Hopelessly Devoted To You

Album: Grease Soundtrack (1978)
Charted: 2 3
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: John Farrar
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 6

  • Pedro from Makilala, Cotabato, PhilippinesTears dropping my eyes if I listened this song.
  • Anonymous from Sunbury,pa.I absolutely loved Olivia and all her songs!
  • Siahara Shyne Carter from United StatesThis is my type of 'classic' it's timeless and some young people like Dalton Rapattoni he sings this on
    American Idol
    and I like his version! I actually have his song with Olivia Newton John singing together some
    Dalton Rapattoni fans made it and it just cool I have it in my playlist I keep listening to it even in (2020)
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn July 2nd 1978, "Hopelessly Devoted To You" by Olivia Newton-John entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 at position #68; and on September 17th, 1978 it peaked at #3 (for 2 weeks) and spent 19 weeks on the Top 100 (and for 8 of those 19 weeks it was on the Top 10)...
    And on October 7th it reached #1 (for 1 week) on the Canadian Top 100 Singles chart...
    Her next charted released on the Top 100 also peaked at #3 (also for 2 weeks) and stayed on the chart for 20 weeks...
    Ms. Newton-John will celebrate her 66th birthday in two months on September 26th, 2014.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn June 13th 1978, the movie version of "Grease" had its world premier in New York City; and three days later on June 16th it opened in theaters across the U.S.A. and Canada...
    Five songs featured in the movie made Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; "Grease" by Frankie Valli (#1 for 3 weeks), "You're the One That I Want" by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (#1 for 1 week), "Hopelessly Devoted to You" by Newton-John (#3), "Summer Nights" by Travolta & Newton-John (#5), and "Greased Lightin'" by Travolta (#47)...
    And on July 23rd, 1978 the movie's soundtrack album reached #1 (for 12 non-consecutive weeks) on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart (the album also peaked at #1 in the United Kingdom and Australia).
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyThis song was nominated for Best Song at the 1978 Academy Awards {Lost to "Last Dance" from the movie "Thank God It's Friday"}!!!
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