You're the One That I Want

For the 2007 American reality TV competition show, see Grease: You're the One That I Want!

"You're the One That I Want"
Single by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
from the album Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
B-side"Alone at a Drive-In Movie" (instrumental)
ReleasedMarch 1978 (US)
May 1978 (UK)
Recorded1977–1978
StudioRecorded and Mixed by David J. Holman at Heider Studios and United/Western Studio
Genre
Length2:49
LabelRSO
Songwriter(s)John Farrar
Producer(s)John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
(1977) 		"You're the One That I Want"
(1978) 		"Hopelessly Devoted to You"
(1978)
John Travolta singles chronology
"Razzamatazz"
(1977) 		"You're the One That I Want"
(1978) 		"Summer Nights"
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicFavorable[3]

"You're the One That I Want" is a song performed by American actor and singer John Travolta and Anglo-Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John for the 1978 film version of the musical Grease. It was written and produced by John Farrar, and released in 1978 by RSO Records as the second single from Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture. The song is one of the best-selling singles in history to date, having sold over 4 million copies in the United States and the United Kingdom alone, with estimates of more than 15 million copies sold overall.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2024. In the movie, the frothy pop song gives voice to the final turning point in the relationship between Travolta's Danny and Newton-John's Sandy.
  2. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "Sweathog Nation: Bubblegum". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
  3. ^ Joe Viglione. "You're the One That I Want – Olivia Newton-John,John Travolta – Song Info". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Grein, Paul (August 26, 1978). "Billboard Vol. 90, No. 34". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved June 8, 2012. "You're the One That I Want" and "Shadow Dancing" each did 2.5 million
  5. ^ "Record Breakers and Trivia : Singles : Individual Hits : Sales". everyHit.com. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  6. ^ "D-B Dramahawks performing Broadway giant "Grease"". The Loafer Online. January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ Lachno, James (December 18, 2017). "The 50 best pop songs written for movies". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.