Hopelessly Devoted to You

"Hopelessly Devoted to You"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Grease OST
B-side	"Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" by The Grease Orchestra
Released	1978
Genre	Pop
Length	3:05
Writer(s)	John Farrar
Producer	David Foster
Certification	Gold (US)
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Summer Nights" (1978) "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (1978) "A Little More Love" (1978)

"Hopelessly Devoted to You", written by John Farrar, is a song originally performed by Olivia Newton-John. The song, featured in the film version of Grease, received an Oscar nomination as Best Original Song, losing to "Last Dance" at the 51st Academy Awards. She performed the song at the 21st Grammy Awards. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming another hit from the film.

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report	2
Canadian Singles Chart	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	14
Irish Singles Chart	1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	7
U.S. Hot Country Singles	20
UK Singles Chart	2

Sonia's version

"Hopelessly Devoted to You"
Single by Sonia
B-side	"The Anthem Medley"
Released	June 30, 1994
Format	CD single 7" single 12" single
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	2:58
Label	Cockney Records/BMG
Writer(s)	John Farrar
Producer	Mark Cyrus
Sonia singles chronology
"Better the Devil You Know" (1993) "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (1994) "Wake Up Everybody" (1995)

In 1994, Sonia took over the role of Sandy at 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 as 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 trough an old city and singing. The music video for "The Anthem Medley" features Sonia dancing and singing in a nightclub. The single become her first not to reach top forty in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number sixty-one.

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" single

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

12" 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 Chart	61

Preceded by "Grease" by Frankie Valli	Canadian Hot 100 number-one single 7 October 1978	Succeeded by "Hot Child in the City" by Nick Gilder
Preceded by "One Day at a Time" by Gloria	Irish Singles Chart number-one single 18 November 1978	Succeeded by "Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord" by Boney M