Xanadu (Electric Light Orchestra and Olivia Newton-John song)
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| Single by Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra from the album Xanadu |
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| B-side | "Whenever You're Away From Me" [Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly] [U.S. version], "Fool Country" [Olivia Newton-John alone] [UK version] |
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| Released | July 1980 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | 1980 Musicland Studios Munich | ||||
| Genre | Pop Rock, Disco | ||||
| Length | 3:28 | ||||
| Label | Jet Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Jeff Lynne | ||||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne | ||||
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| "Suspended In Time" (1980) |
"Xanadu" (1980) |
"Physical" (1981) |
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"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 and the All Over The World compilation.
The song is being performed as part of the 2007 Broadway musical Xanadu.
The track was covered by record-breaking recording artist Dannii Minogue. Xanadu will be the seventh single from Minogue's album, Club Disco.
This song appeared in the 4th episode of Season 4 of the TV show Lost, titled Eggtown.
This is the only song beginning with the letter 'X' to ever chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
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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 |
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