Magnet and Steel

"Magnet and Steel"
Single by Walter Egan
from the album Not Shy
B-side "Tunnel O'Love" (U.S.)
"She's So Tough" (International)
Released May 1978
Format 45 RPM
Genre Soft rock
Length 3:25
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Walter Egan
Producer(s) Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and Richard Dashut
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Alternative cover
International single sleeve

"Magnet and Steel" is a hit single written and performed by Walter Egan, released in May 1978. It was the first and greatest hit on Egan's second solo LP, Not Shy. It reached number eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number nine in Canada. It spent 22 weeks on the American charts.

Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, members of Fleetwood Mac, sang background vocals and co-produced the song. Nicks was also Egan's inspiration for the song.[1]

"Magnet and Steel" was featured in Boogie Nights (1997), Overnight Delivery (1998) and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999).

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia [2] 32
Canada RPM [3] 9
New Zealand [4] 7
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 8
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[6] 18
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[7] 9
WLS-AM survey (Chicago)[8] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1978) Rank
Canada [9] 68
New Zealand [10] 46
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] 40
U.S. Cash Box [12] 59
WLS survey (Chicago) [13] 46

References

  1. ↑ "The Penguin Q&A Sessions: Walter Egan". FleetwoodMac.net. October 13–26, 1999. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  2. ↑ bulion (AU staff) (October 22, 2008). "One Hit Wonders" (Internet forum). Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
  3. ↑ https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4618a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=j6blqj7c6uuur295i27mvj3ps5
  4. ↑ http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=Egan&cat=s
  5. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1978-08-26
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 85.
  7. ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19780826.html
  8. ↑ http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls102178.htm
  9. ↑ https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0070a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=j6blqj7c6uuur295i27mvj3ps5
  10. ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=3867
  11. ↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1978.htm
  12. ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1978YESP.html
  13. ↑ http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls89of78.htm

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