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
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AllMusicFavorable

"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.