"Heart Attack"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
B-side"Stranger's Touch"
ReleasedAugust 1982
Recorded1982
GenreSynthpop
Length3:08
LabelMCA
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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