes' biggest Adult Contemporary hit, peaking at number four in both the United States and Canada.[2]

  1. ^ "Rupert Holmes - Him".
  2. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-16.