Make a Move on Me

"Make a Move on Me"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Physical
B-side	"Falling"
Released	January 1982
Recorded	1981
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	3:17
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	John Farrar Tom Snow
Producer(s)	John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Physical" (1981) "Make a Move on Me" (1982) "Landslide" (1982)

"Make a Move on Me" is a song recorded by singer Olivia Newton-John for her eleventh studio album. Physical (1981). It was written by John Farrar and Tom Snow, and produced by the former. The follow-up single to the number-one hit "Physical", it was released in January 1982 and peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 that April.^[1] It also became her twelfth and final single to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

In Canada, "Make a Move on Me" reached number four on the pop chart and number two for two weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was blocked from the top spot on that chart by "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins.^[2]

Record World said that John's "saucy vocal solicitation and John Farrar's production make pop-A/C magic."^[3]

Juliana Hatfield covered the song on her album Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John.^[4]

Track listing and formats

• 7-inch vinyl single (MCA, EMI, 1981)

1. Make a Move on Me – 3:13
2. Falling – 3:42

• 7-inch vinyl single (EMI, 1981)

1. Make a Move on Me – 3:13
2. Stranger's Touch – 3:49

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1982) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 8 Germany (GfK)[6] 38 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 4 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[2] 2 Japan (Oricon) 59 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 49 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 22 UK Singles (OCC)[10] 43 US Billboard Hot 100[11] 5 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[12] 6 US Cash Box Top 100[13] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1982) Rank Australia (Kent Music Report)[14] 84 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[15] 46 US Billboard Hot 100[16] 84 US Cash Box Top 100[17] 35

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18]	Gold	50,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
2. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4294." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
3. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 13 February 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
5. Australian Chart Book (1970-1992). Australian Chart Book. 1993. p. 217. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
6. "Olivia Newton-John – Make a Move on Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
7. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0488." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
8. "Olivia Newton-John – Make a Move on Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
9. "Olivia Newton-John – Make a Move on Me". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
11. "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
12. "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
13. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, 10 April 1982". Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
14. "National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report. 3 January 1983. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Imgur.
15. "Top 100 Singles of 82". RPM. 25 December 1982. p. 17. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
16. "Top 100 Hits of 1982/Top 100 Songs of 1982". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
17. "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1982".
18. "Canadian single certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Make a Move on Me". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

External links

• Listen to "Make a Move on Me" on YouTube