Taking Chances (song)

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“Taking Chances”
“Taking Chances” cover
Single by Platinum Weird
Released Flag of the United States February 6, 2007 iTunes
Format Digital download
Genre Pop/Rock
Length 4:06
Label Interscope, Weapons of Mass Entertainment
Writer(s) Kara DioGuardi, David A. Stewart
Producer John Shanks
Platinum Weird singles chronology
"Happiness"
(2006)		 "Taking Chances"
(2007)
“Taking Chances”
“Taking Chances” cover
Single by Céline Dion
from the album Taking Chances
Released Flag of Japan October 24, 2007

Flag of Europe October 26, 2007
Flag of Australia November 3, 2007
Format CD single, digital download
Genre Pop / Rock
Length 4:04 (Album Version)
3:57 (Radio Edit)
Label Columbia, Epic
Writer(s) Kara DioGuardi, David A. Stewart
Producer John Shanks
Céline Dion singles chronology
"On s'est aimé à cause"
(2007)		 "Taking Chances"
(2007)		 "Eyes on Me"
(2008)
Alternate cover
Maxi single
Maxi single

"Taking Chances" is a single by songwriter Kara DioGuardi and ex-Eurythmics member Dave Stewart's band Platinum Weird, taken from their unreleased self-titled album. The song was originally released in February 2007, and later made famous by a cover version by Céline Dion, released in September 2007.

Stewart and DioGuardi in the "Taking Chances" music video (2007).
Stewart and DioGuardi in the "Taking Chances" music video (2007).

DioGuardi described this song in an interview prior to the release of the band's debut album, Make Believe, in BC Magazine:

“ There is one song called "Taking Chances," which is basically us looking at each other and going we don't really know each other that well, we made a great job of this music, this is kind of wild but let's give it a go.[1] ”

The song was featured in an episode of Jennifer Lopez's MTV reality TV show, DanceLife.[2][3]

The line 'Walk with me, like lovers do, talk to me, like lovers do' is originally from the Eurythmics' 1984 song "Here Comes the Rain Again" written by David A. Stewart and Annie Lennox.

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[edit] Music video

The music video for "Taking Chances" is simple, featuring Stewart and DioGuardi performing the song with a band indoors in monochrome. This music video is shot in the same style as Platinum Weird's two former videos, "Happiness" and "Will You Be Around."

[edit] Céline Dion version

"Taking Chances" is the first single and the title track from Céline Dion's latest English-language album Taking Chances.[4] The song premiered on the radio on September 10, 2007[5] and was released as a digital download on September 18, 2007 in the United States and Europe. "Taking Chances" CD single was released on October 24, 2007 in Japan,[6] between October 25[7] and November 12, 2007 in Europe,[8] and on November 3, 2007 in Australia and New Zealand.[9]

The song was written by Kara DioGuardi and David A. Stewart from Eurythmics, and produced by Grammy Award-winner John Shanks.[10] It was recorded on April 7, 2007.[11]

DioGuardi also wrote and co-produced with Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou "Surprise Surprise" for the Taking Chances album.[12] She has already written three songs for Céline Dion in the past: "Right in Front of You", "Sorry for Love" and "One Heart." The last one was co-written and co-produced by John Shanks and Kara DioGuardi, and released as a single in 2003. John Shanks also produced five other songs on Taking Chances.

Dion and Stewart in the "Taking Chances" music video (2007).
Dion and Stewart in the "Taking Chances" music video (2007).

On CBS in the United States, "Taking Chances" was featured as a theme music for the promotional trailers for Moonlight TV series.

On October 27, 2007 Céline Dion appeared on the fourth series of the British talent contest, The X Factor, as a mentor to the show's contestants. She also performed "Taking Chances" on the live show which was the world exclusive debut and her first UK performance for five years.[13]

Later, on November 18, 2007 she performed "Taking Chances" live at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles.[14]

As of Billboard issue dated March 1, 2008, the digital single has sold 263,217 copies in total in the U.S. and peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100. On November 5, 2007 the song debuted on the UK chart at number 58 on download sales alone, after the CD release was cancelled. It peaked at number 40 the next week.

