"Tied Up" is a song recorded by English-born Australian singer

Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British and Australian singer and actress. With over 100 million records sold, Newton-John was one of the List of best-selling music artists#100 million to 119 million record ...

for her second

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'' (1982). Written by

John Farrar John Clifford Farrar ( ; born 8 November 1946) is an Australian Record producer, music producer, songwriter, arranger, singer, and guitarist. As a musician, Farrar is a former member of several rock and roll groups including The Mustangs (1963 ...

and

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, and produced by the former, the song was the second

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released from the album, following "

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". "Tied Up" reached number 38 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song features Tom Scott on horns, who was the opening act for Newton-John's 1982

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. ''

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'' called it a "heavily textured production that's strong on bass drums and echoey vocal tracks." Ritenour also recorded the song for his 1982 album ''Rit 2'', with

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performing vocals.

Charts

References

1983 singles Olivia Newton-John songs MCA Records singles Songs written by John Farrar Song recordings produced by John Farrar Songs written by Lee Ritenour {{1980s-single-stub