Him - Rupert Holmes - MP3 instrumental karaoke

While Rupert Holmes might be best known for his predilection for piña coladas and getting caught in the rain, there’s a lot more to his discography than the ubiquitous 1979 hit. In fact, when Rupert Holmes was first writing his album Partners in Crime (1980), he envisioned the song “Him” becoming the album’s breakout hit. “Him” is a pop song that features the singer’s trademark storytelling to explore the story of a man who finds a pack of cigarettes that does not belong to him and proceeds to confront his wife about him. It was written by Rupert Holmes, and produced by Rupert Holmes along with Jim Boyer. And though Rupert Holmes’s record label ended up releasing “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” as the album’s debut single, “Him” was released shortly afterward and became a hit in its own right. “Him” peaked at Number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and at Number 4 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. It was covered by other singers such as Mexican pop star José José.