Don't Stop Believin' (Olivia Newton-John song)

Not to be confused with Don't Stop Believin'.

"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"
Released	August 1976
Recorded	1976
Genre	Country pop
Length	3:33
Label	EMI
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)

Record World praised John's double-tracked vocals and John Farrar's arrangement.^[3]

Newton-John re-recorded the track for her 2005 album Stronger Than Before. She also titled her 2019 memoir after the song.^[4]

Juliana Hatfield covered the song on her album Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John.^[5]

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)[6]	93
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	5
Canadian RPM Top Singles	22
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7]	34
US Billboard Easy Listening[8]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	33
US Billboard Hot Country Singles[10]	14
US Cash Box Top Singles[11]	47
Ireland (IRMA)[12]	17

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1976 (U.S.)

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. "Hits of the Week". Record World. 7 August 1976. p. 1.
4. Newton-John, Olivia. "Don't Stop Believin'". Penguin.com.au. Penguin. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 217. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
7. "Olivia Newton-John – Don't Stop Believin'". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
8. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 181.
9. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
10. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 248.
11. "Cash Box" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 11 September 1976. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
12. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Olivia Newton-John". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

External links

• Olivia Newton-John - Don't Stop Believin' on YouTube