Take a Chance on Me (JLS song)

"Take a Chance on Me"
Single by JLS
from the album Jukebox
B-side "Unstoppable"
Released 4 November 2011
Format CD single, digital download
Genre Pop
Length 3:35
Label Epic
Writer(s) Emile Ghantous, Frankie Bautista, Nasri Atweh, Nick Turpin
Producer Chris Braide
JLS singles chronology
"She Makes Me Wanna"
(2011)		 "Take a Chance on Me"
(2011)		 "Wishing on a Star"
(2011)
Music video
"Take a Chance on Me" on YouTube

"Take a Chance on Me" is song by English boy band JLS from their third studio album, Jukebox. It was released as the album's second single on 4 November 2011. The pop ballad was written by Emile Ghantous, Frankie Bautista, Nasri Atweh and Nick Turpin, and it was produced by Chris Braide.[1] The song debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, selling 67,850 copies in its first week.[2]

Contents

Background

A lyric video for "Take a Chance on Me" premiered on YouTube on September 24, 2011, four days after the song first premiered on radio stations across the United Kingdom. A music video was released making basically a tour of London sights at night, path walk of the River Thames, the Tower Bridge, the London Eye illuminated. The band performed the song live for the first time during the live shows of the eighth series of The X Factor.[3] Critics praised the song. Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian called the song "a wet, Bruno Mars-apeing ballad saved by pretty nifty harmonies."[4] Entertainment website 4Music described the song as "the perfect October ballad".[5] Digital Spy's Lewis Corner gave the song three out of five stars, comparing the song to Bing Crosby recording of "Do You Hear What I Hear?" and calling it a "customary boyband composition of feather-light beats and smooth piano".[6] In Ireland, the song debuted at number thirteen on the chart dated 10 November 2011.[7] In the UK, although the song reached number 1 on the mid-week chart update, the song debuted at number 2, behind the sixth week sales of Rihanna's single We Found Love.[8]

Track listing

  1. "Take a Chance on Me" - 3:36
  2. "Take a Chance on Me" (Soul Seekerz Club Mix) - 7:17
  3. "Take a Chance on Me" (The Wideboys Club Mix) - 5:41
  4. "Unstoppable" - 4:21
  1. "Take a Chance on Me" - 3:40
  2. "Unstoppable" - 4:21

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 13
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[11] 2

Release history

Country Date Format
Ireland 4 November 2011 Digital download
United Kingdom 6 November 2011[12]
7 November 2011 CD single

References

  1. ^ "ACE Title Search - TAKE A CHANCE ON ME". ASCAP. http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=883455060&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=10&start=1. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  2. ^ Jones, Alan (14 November 2011). "Music Week - Music Week - Music business magazine - UK Singles Chart Analysis: Rihanna track sells another 80k". Music Week. http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1047462. 
  3. ^ Robertson, Colin. The Sun (London). http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/3794272/Seven-stars-back-in-X-Factor-finals.html. 
  4. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (10 November 2011). "JLS: Jukebox – review | Music". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/nov/10/jls-jukebox-review. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
  5. ^ "4Music - News - News - JLS - Take a Chance On Me". 4Music. 21 October 2011. http://www.4music.com/news/news/1792/JLS-Take-a-Chance-On-Me. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
  6. ^ Corner, Lewis (25 October 2011). "JLS: 'Take A Chance On Me' - Single review - Music Singles Review - Digital Spy". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a347400/jls-take-a-chance-on-me-single-review.html. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
  7. ^ a b "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
  8. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/chart-news/rihanna-keeps-jls-off-number-1/ official Charts Company 13.11.11
  9. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/preorder/take-a-chance-on-me-ep/id466929864
  10. ^ http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=363289
  11. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ "JLS Confirm New Single 'Take A Chance On Me' - Capital FM". Capital FM. http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/jls/news/confirm-new-single-download-take-chance-me/. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
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