"Taking Chances" is a song recorded by Canadian singer

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

, taken from her tenth English-language

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records c ...

of the same name (2007). It was written by

Kara DioGuardi Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (; born December 9, 1970) is an American songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, and singer. She writes music primarily in the pop rock genre. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; sales o ...

and former

Eurythmics Eurythmics were a British Pop music, pop duo consisting of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart (musician and producer), Dave Stewart. They were both previously in The Tourists, a band which broke up in 1980. The duo released their first studio alb ...

member, Dave Stewart for their band named Platinum Weird. The song was supposed to be released as a single in February 2007 from their unreleased self-titled album. However, after DioGuardi and Stewart recorded it, they played the track for Dion's husband

René Angélil René Angélil (; January 16, 1942 – January 14, 2016) was a Canadian musical producer, talent manager and singer. He was the manager and husband of singer Celine Dion. Early life Angélil was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a father of ...

, who loved it and she recorded it. It was released as the first single from ''

Taking Chances ''Taking Chances'' is the tenth English-language and twenty-third studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Columbia Records on 7 November 2007. Dion returned to the music scene after almost five years of performing '' A New Day... ...

'' in September 2007. "Taking Chances" is a

pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' ( ...

ballad with a

soft rock Soft rock is a form of rock music that originated in the late 1960s in Southern California and the United Kingdom which smoothed over the edges of singer-songwriter and pop rock, relying on simple, melodic songs with big, lush productions. S ...

finish. Lyrically, it is about trusting and baring our souls to each other and committing to making something special. The line, "So talk to me, like lovers do" came from the Eurythmics song "

Here Comes the Rain Again "Here Comes the Rain Again" is a 1983 song by British duo Eurythmics and the opening track from their third studio album ''Touch''. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The song was released ...

." The song received positive reviews from music critics, who praised Dion for taking risks and called it a hopeful and heartfelt song. The song was a success around the world, peaking inside the top ten in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy and Switzerland. It also peaked at number 40 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

, while on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, it reached number 54. It also topped the

Hot Dance Club Play Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as th ...

chart. The song was nominated for the Single of the Year at the

Juno Awards of 2009 The Juno Awards of 2009 honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2007 and in most of 2008. These ceremonies were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during the weekend ending 29 March 2009. Loverboy was induct ...

. "Taking Chances" was covered on Fox's hit TV show '' Glee'' by

Lea Michele Lea Michele Sarfati (; born August 29, 1986) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and author. She began her career as a child actress on Broadway, appearing in productions of ''Les Misérables'' (1995–1996), ''Ragtime'' (1997–1999) ...

's character

Rachel Berry Rachel Barbra Berry is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists, alongside Mr. Schue in the Fox musical comedy-drama series '' Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Lea Michele, and appears in ''Glee'' from its pilot ...

. Her version peaked at number 71 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.

Background and writing

"Taking Chances" was written by songwriter

and former

Eurythmic Eurythmic (1916–1925) was a versatile Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who had the ability to produce a brilliant finishing run in staying races and he also won important sprint races, too. At four he won 12 of his 13 starts including th ...

Dave Stewart. The record label manager

Jimmy Iovine James Iovine ( ; ; born March 11, 1953) is an American entrepreneur, record executive, and media proprietor best known as the co-founder of Interscope Records. In 2006, Iovine and rapper-producer Dr. Dre founded Beats Electronics, which produces ...

put them together to write for the

Pussycat Dolls Pussycat or Pussy Cat may refer to: * Cat, a domestic feline Music Bands * Pussycat (band), a Dutch country and pop group * The Pussycats, a 1960s Norwegian rock band * The Pussycats, a group signed to Kama Sutra Records Albums * '' Pussy Ca ...

, but DioGuardi and Stewart quickly realized that the music they were writing was best suited for them to record together. Iovine agreed and signed them to

Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner ...

where they recorded an album as Platinum Weird, but the album was never released. In The Dave Stewart Songbook Vol. 1, Stewart explains that he and DioGuardi wrote the song in about 10 minutes one afternoon when movers were bringing furniture into her new

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world ...

home.

