Step by Step (Eddie Rabbitt song)

"Step by Step"
Single by Eddie Rabbitt
from the album Step by Step
B-side	"My Only Wish"
Released	July 1981
Format	7"
Genre	Country
Length	3:39
Label	Elektra 45301
Writer(s)	Eddie Rabbitt, David Malloy, Even Stevens
Producer(s)	David Malloy
Eddie Rabbitt singles chronology
"I Love a Rainy Night" (1980) "Step by Step" (1981) "Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight" (1981)

"Step by Step" is a crossover song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released on July 1981 as the first single and title track from the album Step by Step. "Step by Step" was Rabbitt's ninth number one single on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of 11 weeks on the country chart. It was written by Rabbitt, Even Stevens and David Malloy.

In the song, the narrator instructs a friend on how to attract the attentions of a woman to whom he's attracted, concluding the chorus with "step by step, you'll win her love".

"Step by Step" maintained Eddie Rabbitt's crossover appeal when the single made it to number five in the Top 40.

Chart performance

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	5
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	2
Canadian RPM Top Singles	23

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Party Time" by T. G. Sheppard	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single October 17, 1981	Succeeded by "Never Been So Loved (In All My Life)" by Charley Pride
Preceded by "Older Women" by Ronnie McDowell	RPM Country Tracks number-one single October 24, 1981