You're the One That I Want
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| Single by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | |||||||||||
| from the album Grease OST | |||||||||||
| B-side | "Alone At The Drive-In Movie (Instrumental)" | ||||||||||
| Released | 1978 | ||||||||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||||||||
| Length | 2:49 | ||||||||||
| Label | RSO | ||||||||||
| Writer(s) | John Farrar | ||||||||||
| Producer | John Farrar | ||||||||||
| Certification | Platinum (U.S.)[1] | ||||||||||
| Olivia Newton-John single chronology | |||||||||||
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"You're the One That I Want" is a song written by John Farrar for the 1978 film version of the musical Grease. It was performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
The single was a huge international hit, reaching no.1 in several countries. It was the only single from the Grease soundtrack to top both the US and UK pop charts. It reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for one week in June 1978,[2] where it was certified Platinum for shipments exceeding 2 million copies.[3] It also topped the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks in the summer of 1978[4] and, as of November 2012, is still the fifth best-selling single ever in the U.K. where it has sold 2 million copies.[5] A re-released version of the single reached #4 in the UK in 1998, the twentieth anniversary of the film's debut.[6] It is one of the best-selling singles of all time, having sold over 6 million copies in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France alone.[7][8][9]
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| Preceded by "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" by Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single June 10, 1978 |
Succeeded by "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb |
| Preceded by "Rivers of Babylon" by Boney M |
UK Singles Chart number-one single 17 June 1978 - 12 August 1978 |
Succeeded by "Three Times a Lady" by The Commodores |
| Preceded by "Rivers of Babylon" by Boney M. "Substitute" by Clout |
Irish Singles Chart number-one single 24 June 1978 - 12 August 1978 26 August 1978 |
Succeeded by "Substitute" by Clout" Three Times a Lady" by Commodores |
| Preceded by "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty "Rivers of Babylon" by Boney M |
Australian Kent Music Report number-one single June 26, 1978 - July 10, 1978 August 21, 1978 - October 9, 1978 |
Succeeded by "Rivers of Babylon" by Boney M. "Are You Old Enough?" by Dragon |
| Preceded by "Rivers of Babylon" by Boney M. |
Dutch Top 40 number-one single July 1, 1978 - August 26, 1978 |
Succeeded by "You're the Greatest Lover" by Luv' |
Notable cover versions [edit]
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| Single by Craig McLachlan and Deborah Gibson | ||||
| from the album Grease - Original London Cast Recording | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Writer(s) | John Farrar | |||
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In 1993, Epic Records released the London cast recording, Grease - Original London Cast Recording, and "You're the One That I Want" was issued as the lead single by Craig McLachlan and Deborah Gibson (Epic UK 659 522, released July 1993). In part due to a routine promotional push and huge box office success of the first major revival of Grease, this cover version scored big on the UK singles charts, peaking at number thirteen.[15]
British comedians Arthur Mullard and Hylda Baker also released a version of the song in 1978. This version is perhaps best remembered for an infamously bad live performance on the TV show Top of the Pops; both Mullard and Baker sang out of tune, fluffed the lyrics and seemed utterly bemused. Their version reached No. 22 in the UK.[16]
In 1978, the German comedians Dieter Hallervorden and Helga Feddersen released a parody version under the title Du, die Wanne ist voll. The song reached position number four in the German charts.[17] Du, die Wanne ist voll literally means You, the bathtub is full and the joke consists of using German words that sound similar to the English ones.
In 1982, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Charlene the Chipette covered the song for the album The Chipmunks Go Hollywood.
The song serves as the source of the title of the American reality TV show Grease: You're the One that I Want!. As such, the song replaced the original second-to-last song in its Broadway run, "All Choked Up," for the Broadway revival it would then give rise to, with its two winners, Max Crumm and Laura Osnes. This particular arrangement eschewed the more conventional pop-rock standards of the 70s for a more grittier "rockabilly" sound.
In 2004 The Beautiful South released a cover of the song on their Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs album.
In 2009, Glee did a cover of this song.
In 2012, a cover version by Angus & Julia Stone was used in commercials for Sky (UK and Ireland).
Also in 2012, for the 100th anniversary of Paramount Pictures, a sing-a-long version of the scene from the film was released with the previews of Katy Perry: Part of Me.
Glee performed the song once more in the fourth season episode Glease, featuring vocals from Blake Jenner, Melissa Benoist, Cory Monteith, and Lea Michele.
On the X-Factor Ella Henderson sang a slow version of the song that was essentially a cover version of the Angus and Julia Stone interpretation.
In 1998 the mexican band Chicos de Barrio recorded a spanish version named "Yo te invito a bailar" (I invite you to dance) in English,for their album "Te invito a bailar".
See also [edit]
- List of best-selling singles
- Grease: You're the One that I Want! – a reality game show where contestants competed to star on a Broadway-style revival of the musical
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1978 (U.S.)
References [edit]
- ^ "American single certifications – You're the One That I Want". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
- ^ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of #1 Hits, 5th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 484.
- ^ "You're the One That I Want" certifications RIAA - Gold and Platinum Searchable Database
- ^ 1978 UK Singles Chart info Chartstats.com. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ^ a b Ami Sedghi (4 November 2012). "UK's million-selling singles: the full list". Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ 1998 UK Singles Chart info Chartstats.com. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ^ Grein, Paul (August 26, 1978). "Billboard Vol. 90, No. 34". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ^ "Record Breakers and Trivia : Singles : Individual Hits : Sales". everyHit.com. Retrieved 2012.
- ^ a b "InfoDisc : Les 45 T. / Singles les plus vendus en France". Infodisc.fr (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2012.
- ^ "Les Singles en Or :" (in French). Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John; 'You're the One That I Want')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "British certifications – Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta – You're the One That I Want". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 March 2012. Enter You're the One That I Want in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Click Go
- ^ "American certifications – Newton-John, Olivia and John Travolta – You're the One That I Want". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ Grein, Paul (August 26, 1978). "Billboard Vol. 90, No. 34". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ 1993 UK Singles Chart info Chartstats.com. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ^ 1978 parody UK Singles Chart info Chartstats.com. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ^ http://www.chartsurfer.de/archiv.htm?nr=0&art=i&dbid=35527
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- Singles certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie
- 1978 singles
- 1993 singles
- Songs from Grease (musical)
- Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
- UK Singles Chart number-one singles
- European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles
- Number-one singles in Germany
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- Debbie Gibson songs
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- Songs written by John Farrar
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- RPM Adult Contemporary number-one singles
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- Songs from Grease (film)
