Physical – Olivia Newton-John

Chart Position: 1

• #1 bestseller for 1981
• Written by Steve Kipner and Terry Shaddick
• Guitar: Steve Lukather, John Farrar
• Keyboards: John Hobbs, Michael Boddicker
• Backing vocals: John Farrar
• Produced by John Farrar
• Recorded in Los Angeles CA
• This was the biggest selling single in the U.S. In the decade of the eighties
• This is Olivia Newton-John’s biggest U.S. hit single
• This song’s music video resembles an exercise video
• Radio programmers in Salt Lake City UT and Provo UT banned this song from their playlists due to the provocative lyrics
• This song was originally offered to Rod Stewart
• Later recorded by Top of the Pops (1981), Gustav Brom (1984), Olivia Project feat. Paula (1996), Goldfrapp (2001), Queen of Japan (2001), Kylie Minogue (2001), Cruel Sea (2002), Sophie Ellis-Bexter (2003), Spank Happy (2004), Glee Cast feat. Olivia Newton-John (2010), Ely Bruna (2010), Lou Bega (2013), Sharon Myles (2013) and many others

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