Tied Up

For the Casey Veggies song, see Tied Up (Casey Veggies song).

"Tied Up" is a song recorded by English-born Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for her second greatest hits album Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1982). Written by John Farrar and Lee Ritenour, and produced by the former, the song was the second single released from the album, following "Heart Attack". "Tied Up" reached number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"Tied Up"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
B-side	"Silvery Rain"
Released	January 1983
Recorded	1982
Genre	Pop rock synthpop
Length	4:27
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	John Farrar, Lee Ritenour
Producer(s)	John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Heart Attack" (1982) "Tied Up" (1983) "Twist of Fate" (1983)

The song features Tom Scott on horns, who was the opening act for Newton-John's 1982 Physical Tour.

Billboard called it a "heavily textured production that's strong on bass drums and echoey vocal tracks."^[1]

Ritenour also recorded the song for his 1982 album Rit 2, with Eric Tagg performing vocals.

Charts

Chart performance for "Tied Up"

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]	54
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3]	43
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	38
US Cash Box Top Singles [5]	42