| "Magnet and Steel" | |
|---|---|
 Side A of the Australian single | |
| Single by Walter Egan | |
| from the album Not Shy | |
| B-side |
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| Released | March 1978[1] |
| Genre | Soft rock |
| Length | 3:25 |
| Label | Columbia (US) Polydor (international) |
| Songwriter(s) | Walter Egan |
| Producer(s) | Walter Egan, Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut |
"Magnet and Steel" is a hit single written and performed by Walter Egan, released in March 1978. It was the first and biggest hit on Egan's second solo LP, Not Shy. It reached number eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number nine in Canada. It spent 22 weeks on the American charts.
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, members of Fleetwood Mac, sang background vocals along with several others; Buckingham was also one of the song's producers, along with Egan and Richard Dashut. Nicks was also Egan's inspiration for the song.[2]
- ^ "Walter Egan - Magnet and Steel".
- ^ "The Penguin Q&A Sessions: Walter Egan". FleetwoodMac.net. October 13–26, 1999. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2013-05-06.