"Taken for Granted" is a song by Australian singer
Sia. Written by Sia and produced by Nigel Corsbie, it was released as Sia's debut single and as the lead single from her second studio album, ''
Healing Is Difficult
''Healing Is Difficult'' is the second studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Sia. It was released in the United Kingdom on 24 July 2001 and in the United States on 28 May 2002.
In the UK the album's first single "Taken for Granted" was ...
'' (2001), in May 2000. It heavily samples from
Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''. , group=n ( – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who l ...
's ''
Montagues and Capulets''. "Taken for Granted" peaked at number 10 on the
UK Singles Chart and stayed on the chart for five weeks, topping the
UK R&B Chart
Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart
The UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart and the UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart (also known as The Official UK Hip Hop and R&B Charts, and previously the Top 40 Hip Hop and RnB Singles and the Top 40 Hip Hop and ...
on the week of its debut. In Australia, the song was not released until February 2002, peaking at number 100 on the
ARIA Singles Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
the following month.
Release
In the UK, "Taken for Granted" was released two CD singles and a
cassette single
A cassette single (CS), also known by the trademark cassingle, or capitalised as the trademark Cassette Single, is a music single (music), single supplied in the form of a Compact Cassette. The cassette single was introduced in 1980 in music, 1 ...
on 22 May 2000. A CD single was not released in Sia's native Australia until 18 February 2002.
Chart performance
In May 2000, "Taken for Granted" debuted at its peak position of number 10 in the United Kingdom,
topping the
UK R&B Chart
Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart
The UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart and the UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart (also known as The Official UK Hip Hop and R&B Charts, and previously the Top 40 Hip Hop and RnB Singles and the Top 40 Hip Hop and ...
in the process.
In March 2002, it had some success in Australia, peaking at number 100 on the
ARIA Singles Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
.
Track listings
UK CD1
# "Taken for Granted" (radio edit)
# "Taken for Granted" (Desert Eagle Discs mix)
# "Taken for Granted" (M.V.P. mix)
# "Taken for Granted" (Groove Chronicles mix)
UK CD2
# "Taken for Granted" (radio edit)
# "Waiting for You" (Restless Soul mix)
# "Waiting for You" (Soul Brother mix)
UK 12-inch single
:A. "Taken for Granted" (Groove Chronicles vocal)
:B. "Taken for Granted" (Groove Chronicles instrumental)
UK cassette single
# "Taken for Granted"
# "Waiting for You"
Australian CD single
# "Taken for Granted" (radio edit)
# "Waiting for You" (Restless Soul mix)
# "Waiting for You" (Soul Brother mix)
# "Taken for Granted" (Desert Eagle Discs mix)
Charts
References
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2000 debut singles
2000 songs
Sia (musician) songs
Songs written by Sia (musician)
Trip hop songs