who sang the songs for the five heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats To promote the film prior to its release, Townsend, along with the other actors who portrayed the fictional musical quartet The Five Heartbeats (Leon Robinson, Michael Wright, Harry J. Lennix, and Tico Wells) performed in a concert with real-life Soul/R&B vocal group The Dells, one of many groups that inspired the film. The Dells sang and recorded the vocals as the actors lip synced.[14]
Restless Heart (John Parr song) The song was released as a soundtrack single in 1988, but in the UK and Germany only.[2] It was Parr's first release since 1986, and failed to chart, however the song has gained popularity through its attachment to The Running Man film, where it is played over the ending credits.[4] An unofficial upload of the song onto YouTube has gained over 350,000 views since December 2009.[5]