Heart Attack (Olivia Newton-John song)

"Heart Attack"
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)	Paul Bliss Steve Kipner
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 (GfK)[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.