Suddenly (Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard song)
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"Suddenly" is a duet performed by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard from the soundtrack Xanadu, and is the love theme from the 1980 film of the same name. It was written and produced by John Farrar.
"Suddenly" | ||||
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Single by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard | ||||
from the album Xanadu | ||||
B-side | "You Made Me Love You" | |||
Released | October 10, 1980 (UK)[1] | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Studio | Musicland, Munich, Germany | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:02 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | John Farrar | |||
Producer(s) | John Farrar | |||
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology | ||||
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Cliff Richard singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Suddenly" on YouTube | ||||
"Suddenly" reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1980 and number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in January 1981.[3] It finished the year as number 91 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1981. It was also a major Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number four.[4] The music video shows Newton-John and Richard in a penthouse singing the song to each other, taken from her ABC TV special "Hollywood Nights" that aired before the 52nd Academy Awards on April 14, 1980.
The single's B-side, "You Made Me Love You" (Olivia solo), was also featured in the film Xanadu but does not appear on the soundtrack album.