Make a Move on Me

"Make a Move on Me"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Physical
B-side "Falling"
Released January 1982
Recorded 1981
Genre Dance-pop, adult contemporary
Length 3:13
Label MCA
Writer(s)
Producer(s) John Farrar
Certification Gold
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Physical"
(1981)
"Make a Move on Me"
(1982)
"Landslide"
(1982)

"Make a Move on Me" is a song recorded by Olivia Newton-John for her ninth album Physical . The follow-up single to the huge U.S. number-one hit title track, it was released in January 1982 and peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 that April.[1] It became her twelfth and final single to be certified Gold.

In Canada, "Make a Move on Me" reached number four on the pop singles chart, and number two for two weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was blocked from the top spot on that chart by Bertie Higgins' song "Key Largo."[2]

Tracks

7" Single EMI 006-64 679 1981

  1. Make A Move On Me 3:13
  2. Falling 3:42

7" Single EMI 006 64797 [br] 1981

  1. Make A Move On Me
  2. Stranger's Touch

7" Promo Single MCA-52000

  1. Make A Move On Me 3:17
  2. Make A Move On Me 3:17

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[3] 8
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 38
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 4
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[2] 2
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 59
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 49
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 22
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 43
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] 6
US Cash Box Top 100 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1982) Rank
Australia 84
Canada 46
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 84
US Cash Box Top 100[12] 35

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  2. 1 2 "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4294." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  3. Australian Chart Book (1970-1992). Australian Chart Book. 1993. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Olivia Newton-John – Make a Move on Me". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0488." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Olivia Newton-John – Make a Move on Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  7. "Charts.org.nz – Olivia Newton-John – Make a Move on Me". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  8. "Archive Chart: 1982-04-24" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  9. "Olivia Newton-John – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Olivia Newton-John. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  10. "Olivia Newton-John – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Olivia Newton-John. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  11. "Top 100 Hits of 1982/Top 100 Songs of 1982". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-11-05.


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