Something Better to Do
"Something Better to Do" | ||||
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File:SomethingBettertoDo.jpg | ||||
Single by Olivia Newton-John | ||||
from the album Clearly Love | ||||
B-side | "He's My Rock" | |||
Released | September 1975 | |||
Genre | Country, pop | |||
Length | 3:15 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Farrar | |||
Producer(s) | John Farrar | |||
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology | ||||
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"Something Better to Do" is a song written by John Farrar and recorded by Olivia Newton-John. The song was released in September 1975 as the lead single from Newton-John's sixth studio album, Clearly Love. The narrator of the song muses that she's having a hard time adjusting to life without her departed lover; even the birds are wasting their songs singing to her, and until her beloved returns, "the birds will have to find something better to do."
"Something Better to Do" was Newton-John's fifth number one on the Easy Listening chart, spending three weeks at the top, while peaking at number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] In addition, the song went to number nineteen on the U.S. country chart.[2] The record's performance on the Hot 100 and Country charts seemed to signal the beginning of a downturn in Newton-John's popularity, as it broke her streak of five consecutive singles to make the top ten of both charts stretching back to "Let Me Be There" in early 1974; however, her popularity on easy listening-oriented radio stations continued unabated for a time.
Charts
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report)[3] | 60 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles[citation needed] | 26 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary [4] | 1 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 40 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
US Cashbox[7] | 15 |
US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 13 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 19 |
See also
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 181.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 248.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 217. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John – Something Better to Do". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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