<P> `` Magnet and Steel '' is a hit single written and performed by Walter Egan , released in May 1978 . It was the first and greatest 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 . </P>
who sings you are the magnet and i am the steel
Walter Egan