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
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg) [14]	30
Quebec (ADISQ) [15]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Rank
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [16]	24
South Africa (Springbok Radio) [17]	18
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual) [18]	22
US Cash Box [19]	30

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [20]	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. "Radio Luxembourg Singles". umdmusic.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
15. "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (PDF) (in French). BAnQ. 25 September 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
16. Year-end chart (Canada) Archived 11 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
17. "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1983" . Retrieved 2 September 2018.
18. Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN   0-89820-142-X.
19. Cash Box - Year-end chart Archived 11 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
20. "Canadian single certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Heart Attack". Music Canada . Retrieved 15 April 2012.