Step by Step (Eddie Rabbitt song)

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"Step by Step"
Eddie Step.jpg
Single by Eddie Rabbitt
from the album Step by Step
B-side "My Only Wish"
ReleasedJuly 1981
Genre
Length3:41
Label Elektra
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) David Malloy
Eddie Rabbitt singles chronology
"I Love a Rainy Night"
(1980)
"Step by Step"
(1981)
"Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight"
(1981)

"Step by Step" is a crossover song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in July 1981 as the first single and title track from the album Step by Step . The song was Rabbitt's ninth number one single on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of 11 weeks on the country chart. [1] It was written by Rabbitt, Even Stevens and David Malloy.

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Content

In the song, the narrator instructs a friend on how to attract the attentions of a woman to whom he's attracted, concluding the chorus with "step by step, you'll win her love".

"Step by Step" maintained Eddie Rabbitt's crossover appeal when the single made it to number five in the Top 40. [2]

Chart performance

Chart (1981)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [3] 23
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [4] 2
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 1
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [7] 3
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 5
Australia (Kent Music Report) [9] 83
Year-end chart (1981)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) [10] 75

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