^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.
^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