"Hopelessly Devoted to You" is a song recorded by British-Australian singer, songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John for Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture (1978). It was written and produced by John Farrar and originally performed by Newton-John in the film version of the musical Grease (1978). The song was released in Australia in August 1978 and peaked at number two. It reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2] On the country chart, "Hopelessly Devoted to You" peaked at number 20 and was her first top 20 country hit in two years.[3] Newton-John performed the song at the 21st Grammy Awards in 1979.[4]
The song received an Oscar nomination as Best Original Song, losing to "Last Dance" from Thank God It's Friday at the 51st Academy Awards. Lyrically, the song is about Olivia's character in the movie, Australian newcomer Sandy Olsson, singing about how she keeps loving John Travolta's character Danny Zuko, leader of a gang of greaser boys, despite him brushing her off in favor of his friends.
In 2001, Swedish girl group Play covered the song on their debut album.
The song was not part of the original musical production (and was replaced with the 1950s standard "Since I Don't Have You" for the 1994 revival), but it was added to the score for the 2007 revival and was included in the 2016 Grease: Live performance, sung by Julianne Hough.[5]
In June 2004, Farrar recalled writing the song: "'Hopelessly Devoted To You': I spent the longest period writing the lyrics of any song I've ever written. Every thesaurus and every rhyming dictionary I had, just trying to really make it work properly".[6]
Halfway through shooting Grease, Newton-John's contractually-entitled vocal solo had yet to be written. Farrar, Newton-John's personal producer, wrote the song and submitted it to the film's production team. They were reluctant but then approved it; shooting and recording took place after the other parts of the film had been completed.[7]
Popular culture
The song is used in the trailer for the upcoming Netflix miniseries The Watcher.
Sonia (pictured in 2008) covered the song in 1996.
In 1994, English singer Sonia took over the role of Sandy in a West End production of Grease, replacing Debbie Gibson. In conjunction, she released a cover version of the song. The single was released in July 1994 as a non-album single. It has a double A-side released as a B-side "The Anthem Medley". On the 12-inch single, "The Anthem Medley" was released as the A-side and "Hopelessly Devoted to You" as the B-side. The music video for Sonia's version of "Hopelessly Devoted to You" features Sonia walking through an old city and singing. The music video for "The Anthem Medley" features Sonia dancing and singing in a nightclub.[32] The single become her first not to reach top forty in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number sixty-one.
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External links
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February 11, 2023
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Hopelessly Devoted to You is a song recorded by British Australian singer songwriter and actress Olivia Newton John for Grease The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture 1978 It was written and produced by John Farrar and originally performed by Newton John in the film version of the musical Grease 1978 The song was released in Australia in August 1978 and peaked at number two It reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the Adult Contemporary chart 2 On the country chart Hopelessly Devoted to You peaked at number 20 and was her first top 20 country hit in two years 3 Newton John performed the song at the 21st Grammy Awards in 1979 4 Hopelessly Devoted to You Artwork for UK vinyl singleSingle by Olivia Newton Johnfrom the album Grease The Original Soundtrack from the Motion PictureB side Love Is a Many Splendored Thing Released7 August 1978Recorded1978GenreSoft rock 1 Length3 05LabelRSOSongwriter s John FarrarProducer s John FarrarOlivia Newton John singles chronology You re the One That I Want 1978 Hopelessly Devoted to You 1978 Summer Nights 1978 Australian releaseSide A of the Australian singleThe song received an Oscar nomination as Best Original Song losing to Last Dance from Thank God It s Friday at the 51st Academy Awards Lyrically the song is about Olivia s character in the movie Australian newcomer Sandy Olsson singing about how she keeps loving John Travolta s character Danny Zuko leader of a gang of greaser boys despite him brushing her off in favor of his friends In 2001 Swedish girl group Play covered the song on their debut album The song was not part of the original musical production and was replaced with the 1950s standard Since I Don t Have You for the 1994 revival but it was added to the score for the 2007 revival and was included in the 2016 Grease Live performance sung by Julianne Hough 5 In June 2004 Farrar recalled writing the song Hopelessly Devoted To You I spent the longest period writing the lyrics of any song I ve ever written Every thesaurus and every rhyming dictionary I had just trying to really make it work properly 6 Contents 1 Background 2 Popular culture 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 Sonia s version 4 1 Formats and track listings 4 2 Charts 5 References 6 External linksBackground EditHalfway through shooting Grease Newton John s contractually entitled vocal solo had yet to be written Farrar Newton John s personal producer wrote the song and submitted it to the film s production team They were reluctant but then approved it shooting and recording took place after the other parts of the film