"Take Your Chance" is a song by German

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band Fun Factory, released in August 1994 as the fourth single from their debut album, '' NonStop! The Album'' (1994). The song is written by Bülent Aris, Rainer Kesselbauer,

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, and Rodney Hardison. It reached number 18 in Germany, number 35 in Sweden and number five on the Canadian ''

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'' Dance/Urban chart.

Critical reception

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'' wrote in their review of the single, "In a "

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" doom-type prophecy everybody says the end of

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is near, and all involved should change their musical course. Here, the adjustments are the presence of

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rhymes."

Music video

The accompanying

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for "Take Your Chance" was directed by Steve Willis and released in summer of 1994. It was A-listed on Germany's

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in October 1994.

Track listings

* CD maxi-single (Europe, 1994) # "Take Your Chance" (Take The Airwaves Mix) – 3:56 # "Take Your Chance" (Take The Original Mix) – 5:45 # "Take Your Chance" (Take The Tribe Mix) – 5:53 # "Take Your Chance" (Take The Remix) – 5:38

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 1994 singles 1994 songs English-language German songs Fun Factory (band) songs Songs written by Bülent Aris Songs written by Toni Cottura