"I could hear some windchimes just outside the open window where I was laying, so I picked up an acoustic guitar and was trying to play the same random pattern the chimes were making. Kara is a genius with melody and multitasking so as she's shouting to the movers she starts singing, 'Don't know much about your life,' much to the confusion of the workers. It was like a scene from a musical as the furniture was piling in, she was singing, 'What do you say to taking chances? What do you you say to jumping off the edge?' We literally were swapping lyrics, melodies and chords in real time while all this chaos was around us. The song was written about ourselves trusting and baring our souls to each other. About committing to making something special even though we knew we were this odd couple who had no other reason to do it other than we loved it."

After DioGuardi and Stewart recorded the song, they played it for Dion's husband

René René (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminin ...

, who loved it. Dion released it as the title track and first single from her ninth English studio album, which was also the name of her World Tour.

John Shanks John Matthew Shanks (born December 18, 1964) is an American songwriter, record producer and guitarist. Early life and education John Matthew Shanks was born in New York City. Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17 years old. He was in a ban ...

produced the song. He also produced five other songs on ''Taking Chances''.

also wrote and co-produced with

Emanuel Kiriakou Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou (born August 16, 1966) is an American songwriter, producer, record executive, music publisher and multi-instrumentalist, based in Los Angeles. He recently co-wrote and produced " Take You Dancing" by Jason Derulo, and has ...

"Surprise Surprise" for the ''Taking Chances'' album. She has already written few songs for Dion in the past, including "

One Heart ''One Heart'' is the eighth English-language and nineteenth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Columbia/Epic Records on 24 March 2003. It was promoted by the lead single "I Drove All Night". ''One Heart'' was produced mainl ...

." The latter was co-written and co-produced by John Shanks and Kara DioGuardi, and released as a single in 2003. On 9 September 2007, the members of her fan club had a 24-hour advance preview of "Taking Chances" and its accompanying in-studio video. Later, the video was available through Amazon.com and Sympatico / MSN Music Store the following day. The song premiered on the radio on 10 September 2007 and was released as a

music download A music download (commonly referred to as a digital download) is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone. Th ...

on 29 October 2007 in the United States and Europe. The track was included later on her 2008 greatest hits '' My Love: Essential Collection''. A live version was included in the '' Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert'' CD/DVD.

Composition

"Taking Chances" is a pop song that begins with

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

, then expands into a fuller pop/rock instrumentation. Celine's vocals span from E3 to F♯5. The line, "So talk to me, like lovers do" came from the

song "

." In an interview with Dave Stewart, he explained why he recycled the lyric: "Yeah, because Taking Chances is the same, me writing with Kara DioGuardi and deciding to enter into something together. So 'I don't know much about your life, don't know much about your world, but I don't want to be alone tonight on this planet they call Earth, right? So what do you say of taking chances?' And it builds up and builds up and gets more determined, which is Kara's personality, who's been through a lot, and she goes, you know, 'I've been beaten down' and all this kind of stuff. And then it flips into, 'So talk to me, talk to me like lovers do.' It's like pulling itself out of that, getting the strength, and actually nodding and tipping my hat to one of my own songs within the song."

Critical reception

"Taking Chances" received critical acclaim. Bill Lamb of

About.com Dotdash Meredith (formerly About.com) is an American digital media company based in New York City. The company publishes online articles and videos about various subjects across categories including health, home, food, finance, tech, beauty, ...

wrote that "Dion's vocals are commanding and powerful." He also said: "The song opens the album and announces new directions in a truly exciting fashion," though he was disappointed with most of the following songs on the album. Chuck Taylor of ''

Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large adverti ...

'' wrote about the song that "it is destined for AC's top 10." Sarah Rodman from ''

The Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...

