▁–   master ing ▁ ▁Ch arts ▁ ▁Week ly ▁charts ▁ ▁Cert ifications ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 7 ▁songs ▁Category : J ay - Z ▁songs ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Jay - Z ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁No ▁I . D . ▁Category : S ong ▁record ings ▁produced ▁by ▁No ▁I . D . ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁N ina ▁Sim one ▁Category : Music ▁videos ▁directed ▁by ▁Mark ▁Roman ek ▁Category : Anim ated ▁music ▁videos <0x0A> </s> ▁" Step ▁by ▁Step " ▁is ▁a ▁c ros so ver ▁song ▁co - written ▁and ▁recorded ▁by ▁American ▁country ▁music ▁artist ▁Edd ie ▁R abb itt . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁single ▁and ▁title ▁track ▁from ▁the ▁album ▁Step ▁by ▁Step . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁R abb itt ' s ▁nin th ▁number ▁one ▁single ▁on ▁the ▁country ▁chart . ▁ ▁The ▁single ▁stayed ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁for ▁one ▁week ▁and ▁spent ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁weeks ▁on ▁the ▁country ▁chart . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁R abb itt , ▁Even ▁Stevens ▁and ▁David ▁Mal loy . ▁ ▁Content ▁In ▁the ▁song , ▁the ▁narr ator ▁instruct s ▁a ▁friend ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁attract ▁the ▁att ent ions ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁to ▁whom ▁he ' s ▁attract ed , ▁con cluding ▁the ▁ch orus ▁with ▁" step ▁by ▁step , ▁you ' ll ▁win ▁her ▁love ".