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At the beginning of the accompanying music video for "Chain Reaction" in black-and-white, Ross enters a TV studio and proceeds to perform the song in front of dancing spectators in a '60s-style live TV. The performance is intercut with a view from the station control room where producers are shown additional scenes appearing in color, confounding them on where the scenes are coming from. Half-way through Ross is walking up a desolate street with barrels of fire littered around and dancers in the background. Careful lighting and fog help create the effect Ross is performing on a real street. It is the only time the street is shown and the video eventually returns to the TV studio performance. The final style of scene has Ross performing in what is supposed to be the glamorous front exterior of the TV studio. A quick shot of the control room is shown with the lead producer yelling in shock or frustration, before the scene continues. It's assumed the producers have lost control of the broadcast. The video ends with intercuts of the TV performance, the exterior, and the control room. The band finishes in the black and white scenes of their show, dancing with the audience and using a combination of both color scenes. A producer gets in a cab from a nervous breakdown.Charts
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"Chain Reaction '93"
In 1993, Diana Ross released "Chain Reaction '93". Producing the remix herself, the single was also successful in the United Kingdom. This version's purely instrumental sound differs it from the original. A music video was not recorded for the song.Track listings
* CD single # "Chain Reaction '93" – 3:47 # "Upside Down" – 4:07 * 12-inch UK remix single # "Chain Reaction" (Original 12-inch Version) – 6:50 # "Chain Reaction" (Reaction Dub, remix by E-Smoove) – 6:34 # "Chain Reaction" (Low End Mix, remix by Dewey B and Spike) – 6:15 # "Chain Reaction" (Low End Dub, remix by Dewey B and Spike) – 6:15 # "Chain Reaction" (Smoove Reaction Instrumental, remix by E-Smoove) – 8:40 * French 2-track CD single # Original Single Version – 3:47 # '93 remix * Italian 12-inch # "Chain Reaction" (Original Single Version) – 3:47 # "Love Hangover" (Tribal Hangover – remix and additional production by Frankie Knuckles for Def Mix Productions) – 9:31 # "Upside Down" ('93 Remix – Remix and additional production by Satoshi Tomiie and David Morales for Def Mix Productions.) – 8:09 # "Upside Down" (Dub 2 – Remix and additional production by Satoshi Tomiie and David Morales for Def Mix Productions.) – 7:37 # "Someday We'll Be Together" ('93 Remix – Remix and additional production by Frankie Knuckles for Def Mix Productions) – 8:45Charts
Steps version
British pop group Steps covered "Chain Reaction" on their first compilation album, '' Gold: Greatest Hits'' (2001). The song was released as a single on September 24, 2001 by Jive and Ebul. It was produced by Graham Stack and Mark Taylor, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart and number 12 on theMusic video
The first scene in the music video for "Chain Reaction" is two paramedics lifting a patient from the ambulance onto the ground on a stretcher. H is the patient and Lee is one of the paramedics. Then, Lee pushes H into the hospital. The next scene is a receptionist and this turns out to be Claire. She sings her verse. Then, the camera goes over to a nurse who is Faye. She sings her verse. Then, the camera follows Faye over to Lee and H. We now know that Faye loves Lee so she touches his hand. Then Faye calls Claire over and they start making their way over to the operating theatre. Lee then calls a doctor over which turns out to be Lisa. We now also know that Lisa loves H. The next scene is H singing his verse while the others are acting their parts. Then, Lisa sings her verse and then Faye holds the operating camera and the light shines into the camera. At this point, Steps are seen in a change of clothes which are brown and white. We also see them dancing. They have close up shots and are each seen with a particular piece of furniture. Claire appears with a corner sofa. Faye appears on a furry staircase. Lee appears with a set of five dining chairs. Lisa appears with three tall pillar lamps, while H appears with a high back armchair. The video ends with Steps close together singing the last line of the song. The video was filmed at Greenwich Hospital and a studio in London.Track listings
* UK CD1 and cassette single; Australasian CD single # "Chain Reaction" – 3:56 # " One for Sorrow" (Tony Moran US remix) – 3:29 # "Stop Me from Loving You" – 3:45 * UK CD2 # "Chain Reaction" (Graham Stack extended mix) – 6:28 # "One for Sorrow" (Tony Moran extended club mix) – 6:38 # "One for Sorrow" (Sleazesisters 12-inch Anthem mix) – 6:48 # "One for Sorrow" (promotional video) – 3:56 * European CD single # "Chain Reaction" – 3:56 # "One for Sorrow" (Tony Moran US remix) – 3:29Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the '' Gold: Greatest Hits'' album booklet. Recording * Recorded at Olympic, Sub-urban, Sound Surfer, andCharts
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*See also
* List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980sReferences
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