'' wrote that "it builds from an acoustic strum into the kind of pleasant radio-ready crunch that

Michelle Branch Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. During the early 2000s, she released two top-selling albums: ''The Spirit Room'' and ''Hotel Paper.'' She won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Coll ...

would recognize." Tammy La Gorce of Amazon.com called it a "hopeful, heartfelt track, which unfolds into an anthemic

power ballad A sentimental ballad is an emotional style of music that often deals with romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, loneliness, death, war, drug abuse, politics and religion, usually in a poignant but solemn manner.J. ...

midway through, may be the best one." Nick Levine wrote a positive review for

Digital Spy Digital Spy (DS) is a British-based entertainment, television and film website and brand and is the largest digital property at Hearst UK. Since its launch in 1999, Digital Spy has focused on entertainment news related to television programmes, ...

, describing the song: "It begins in surprisingly restrained fashion, with Dion crooning softly over a near-acoustic musical backdrop, but the

bombast kicks in soon enough. The guitars surge tastefully; the drums thump like they belong on a

Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...

solo record and Dion plays the banshee to perfection." About.com's Bill Lamb listed as one of the Top 20 Pop Songs of 2007.Top 100 Pop Songs 2007
Retrieved 19 January 2008. He went to say that "She moves into slightly more rocking territory in highly tasteful fashion. Some pop fans may take a second look at Celine after hearing this track." The song was nominated for the category Single of the Year at the

Stephen Thomas Erlewine Stephen Thomas Erlewine (; born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and senior editor for the online music database AllMusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for AllMusic, as well as a freelance writer, oc ...

AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Music ...

highlighted this song.

Edna Gundersen Edna Gundersen is an American journalist who was a longtime music writer and critic for '' USA Today''. Gundersen grew up in El Paso, Texas. She attained a degree in journalism from the University of Texas at El Paso The University of Tex ...

from ''

USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgini ...

'' wrote, "She dials back the bombast on the title track, a midtempo rocker." Also Edna Gundersen from ''USA Today'' and Chris Willman of ''

Entertainment Weekly ''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular ...

'' have put this song on their "Download this" lists.

Commercial performance

In Canada, the song debuted at number 82 on the

Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music industry record chart in Canada for songs, published weekly by ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine. The Canadian Hot 100 was launched on the issue dated March 31, 2007, and is currently the standard record ...

chart issue dated 29 September 2007. Later, it became the "Greatest Gainer", after climbing from number 82 to number 13, on the chart issue dated 6 October 2007. However, the song fell to number 30, in its third week. The following week, it climbed to number 29, before moving to number 26, in its fifth week. After weeks fluctuating on the chart, the song climbed to number 10, in its tenth week, on the chart issue dated 1 December 2007. It peaked at number 9, in its eleventh week, on the chart issue dated 8 December 2007. It was certified Gold for selling over 20,000 digital downloads. "Taking Chances" debuted at number 54 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart issue dated 1 December 2007, becoming the "Highest Debut" of that week. Later, the song fell to number 68, on the chart issue dated 8 December 2007. It remained at number 68, on the chart issue dated 15 December 2007. On the chart issue dated 22 December 2007, the song became the "Biggest Free Faller", after falling to number 88, losing 20 positions. It spent 4 weeks on the Hot 100 chart. As of 8 April 2012, the digital single has sold 498,000 copies in total in the US, being her third best-selling digital single. The single was successful on the US

chart, peaking at number 1 and becoming Dion's second song to do so, after " Misled" in 1994. "Taking Chances" also peaked at number 6 on the US

Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to ''Billboard'' by stat ...

, giving Dion ownership of the most top 10 hits at the format with 21 during the last two decades. The song debuted at number 58 on the

, on 10 November 2007 and it peaked at number 40, on 17 November 2007. It spent 4 weeks on the chart. In

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

, the song debuted and peaked at number 7, on the SNEP chart.French Singles Chart
/ref> The song spent 22 consecutive weeks inside the French charts, until it dropped at number 91, on 5 April 2008. However, the song re-entered at number 88, on 10 January 2009, spending two more weeks. It re-appeared at number 94, on 4 April 2009, spending an additional two weeks. It re-entered once again on the chart at number 85, on 20 June 2009, staying for three more weeks. "Taking Chances" spent a total of 29 non-consecutive weeks on the chart. In