The single was successful on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at number 1. It reached also the top position on the Canadian AC Chart and Quebec Airplay Charts. "Taking Chances" was a top 10 hit in Italy, Switzerland, France and Canada. It also peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, giving Dion ownership of the most top 10 hits at the format with 21 during the last two decades.

[edit] Music video

The music video, directed by Paul Boyd, was filmed in three days, between September 15-17, 2007 in several different locations, in the Las Vegas area. The video is narrative heavy, as only one of the three shoot days was spent on performance. It includes a guest appearance by Platinum Weird member Dave A. Stewart.[15] He described his cameo appearance as playing "a kind of enigmatic 'boss' character from a James Bond movie," and also commented that it was about 100°F during filming.[16]

The video was released on October 16, 2007. Amazon.com and Columbia Records released also on September 10, 2007 the exclusive premiere of the new Céline Dion song and in-studio video "Taking Chances" on Amazon's website.[17]

In 2008, the video was re-edited to fit the Jason Nevins radio edit.

[edit] Formats and track listings

US/Canada Promotional Only CD single

  1. "Taking Chances" (radio edit) – 3:57

European / Canadian digital single

  1. "Taking Chances" – 4:04

European CD single / digital single

  1. "Taking Chances" – 4:04
  2. "Map to My Heart" (non-album track) – 4:15

European / Australian digital EP

  1. "Taking Chances" – 4:04
  2. "Map to My Heart" (non-album track) – 4:15
  3. "Taking Chances" (I-Soul extended remix) – 7:32

European / Australian CD maxi single

  1. "Taking Chances" – 4:04
  2. "Map to My Heart" (non-album track) – 4:15
  3. "Taking Chances" (I-Soul extended remix) – 7:32
  4. "Taking Chances" (in-studio video) – 4:11

French CD single / digital EP

  1. "Taking Chances" – 4:04
  2. "Immensité" – 3:35
  3. "Map to My Heart" (non-album track) – 4:15

French digital EP

  1. "Taking Chances" – 4:04
  2. "Immensité" – 3:35
  3. "Map to My Heart" (non-album track) – 4:15
  4. "Taking Chances" (I-Soul extended remix) – 7:32

French CD maxi single

  1. "Taking Chances" – 4:04
  2. "Immensité" – 3:35
  3. "Map to My Heart" (non-album track) – 4:15
  4. "Taking Chances" (I-Soul extended remix) – 7:32
  5. "Taking Chances" (in-studio video) – 4:11

Japanese CD single[18]

  1. "Taking Chances" – 4:04
  2. "To Love You More" (radio edit) – 4:42

[edit] Official versions

  1. "Taking Chances" (I-Soul radio remix edit) – 3:32
  2. "Taking Chances" (I-Soul radio remix) – 3:54
  3. "Taking Chances" (I-Soul extended remix) – 7:33
  4. "Taking Chances" (I-Soul extended remix instrumental)
  5. "Taking Chances" (I-Soul dub mix)
  6. "Taking Chances" (Jason Nevins radio edit) – 3:43
  7. "Taking Chances" (Jason Nevins extended mix) – 6:22
  8. "Taking Chances" (Matt Piso's radio edit) – 3:52

8. "Taking Chances" (Matt Piso's mixshow) – 4:51
9. "Taking Chances" (Matt Piso's club mix) – 7:13
10. "Taking Chances" (Ralphi Rosario & Craig J. radio edit) – 3:41
11. "Taking Chances" (Ralphi Rosario & Craig J. full vocal radio edit) – 4:08
12. "Taking Chances" (Ralphi Rosario & Craig J. vocal mix) – 9:00
13. "Taking Chances" (Ralphi Rosario & Craig J. thick dub mix) – 8:04
14. "Taking Chances" (radio edit) - 3:57
15. "Taking Chances" (album version) – 4:04

