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'''"Don't Stop Believin'"''' is the title track from [[Don't Stop Believin' (album)|the 1976 album]] by [[Olivia Newton-John]]. Written and composed specifically for Newton-John by [[John Farrar]], it peaked at number thirty-three on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. It was her seventh number one on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening]] chart, spending one week at the top of the chart in September 1976.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=181}}</ref> The single also went to number fourteen on the country chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=248}}</ref>
'''"Don't Stop Believin'"''' is the title track from [[Don't Stop Believin' (album)|the 1976 album]] by [[Olivia Newton-John]]. Written and composed specifically for Newton-John by [[John Farrar]]. It was released in August 1976 as the album's lead single. It peaked at number thirty-three on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. It was her seventh number one on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening]] chart, spending one week at the top of the chart in September 1976.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=181}}</ref> The single also went to number fourteen on the country chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=248}}</ref>


Newton-John re-recorded the track for her 2005 album ''[[Stronger Than Before]]''. She also titled her 2019 memoir after the song.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Newton-John |first1=Olivia |title=Don't Stop Believin' |url=https://www.penguin.com.au/books/dont-stop-believin-9781760890278 |website=Penguin.com.au |publisher=Penguin |access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
Newton-John re-recorded the track for her 2005 album ''[[Stronger Than Before]]''. She also titled her 2019 memoir after the song.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Newton-John |first1=Olivia |title=Don't Stop Believin' |url=https://www.penguin.com.au/books/dont-stop-believin-9781760890278 |website=Penguin.com.au |publisher=Penguin |access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
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[[Juliana Hatfield]] covered the song on her album ''[[Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John]]''.<ref name="Erlewine">{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|title=Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/juliana-hatfield-sings-olivia-newton-john-mw0003140945|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref>
[[Juliana Hatfield]] covered the song on her album ''[[Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John]]''.<ref name="Erlewine">{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|title=Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/juliana-hatfield-sings-olivia-newton-john-mw0003140945|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref>


==Chart performance==
==Track listing==
# "Don't Stop Believin'" - 3:39
# "Greensleeves" - 3:42

==Charts==
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|Australian ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="auchart">{{Cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970&ndash;1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]]|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=217}}</ref>
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Revision as of 10:10, 29 September 2021

Not to be confused with Don't Stop Believin'.

"Don't Stop Believin'"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Don't Stop Believin'
B-side"Greensleeves"
ReleasedAugust 1976
GenreCountry pop
Length3:33
LabelEMI Capitol
Songwriter(s)John Farrar
Producer(s)John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Jolene"
(1976) 		"Don't Stop Believin'"
(1976) 		"Every Face Tells a Story"
(1976)

"Don't Stop Believin'" is the title track from the 1976 album by Olivia Newton-John. Written and composed specifically for Newton-John by John Farrar. It was released in August 1976 as the album's lead single. It peaked at number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100. It was her seventh number one on the Easy Listening chart, spending one week at the top of the chart in September 1976.[1] The single also went to number fourteen on the country chart.[2]

Newton-John re-recorded the track for her 2005 album Stronger Than Before. She also titled her 2019 memoir after the song.[3]

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

Track listing

  1. "Don't Stop Believin'" - 3:39
  2. "Greensleeves" - 3:42

Charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[5] 93
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 5
Canadian RPM Top Singles 22
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 34
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening [7] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [8] 33
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles [9] 14

See also

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 181.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 248.
  3. ^ Newton-John, Olivia. "Don't Stop Believin'". Penguin.com.au. Penguin. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 217. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Olivia Newton-John – Don't Stop Believin'". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 181.
  8. ^ [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 248.
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