Twist of Fate
Olivia Newton-John | Artist Essentials
First released: 1983 (year verified)
Original 1983 studio single performance and mix; not an alternate or extended remix
MusicAtlas editorial note: The bright synthesizer layers and heavier beat give the climbing refrain a firm, dramatic shape.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1983 (year verified)
The original single and Two of a Kind soundtrack belong to 1983. The 1981 field inherited by modern Physical deluxe bonuses, and carried into another reused soundtrack item, is not original-release evidence. Alternate and extended mixes are separately labeled and the exact first worldwide day is not asserted.
Recording: Original 1983 studio single performance and mix; not an alternate or extended remix
Credit: Olivia Newton-John
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Twist of Fate
Two of a Kind - reviewed original licensed program
The licensed program identifies the original 1983 studio or soundtrack performances and their individual released credits. Only the reviewed original program is used; expanded bonuses, alternate mixes, later remakes and inherited parent dates are checked separately. Year precision does not assert an exact earliest album or single day. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Olivia Newton-John - two of a kind with john travolta original catalog
The official catalog identifies the original 1983 film project. The displayed December film-era date is not adopted as the earliest single or album day; the original soundtrack program and single issue support the year. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Twist of Fate - original 1983 single issue
The retrieved indexed original-issue entry identifies the EMI seven-inch single in 1983. This corroborates the original soundtrack year and rejects the incorrectly inherited 1981 field carried by the later Physical deluxe bonus and its reused metadata. No exact first worldwide day is asserted. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Annual version match under review
The selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
The actual retained 1983/1984 candidate does not specify its mix. The licensed reissue explicitly distinguishes the original single performance, an alternate mix and extended editions. This selection keeps the real annual candidate provisional rather than assigning an unspecified annual presentation to the selected mix or counting it as Beyond.
Two of a Kind - reviewed original licensed program
The licensed program identifies the original 1983 studio or soundtrack performances and their individual released credits. Only the reviewed original program is used; expanded bonuses, alternate mixes, later remakes and inherited parent dates are checked separately. Year precision does not assert an exact earliest album or single day. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Physical - reviewed original licensed program
The licensed program identifies the original 1981 studio or soundtrack performances and their individual released credits. Only the reviewed original program is used; expanded bonuses, alternate mixes, later remakes and inherited parent dates are checked separately. Year precision does not assert an exact earliest album or single day. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Twist of Fate - original 1983 single issue
The retrieved indexed original-issue entry identifies the EMI seven-inch single in 1983. This corroborates the original soundtrack year and rejects the incorrectly inherited 1981 field carried by the later Physical deluxe bonus and its reused metadata. No exact first worldwide day is asserted. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John was born in Cambridge and grew up in Melbourne, where television talent shows helped launch her singing career. After performing in Britain, she recorded If Not for You with producers Bruce Welch and John Farrar. Her repertoire moved through country and pop, while Grease paired her screen performance with songs including Hopelessly Devoted to You. Physical and the film Xanadu extended her later pop career.
Artist background sources
Olivia Newton-John - official career biography
Cambridge/Melbourne background, talent shows, British performing work, If Not for You production, country/pop career, Grease, Physical and Xanadu. The outdated present tense, incorrect US-album-debut claim, personal medical history and sales rankings are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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