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[19] 60
Austrian Singles Chart[20] 12
Belgian Wallonie Singles Chart[21] 29
Brazilian Singles Chart[22] 62
Canadian Hot 100[23] 9
Canadian AC Chart[24] 1
Canadian Hot AC Chart[25] 38
Czech Airplay Chart[26] 68
Danish Singles Chart[27] 29
Dutch Singles Chart[28] 100
European Singles Chart[29] 12
French Singles Chart[30] 7
German Singles Chart[31] 25
Global Dance Chart[32] 30
Irish Singles Chart[33] 32
Italian Singles Chart[34] 5
Japanese Tokio Hot 100 Chart[35] 8
Lithuanian Airplay Chart[36] 46
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Norwegian Singles Chart[37] 16
Polish Airplay Chart[38] 17
Portugal Singles Chart[39] 46
Quebec BDS Francophone Chart[40] 1
Quebec Radio Correspondants Francophone Chart[41] 1
Romanian Airplay Chart[42] 79
Slovakian Airplay Chart[43] 43
Spanish Airplay Chart[44] 12
Swedish Singles Chart[45] 43
Swiss Singles Chart[46] 5
UK Singles Chart[47] 40
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[48] 54
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[49] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks[50] 36
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[51] 1
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[52] 35
World Singles Chart[53] 26
Preceded by
"Stars" by Erika Jayne		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single (Celine Dion version)
February 2, 2008		 Succeeded by
"Love like This" by Natasha Bedingfield featuring Sean Kingston

[edit] References

  1. ^ Featured Artist: Platinum Weird - The Interview. Written by A.L. Harper. Retrieved December 9, 2007.
  2. ^ 'Taking Chances' featured on MTV's 'Dance Life'!. Retrieved December 9, 2007.
  3. ^ YouTube - Platinum Weird "Taking Chances" MTV Dance Life
  4. ^ Celine Dion debuts new single, "Taking Chances"... new album and worldwide tour, to come!. Retrieved September 12, 2007.
  5. ^ Celine Dion debuts new single, "Taking Chances"... new album and worldwide tour, to come!. Retrieved September 12, 2007.
  6. ^ Taking Chances. Retrieved September 25, 2007.
  7. ^ Taking Chances. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
  8. ^ Taking Chances. Retrieved October 13, 2007.
  9. ^ Taking Chances. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
  10. ^ Celine Dion debuts new single, "Taking Chances"... new album and worldwide tour, to come!. Retrieved September 12, 2007.
  11. ^ Taking Chances CD booklet: "in-studio video filmed April 7, 2007 at Studio at the Palms, Las Vegas"
  12. ^ News - August 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
  13. ^ "The X Factor: the second live show". The Guardian. Retrieved on October 31, 2007.
  14. ^ Performers at 2007 American Music Awards.
  15. ^ "Taking Chances" Music Video!. Retrieved September 18, 2007.
  16. ^ "Dave's taking chances with superstar Celine!". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
  17. ^ Amazon.com and Columbia Records Debut Exclusive Premiere of New Celine Dion Song and In-Studio Video on Amazon.com. Retrieved September 7, 2007.
  18. ^ Taking Chances. Retrieved September 25, 2007.
  19. ^ ARIA Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 12 November 2007
  20. ^ Austrian Singles Chart
  21. ^ Belgian Wallonie Singles Chart
  22. ^ Brazilian Singles Chart
  23. ^ Canadian Hot 100
  24. ^ Canada AC National Airplay
  25. ^ Canada Hot AC National Airplay
  26. ^ Czech Airplay Chart
  27. ^ Danish Singles Chart
  28. ^ Dutch Singles Chart
  29. ^ European Hot 100 Singles
  30. ^ French Singles Chart
  31. ^ German Singles Chart
  32. ^ Global Dance Chart
  33. ^ Irish Singles Chart
  34. ^ Italian Singles Chart
  35. ^ Tokio Hot 100 Chart
  36. ^ Lithuanian Airplay Chart
  37. ^ Norwegian Singles Chart
  38. ^ Polish National Top 50
  39. ^ Portugal Singles Chart
  40. ^ Top 5 bds
  41. ^ Top 10 radio correspondants
  42. ^ Romanian Airplay Chart
  43. ^ Slovakian Airplay Chart
  44. ^ Spanish Airplay Chart
  45. ^ Swedish Singles Chart
  46. ^ Swiss Singles Chart
  47. ^ The Official UK Charts
  48. ^ Billboard Hot 100
  49. ^ Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
  50. ^ Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks
  51. ^ Hot Dance Club Play
  52. ^ Pop 100
  53. ^ United World Chart
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