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Magnet and Steel
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Wikipedia article
"'Magnet and Steel'" is a hit single written and performed by Walter Egan, released in March 1978. It was the first and biggest 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 along with several others; Buckingham was also one of the song's producers, along with Egan and Richard Dashut. Nicks was also Egan's inspiration for the song.
Later uses
"Magnet and Steel" was featured in 'Boogie Nights' (1997), 'Overnight Delivery' (1998), and 'Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo' (1999). It was also heard in the Season 2 episode "Ohio" of the HBO series 'Divorce' (2018) and in the film This is 40.
The singer Matthew Sweet did a version of the song for the 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' album with Lindsey Buckingham on guitar.
Personnel
*Walter Egan lead vocals, guitar
*Lindsey Buckingham guitars, background vocals
*Stevie Nicks, Annie McLoone background vocals
* John Selk bass guitar, background vocals
* Tom Moncrieff guitar, background vocals
* Steve Hague keyboards, vocals
* Mike Hurt drums, percussion
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
* List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
References
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