| Step by Step | |
| Cover: | Eddie Step.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Eddie Rabbitt |
| Album: | Step by Step |
| B-Side: | My Only Wish |
| Released: | July 1981 |
| Length: | 3:41 |
| Label: | Elektra |
| Producer: | David Malloy |
| Prev Title: | I Love a Rainy Night |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
"Step by Step" is a crossover song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in July 1981 as the first single and title track from the album Step by Step. The song 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.[1] 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.[2]
| Chart (1981) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 83 | |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 | |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 2 | |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 23 |
. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 279.
. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition . Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 515.
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 244.