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"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.[1] The single also went to number fourteen on the country chart.[2]

"Don't Stop Believin'"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Don't Stop Believin'
B-side"Greensleeves"
ReleasedAugust 1976
GenreCountry pop
Length3:33
LabelEMI Capitol
Songwriter(s)John Farrar
Producer(s)John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Jolene"
(1976)
"Don't Stop Believin'"
(1976)
"Every Face Tells a Story"
(1976)

Newton-John re-recorded the track for her 2005 album Stronger Than Before. She also titled her 2019 memoir after the song.[3]

Juliana Hatfield covered the song on her album Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John.[4]


Track listing


  1. "Don't Stop Believin'" – 3:39
  2. "Greensleeves" – 3:42

Charts


Chart performance for "Don't Stop Believin'"
Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 93
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 5
Canadian RPM Top Singles 22
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 34
US Billboard Easy Listening[7] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 33
US Billboard Hot Country Singles[9] 14
US Cash Box Top Singles[10] 47

See also



References


  1. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 181.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 248.
  3. Newton-John, Olivia. "Don't Stop Believin'". Penguin.com.au. Penguin. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 217. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. "Olivia Newton-John – Don't Stop Believin'". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 181.
  8. [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
  9. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 248.
  10. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1976/Cash-Box-1976-09-11.pdf [bare URL PDF]






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