Xanadu (Olivia Newton-John/ELO)
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| "Xanadu" | ||
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| Single by Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra | ||
| from the album Xanadu | ||
| B-side(s) | "Whenever You're Away From Me" [Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly] [U.S. version], "Fool Country" [Olivia Newton-John alone] [U.K. version] |
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| Released | July 1980 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | 1980 Musicland Studios Munich | |
| Genre | Rock, Pop Music | |
| Length | 3:28 | |
| Label | Jet Records | |
| Writer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |
| Producer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |
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| Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology | ||
| "I'm Alive" (1980) |
"Xanadu" (1980) |
"All Over The World (1980) |
| Olivia Newton-John singles chronology | ||
| "Suspended In Time" (1980) |
"Xanadu" (1980) |
"Physical" (1981) |
"Xanadu" is the title song from the album Xanadu, the soundtrack to the 1980 film of the same name. The song is performed by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) with vocals by Olivia Newton-John.
A rare collaboration for ELO, it is the band's only UK #1 single for two weeks in July 1980. The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.
In 2000, ELO's Jeff Lynne re-recorded the song with his own vocals for the box set Flashback.
Jeff Lynne has said that it is his favourite of ELO's songs.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by: "Crying" by Don McLean |
UK number one single July 6, 1980 |
Succeeded by: "Use It Up And Wear It Out" by Odyssey |
