Don't Stop Believin' (Olivia Newton-John song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Don't Stop Believin'
| cover = Don't_Stop_Believin'_-_Olivia_Newton-John.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Olivia Newton-John
| album = Don't Stop Believin'
| B-side = Greensleeves
| released = August 1976
| recorded = 1976
| studio =
| genre = Country pop
| length = 3:33
| label = EMI
| writer = John Farrar
| producer = John Farrar
| prev_title = Jolene
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = Every Face Tells a Story
| next_year = 1976
}}
"Don't Stop Believin{{'}}" is the title track from the 1976 album by Olivia Newton-John. Written and composed specifically for Newton-John by John Farrar. It was released in August 1976 as the album's lead single. It peaked at number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100. It was her seventh number one on the Easy Listening chart, spending one week at the top of the chart in September 1976.{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=181}} The single also went to number fourteen on the country chart.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=248}}
Record World praised John's double-tracked vocals and John Farrar's arrangement.{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|page=1|title=Hits of the Week|date=August 7, 1976}}
Newton-John re-recorded the track for her 2005 album Stronger Than Before. She also titled her 2019 memoir after the song.{{cite web |last1=Newton-John |first1=Olivia |title=Don't Stop Believin' |url=https://www.penguin.com.au/books/dont-stop-believin-9781760890278 |website=Penguin.com.au |publisher=Penguin |access-date=24 December 2020}}
Juliana Hatfield covered the song on her album Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John.{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|title=Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/juliana-hatfield-sings-olivia-newton-john-mw0003140945|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=23 April 2018}}
Track listing
- "Don't Stop Believin'" – 3:39
- "Greensleeves" – 3:42
Charts
See also
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|3dSMHE5hHII|Olivia Newton-John - Don't Stop Believin'}}
{{Olivia Newton-John singles}}
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Category:Olivia Newton-John songs
Category:Songs written by John Farrar
Category:Song recordings produced by John Farrar
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