Hopelessly Devoted to You

"Hopelessly Devoted to You", written by John Farrar, is a song originally performed by Olivia Newton-John. The song, featured in the film version of Grease, received an Oscar nomination as Best Original Song, losing to "Last Dance" at the 51st Academy Awards. She performed the song at the 21st Grammy Awards.^[2] It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming another hit from the film.

Charts

Sonia's version

In 1994, Sonia took over the role of Sandy at a West End production of Grease, replacing Debbie Gibson. In conjunction, she released a cover version of the song. The single was released in July 1994 as non-album single. It has a double A-side released as a B-side "The Anthem Medley". On the 12-inch single, "The Anthem Medley" was released as the A-side and "Hopelessly Devoted to You" as the B-side. The music video for Sonia's version of "Hopelessly Devoted to You" features Sonia walking trough an old city and singing. The music video for "The Anthem Medley" features Sonia dancing and singing in a nightclub.^[3] The single become her first not to reach top forty in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number sixty-one.

Formats and track listings

CD single

1. "Hopelessly Devoted to You" - 2:58
2. "The Anthem Medley" - 4:24
3. "The Anthem Medley" (Club Mix) - 7:04
4. "The Anthem Medley" (Extended Mix) - 6:24

7" single

1. "Hopelessly Devoted to You" - 2:58
2. "The Anthem Medley" - 4:24

12" single

1. "The Anthem Medley" (Club Mix) - 7:04
2. "The Anthem Medley" (Extended Mix) - 6:24
3. "Hopelessly Devoted to You" - 2:58

Charts

References