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"Heart Attack"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
B-side"Stranger's Touch"
ReleasedAugust 1982
Recorded1982
Genre Synthpop
Length3:08
Label MCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
" Landslide"
(1982) 		"Heart Attack"
(1982) 		" Tied Up"
(1983)

"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
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
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
Canada ( Music Canada) [18] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (LP song credits). MCA Records. 1982. MCA-5347.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. ISBN  0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ " Olivia Newton-John – Heart Attack" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. ^ " Olivia Newton-John – Heart Attack" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. ^ " Olivia Newton-John – Heart Attack" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  7. ^ " The Irish Charts – Search Results – Heart Attack". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  8. ^ " Olivia Newton-John – Heart Attack". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  9. ^ " Olivia Newton-John – Heart Attack". VG-lista. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  13. ^ Cash Box chart - Heart Attack (Olivia Newton-John) Archived 18 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  14. ^ Year-end chart (Canada) Archived 11 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1983". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  16. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN  0-89820-142-X.
  17. ^ Cash Box - Year-end chart Archived 11 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  18. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Heart Attack". Music Canada. Retrieved 15 April 2012.


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