Make a Move on Me

"Make a Move on Me" is a song recorded by English-born Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for her twelfth studio album Physical (1981). It was written by John Farrar and Tom Snow, and produced by the former. The follow-up single to the number-one hit "Physical", it was released on January 1982 and peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 that April.[1] It also became her twelfth and final single to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

"Make a Move on Me"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Physical
B-side"Falling"
ReleasedJanuary 1982
Format7"
Recorded1981
GenreDance-pop
Length3:17
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Physical"
(1981)		 "Make a Move on Me"
(1982)		 "Landslide"
(1982)
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"Make a Move on Me"
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In Canada, "Make a Move on Me" reached number four on the pop chart and number two for two weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was blocked from the top spot on that chart by "Key Largo by Bertie Higgins."[2]

Track listing and formats
  • 7-inch vinyl single (EMI, 1981)
  1. Make a Move on Me – 3:13
  2. Falling – 3:42
  • 7-inch vinyl single (EMI, 1981)
  1. Make a Move on Me – 3:13
  2. Stranger's Touch – 3:49
  • 12-inch promo single (MCA, 1981)
  1. Make a Move on Me – 3:17
  2. Make a Move on Me (extended mix) – 8:29

Charts

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  2. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4294." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 March 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 6 March 2016.
  5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0488." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Olivia Newton-John – Make a Move on Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  7. "Charts.nz – Olivia Newton-John – Make a Move on Me". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  9. "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  10. "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  11. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, 10 April 1982". Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  12. "Top 100 Singles of 82". RPM. 25 December 1982. p. 17. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  13. "Top 100 Hits of 1982/Top 100 Songs of 1982". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.


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