"Heart Attack" | ||||
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Single by Olivia Newton-John | ||||
from the album Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | ||||
B-side | "Stranger's Touch" | |||
Released | August 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
Genre | Synthpop | |||
Length | 3:08 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | John Farrar | |||
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology | ||||
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"Heart Attack" is a song recorded by English-born Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for her second greatest hits album Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1982). Written by Paul Bliss and Steve Kipner, and produced by John Farrar, the song was the first single released from the album and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1983.
Backing Newton-John on the song were Bliss and Kipner on synthesizers, Carlos Vega on drums, Tom Scott on saxophone, and Farrar on guitars, bass guitar and backing vocals.[1]
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1982–1983) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 22 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 7 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 34 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 2 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 51 |
Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 30 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 11 |
Norway (VG-lista)[9] | 5 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[10] | 4 |
UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 46 |
US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 3 |
US Cash Box[13] | 2 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1982) | Rank |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] | 24 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[15] | 18 |
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[16] | 22 |
US Cash Box[17] | 30 |
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[18] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ↑ Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (LP song credits). MCA Records. 1982. MCA-5347.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Olivia Newton-John – Heart Attack" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "Olivia Newton-John – Heart Attack" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "Olivia Newton-John – Heart Attack" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Heart Attack". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "Olivia Newton-John – Heart Attack". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "Olivia Newton-John – Heart Attack". VG-lista. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ Cash Box chart - Heart Attack (Olivia Newton-John) Archived 18 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ Year-end chart (Canada) Archived 11 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1983". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
- ↑ Cash Box - Year-end chart Archived 11 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Heart Attack". Music Canada. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
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