Twist of Fate (Olivia Newton-John song)

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"Twist of Fate"
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Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Two of a Kind
Released21 October 1983
Recorded1983
Length3:44
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David Foster
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Tied Up"
(1983) 		"Twist of Fate"
(1983) 		"Take a Chance"
(1983)

"Twist of Fate" is a song recorded by English-born Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for the soundtrack to the 1983 film Two of a Kind. It was written by Peter Beckett and Steve Kipner,[1] and produced by David Foster.[2] It reached number four in Australia and Canada, while peaking at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 in January 1984, becoming Newton-John's last top 10 hit there to date. Billboard ranked it as number 42 on its listing of the top 100 singles of 1984.

Due to its louder synthesizer-rock-oriented sound, "Twist of Fate" did not make the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. However, its flip side, "Take a Chance", a duet with John Travolta, did reach the Adult Contemporary chart and became a hit there, peaking at number three.[citation needed]

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Weekly chart performance for "Twist of Fate"
Chart (1983–1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 33
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 42
Japan (Oricon) 73
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 22
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 57
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 5

Year-end charts[]

Year-end chart performance for "Twist of Fate"
Chart (1984) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 46
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 42

Certifications and sales[]

Certifications for "Twist of Fate"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). Top Pop Annual. Record Research, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
  2. ^ "Two of a Kind (1983) - Soundtracks - IMDb". Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 239. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Olivia Newton-John – Twist of Fate" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Olivia Newton-John – Twist of Fate" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Olivia Newton-John – Twist of Fate". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Olivia Newton-John – Twist of Fate". Swiss Singles Chart. 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. ^ BigKev. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Talent Almanac 1985: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 96 (51): TA-19. 22 December 1984.
  12. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Twist of Fate". Music Canada. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

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