"Heart Attack" is a song recorded by English-born Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for her second greatest hits album Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1982). Written by Paul Bliss and Steve Kipner, and produced by John Farrar, the song was the first single released from the album and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1983.
Backing Newton-John on the song were Bliss and Kipner on synthesizers, Carlos Vega on drums, Tom Scott on saxophone, and Farrar on guitars, bass guitar and backing vocals.
Charts Weekly charts Chart (1982–1983) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report) 22Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)30South Africa (Springbok Radio)4 US Cash BoxCash Box chart - Heart Attack (Olivia Newton-John) Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016. 2Quebec (ADISQ)1
Year-end charts Chart (1982) RankCanada Top Singles (RPM)Year-end chart (Canada) Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 23 October 2016.24South Africa (Springbok Radio)18US Cash BoxCash Box - Year-end chart Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.30
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