“Physical" by Olivia Newton-John, became one of the biggest hits of the early 1980s, spending 10 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, which tied the record, and setting what was then a record for the longest-running chart-topper of the decade. It also still holds the record for longest-running number-one single by an Australian artist on the Billboard charts.
But despite becoming a massive commercial success, “Physical” also sparked controversy almost immediately after its release.
The song’s music video also generated attention for its sexual innuendo and gym-themed storyline featuring Newton-John surrounded by men working out in tight athletic clothing. MTV even edited the video’s ending during its early run.
She told Entertainment Tonight on the 40th anniversary of the song's release, "A dear friend of mine wrote the song and I thought, 'This is a great song!' And I recorded it with John Farrar, who's my producer and also my friend, and after it was finished, that's when I freaked out. I went, 'I never even thought about the double entendre here!' I called my manager and said, 'We have to, we have to kill it! Let's stop it because I think I've gone too far.' And he said, '[It's] already on the charts, doll. It's doing really well, we can't stop it.'"
Instead, the controversy only seemed to fuel public curiosity.
More than four decades later, “Physical” remains one of the defining songs of the 1980s, remembered not only for its infectious hook, but for the controversy that surrounded its rise to the top of the charts.
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