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

, the song debuted and peaked at number 5 on the

FIMI The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy. It was established in 1992, when major corporate labels left the previously exis ...

charts, on 1 November 2007.Italian Singles Chart
/ref> Later, it fell to number 8, where it stayed for one more week. "Taking Chances" kept fluctuating on the chart for the next three weeks, until it reached number 9, on 22 December 2007. In Denmark, the song debuted and peaked at number 29 on the

Danish Singles Chart Hitlisten, also known as Tracklisten, is a Danish top 40 record chart that is updated every Thursday midnight on the website hitlisten.nu. The weekly Danish singles chart Track Top-40 combines the 40 best-selling tracks from legal music downloads ...

, on 23 November 2007.Danish Singles Chart
/ref> It dropped the chart at number 31, on 30 November 2007. However, the song re-entered the Danish chart at number 3, becoming its peak position, on 13 June 2008. In Austria, the song debuted at number 43 on the

Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Tuesdays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as ...

chart, on 9 November 2007, before moving to number 35 the following week.Austrian Singles Chart
/ref> It peaked at number 12, in its third week, remaining in its peak position the following week. It spent 14 weeks on the chart.

Music video

The music video, directed by Paul Boyd, was filmed in three days, between 15–17 September 2007 in several different locations, in the

Las Vegas Valley The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area i ...

. It was released on 16 October 2007. The video features Dion breaking into a hotel and being chased. It also includes a guest appearance by one of the songwriters of the track, Dave A. Stewart. He described his cameo appearance as playing "a kind of enigmatic 'boss' character from a

James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors hav ...

movie," and also commented that it was about 100 °F during filming. The video itself follows Dion as she is taken into the city of Las Vegas, where she performs her concert show. In the video Dion watches herself as a hidden entity behind a motorcycle helmet stealing Dion's identity from her supposed hotel residency suite. At the end of the video, she took off her motorcycle helmet.

Promotion

On 27 October 2007 Dion appeared on the fourth series of the British talent contest, ''

The X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for '' Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ...

'', 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. On 12 November 2007, Dion appeared on ''

The Oprah Winfrey Show ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', often referred to as ''The Oprah Show'' or simply ''Oprah'', is an American daytime syndicated talk show that aired nationally for 25 seasons from September 8, 1986, to May 25, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. Produced ...

'' and performed the song and took requests from Oprah's audience. On 14 November 2012, she went to ''

The Ellen DeGeneres Show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (often shortened to ''Ellen'' or ''The Ellen Show'') is an American daytime television variety comedy talk show that was created and hosted by its namesake Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it was pro ...

'' to perform the track. Later, on 18 November 2007 she performed the song live at the

American Music Awards The American Music Awards (AMAs) is an annual American music awards show, generally held in the fall, created by Dick Clark in 1973 for ABC when the network's contract to air the Grammy Awards expired, and currently produced by Dick Clark Pro ...

. On 23 November 2007, she went to the American talkshow '' The View'' to perform "Taking Chances" as well as " Alone." On 27 November 2007, she performed the track on the ABC's dance competition show ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the form ...

''. "Taking Chances" became also a part of the

Taking Chances World Tour The Taking Chances World Tour is the ninth concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion, in support of her thirteenth French-language and twenty-second studio album '' D'elles'' (2007). tenth English-language and twenty-third studio album ''Takin ...

set list. The song was also performed in Dion's

2017 European tour The 2017 European Tour was the ninth edition of the Race to Dubai and the 46th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972. England's Tommy Fleetwood won the Race to Dubai. Spanish golfers collected the annual awar ...

Usage in popular culture and covers

"Taking Chances" was featured as a theme music for the promotional trailers for

CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...

's TV series ''

Moonlight Moonlight consists of mostly sunlight (with little earthlight) reflected from the parts of the Moon's surface where the Sun's light strikes. Illumination The intensity of moonlight varies greatly depending on the lunar phase, but even the ful ...

