"Step by Step" is a 1981 crosover single by Eddie Rabbitt

Eddie Rabbitt

Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974...

, who co-wrote the song with Even Stevens and David Malloy

David Malloy

David Ernest Malloy is an American Country Music and Pop songwriter, record producer and A&R executive with 41 Number One Billboard Hits. He has received multiple Grammy nominations, as writer and/or producer, and has worked with many artists and projects including USA for Africa, superstars Tim...

. "Step by Step" would be Eddie Rabbitt's ninth number one single on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart . It was released on July 16, 1981. 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 on 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