Hopelessly Devoted to You

"Hopelessly Devoted to You"
Artwork for UK vinyl single
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
B-side	"Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing"
Released	June 1978
Recorded	1977
Studio	United/Western Studio
Genre	Country pop [1]
Length	3:05
Label	RSO
Songwriter(s)	John Farrar
Producer(s)	John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"You're the One That I Want" (1978) "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (1978) "Summer Nights" (1978)
Film clip
"Hopelessly Devoted to You" by Olivia Newton-John from Grease (1978) on YouTube

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [9]	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [10]	1
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [11]	1
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [12]	2
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [13]	14
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [14]	16
Ireland (IRMA) [15]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [16]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [17]	1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [18]	6
UK Singles (OCC) [19]	2
US Billboard Hot 100 [20]	3
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [21]	7
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [22]	20
US Cash Box Top 100 [23]	3
Quebec (ADISQ) [24]	2

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Canada Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [25]	20
Australia (ARIA) [26]	52
US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [27]	5
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [28]	16

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [34]	Gold	75,000^
United States (RIAA) [35]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [36]	Platinum	30,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Sonia version

"Hopelessly Devoted to You"
Single by Sonia
B-side	"The Anthem Medley"
Released	18 July 1994 (1994-07-18) [37]
Length	2:58
Label	Cockney BMG
Songwriter(s)	John Farrar
Producer(s)	Mark Cyrus
Sonia singles chronology
"Better the Devil You Know" (1993) "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (1994) "Wake Up Everybody" (1995)

Sonia (pictured in 2008) covered the song in 1994.

In 1994, English singer Sonia took over the role of Sandy in a West End production of Grease , replacing Debbie Gibson. In conjunction, she released a cover version of the song. The single was released in July 1994 by labels Cockney and BMG as a non-album single. It has a double A-side released as a B-side "The Anthem Medley". On the 12-inch single, "The Anthem Medley" was released as the A-side and "Hopelessly Devoted to You" as the B-side. The music video for Sonia's version of "Hopelessly Devoted to You" features Sonia walking through an old city and singing. The music video for "The Anthem Medley" features Sonia dancing and singing in a nightclub. ^[38] The single become her first not to reach top forty in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number sixty-one.

Critical reception

Alan Jones from Music Week gave Sonia's version of "Hopelessly Devoted to You" three out of five, naming it "a straightforward reading". ^[39]

Formats and track listings

• CD single

1. "Hopelessly Devoted to You" – 2:58
2. "The Anthem Medley" – 4:24
3. "The Anthem Medley" (club mix) – 7:04
4. "The Anthem Medley" (extended mix) – 6:24

• 7-inch single

1. "Hopelessly Devoted to You" – 2:58
2. "The Anthem Medley" – 4:24

• 12-inch single

1. "The Anthem Medley" (club mix) – 7:04
2. "The Anthem Medley" (extended mix) – 6:24
3. "Hopelessly Devoted to You" – 2:58

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) [40]	61

References

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External links

• Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted to You on YouTube