''. It was later used in 2009 on the show ''

So You Think You Can Dance Canada ''So You Think You Can Dance Canada'' is a dance competition and reality show that aired on CTV. Based on the original American TV show ''So You Think You Can Dance'', the Canadian series showcased the best in Canadian dancing talent. Each seaso ...

'' on the Top 20 performance show as a number choreographed by Stacey Tookey. The song was covered on Fox's hit TV show '' Glee'' by

's character

on the episode entitled " Preggers", in the first season. It peaked at number 71 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts when it was released.

Track listing and formats

*European CD and digital single #"Taking Chances" – 4:07 #"Map to My Heart" – 4:15 *Japanese CD single #"Taking Chances" – 4:02 #" To Love You More" (Radio Edit) – 4:39 *European and Australian digital EP #"Taking Chances" – 4:07 #"Map to My Heart" – 4:15 #"Taking Chances" (I-Soul Extended Remix) – 7:33 *European and Australian CD maxi-single #"Taking Chances" – 4:07 #"Map to My Heart" – 4:15 #"Taking Chances" (I-Soul Extended Remix) – 7:33 #"Taking Chances" (In-studio Video) – 4:11 *French CD single and digital EP #"Taking Chances" – 4:07 #" Immensité" – 3:34 #"Map to My Heart" – 4:15 *French digital EP #"Taking Chances" – 4:07 #"Immensité" – 3:34 #"Map to My Heart" – 4:15 #"Taking Chances" (I-Soul Extended Remix) – 7:33 *French CD maxi-single #"Taking Chances" – 4:07 #"Immensité" – 3:34 #"Map to My Heart" – 4:15 #"Taking Chances" (I-Soul Extended Remix) – 7:33 #"Taking Chances" (In-studio Video) – 4:11

Remixes

#"Taking Chances" (I-Soul Radio Edit) – 3:57 #"Taking Chances" (I-Soul Extended Remix) – 7:33 #"Taking Chances" (

Jason Nevins Jason Nevins (born December 15, 1972) is an American songwriter, record producer and remixer, who is most widely known for his pop and dance productions, including his multi-platinum, multi-million selling production of " It's Like That" by Ameri ...

Remix) – 3:43 #"Taking Chances" (Jason Nevins Extended Mix) – 6:24 #"Taking Chances" (Matt Piso Radio Edit) – 4:53 #"Taking Chances" (Matt Piso Club Mix) – 7:16 #"Taking Chances" (

Ralphi Rosario Ralphi Rosario is an American house musician and founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group Hot Mix 5. Biography When Hot Mix 5 was formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX (now WVAZ), Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still ...

& Craig J. Radio Edit) – 3:44 #"Taking Chances" (Ralphi Rosario & Craig J. Full Vocal Radio Edit) – 4:11 #"Taking Chances" (Ralphi Rosario & Craig J. Vocal Mix) – 9:02 #"Taking Chances" (Ralphi Rosario & Craig J. Thick Dub) – 8:07

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Credits and personnel

;Recording locations *Recording - Henson Recording Studio (

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...

) * Studio at the Palms (

Paradise, Nevada Paradise is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the city of Las Vegas. It was formed on December 8, 1950. Its population was 191,238 at the 2020 census, making it the f ...

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

) * The Studio (

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...

) ;Personnel *Songwriting –

David A. Stewart David Allan Stewart (born 9 September 1952) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for Eurythmics, his successful professional partnership with Annie Lennox. Sometimes credited as David A. Stewart, he won Best British ...

*Production –

*Mixing - Jeff Rothschild *Guitars & Bass - John Shanks *Keyboards - Ned Douglas *Drums & Programming - Jeff Rothschild *Backing Vocals - Kara Dioguardi Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Taking Chances'', Epic Records.

Release history

References

{{Celine Dion singles 2000s ballads 2007 singles 2007 songs Celine Dion songs Columbia Records singles Epic Records singles Music videos directed by Paul Boyd Pop ballads Rock ballads Song recordings produced by John Shanks Songs written by David A. Stewart Songs written by Kara DioGuardi