had been completed 7 Popular culture EditThe song is used in the trailer for the upcoming Netflix miniseries The Watcher Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1978 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 8 2Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 9 1Canada Top Singles RPM 10 1Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 11 2Canada Country Tracks RPM 12 14Finland Suomen virallinen lista 13 16Ireland IRMA 14 1Netherlands Dutch Top 40 15 1Netherlands Single Top 100 16 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 17 6UK Singles OCC 18 2US Billboard Hot 100 19 3US Adult Contemporary Billboard 20 7US Hot Country Songs Billboard 21 20US Cash Box Top 100 22 4Chart 2022 PeakpositionCanada Digital Song Sales Billboard 23 20Australia ARIA Charts 24 52U S Digital Song Sales Billboard 25 5UK Singles Downloads OCC 26 16Year end charts Edit Chart 1978 RankAustralia Kent Music Report 27 36Canada 28 12New Zealand 29 33UK Singles OCC 30 34US Billboard Hot 100 31 35Sonia s version Edit Hopelessly Devoted to You Single by SoniaB side The Anthem Medley Released18 July 1994Length2 58LabelCockney Records BMGSongwriter s John FarrarProducer s Mark CyrusSonia singles chronology Better the Devil You Know 1993 Hopelessly Devoted to You 1994 Wake Up Everybody 1995 Sonia pictured in 2008 covered the song in 1996 In 1994 English singer Sonia took over the role of Sandy in a West End production of Grease replacing Debbie Gibson In conjunction she released a cover version of the song The single was released in July 1994 as a non album single It has a double A side released as a B side The Anthem Medley On the 12 inch single The Anthem Medley was released as the A side and Hopelessly Devoted to You as the B side The music video for Sonia s version of Hopelessly Devoted to You features Sonia walking through an old city and singing The music video for The Anthem Medley features Sonia dancing and singing in a nightclub 32 The single become her first not to reach top forty in the United Kingdom where it peaked at number sixty one Formats and track listings Edit CD single Hopelessly Devoted to You 2 58 The Anthem Medley 4 24 The Anthem Medley Club Mix 7 04 The Anthem Medley Extended Mix 6 247 single Hopelessly Devoted to You 2 58 The Anthem Medley 4 2412 single The Anthem Medley Club Mix 7 04 The Anthem Medley Extended Mix 6 24 Hopelessly Devoted to You 2 58Charts Edit Chart 1994 PeakpositionUK Singles OCC 33 61References Edit Hopelessly Devoted to You by Olivia Newton John Track Info AllMusic retrieved 23 November 2022 Whitburn Joel 2002 Top Adult Contemporary 1961 2001 Record Research p 182 Whitburn Joel 2004 The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits 1944 2006 Second edition Record Research p 249 Grammy s Greatest Moments Volume III Various Artists Amazon Retrieved 23 November 2011 Patrick Gomez 31 January 2016 Grease Live Hopelessly Devoted to You Not Cut People com Retrieved 13 October 2016 Kruger Debbie June 2004 The Making of Songwriters Speak Debbie Kruger Retrieved 5 September 2012 Hopelessly Devoted To You by Olivia Newton John Songfacts Songfacts com Retrieved 13 October 2016 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 St Ives NSW Australian Chart Book p 217 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Olivia Newton John Hopelessly Devoted to You in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved March 6 2016 Top RPM Singles Issue 0014 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved March 6 2016 Top RPM Adult Contemporary Issue 0019 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved March 6 2016 Top RPM Country Tracks Issue 0012 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved March 6 2016 Pennanen Timo 2021 Olivia Newton John Sisaltaa hitin 2 laitos Levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1 1 1960 30 6 2021 PDF in Finnish Helsinki Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava p 183 Retrieved 3 July 2022 The Irish Charts Search Results Hopelessly Devoted to You Irish Singles Chart Retrieved March 6 2016 Nederlandse Top 40 Olivia Newton John in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved July 3 2022 Olivia Newton John Hopelessly Devoted to You in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved March 6 2016 Olivia Newton John Hopelessly Devoted to You Top 40 Singles Retrieved March 6 2016 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved October 26 2013 Olivia Newton John Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved November 20 2014 Olivia Newton John Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Retrieved November 20 2014 Olivia Newton John Chart History Hot Country Songs Billboard Retrieved November 20 2014 Top 100 1979 03 03 Cashbox Magazine Retrieved 21 January 2016 Canadian Digital Song Sales Week of August 20 2022 Billboard Retrieved 16 August 2022 Olivia Newton John Returns to the Australian Charts noise11 com 15 August 2022 CU S Digital Song Sales Week of August 20 2022 Billboard Retrieved 16 August 2022 Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 12 August 2022 Kent Music Report No 236 1 January 1979 gt National Top 100 Singles for 1978 Kent Music Report Retrieved 8 January 2022 via Imgur com Image RPM Weekly Library and Archives Canada Bac lac gc ca Retrieved 13 October 2016 Top Selling Singles of 1978 The Official New Zealand Music Chart Nztop40 co nz 31 December 1978 Retrieved 13 October 2016 Top 100 1978 UK Music Charts Uk charts top source info Retrieved 13 October 2016 Top 100 Hits of 1978 Top 100 Songs of 1978 Musicoutfitters com Retrieved 13 October 2016 Sonia Evans The Anthem Melody YouTube 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