Step by Step (Eddie Rabbitt song)

"Step by Step"
Single by Eddie Rabbitt
from the album Step by Step
B-side"My Only Wish"
ReleasedJuly 1981
Genre
Length3:41
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David Malloy
Eddie Rabbitt singles chronology
"I Love a Rainy Night"
(1980) 		"Step by Step"
(1981) 		"Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight"
(1981)

"Step by Step" is a crossover song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in July 1981 as the first single and title track from the album Step by Step. The song was Rabbitt's ninth number one single on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of 11 weeks on the country chart.[1] It was written by Rabbitt, Even Stevens and David Malloy.

Content

In the song, the narrator instructs a friend on how to attract the attentions of a woman to whom he's attracted, concluding the chorus with "step by step, you'll win her love".

"Step by Step" maintained Eddie Rabbitt's crossover appeal when the single made it to number five in the Top 40.[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 23
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[4] 2
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 5
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 83
Year-end chart (1981) Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[10] 75

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 279.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 515.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0400." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 0406." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 0401." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Eddie Rabbitt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Eddie Rabbitt Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Eddie Rabbitt Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 244. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. ^ "Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 51. December 26, 1981. p. YE-9. Retrieved 5 April 2020.


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