Chains (Tina Arena song)

"Chains"
Single by Tina Arena
from the album Don't Ask
B-side	Standing Up
Released	5 September 1994
Format	7", 12", CD single
Recorded	Los Angeles
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	4:22
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel
Producer	David Tyson
Certification	Platinum (ARIA)
Tina Arena singles chronology
"Strong as Steel" (1990) "Chains" (1994) "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)" (1995)

"Chains" is a song by Australian singer Tina Arena from her album Don't Ask. It was composed by Arena, Pam Reswick and Steve Werfel and produced by David Tyson. "Chains" scaled the charts in the UK to #6, and charted well throughout Europe, earning her numerous awards in the process. The song was also a minor hit in the United States, peaking at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed in the top 100 for 12 weeks.^[1]

Track listing

Australian CD Single

1. "Chains" (Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel) – 4:03
2. "Standing Up" (Arena, Heather Field, Rick Price) – 3:37
3. "Chains (World Jeep Mix)" (Arena, Reswick, Werfel) – 5:44
4. "Chains (World Jazz Mix)" (Arena, Reswick, Werfel) – 5:05

Music videos

There are two music videos for "Chains" (U.S. Version / European Version).

Sales

Country	Certification	Sales
Australia	Platinum	70,000+
United Kingdom	—	150,000+

Charts

Chart (1994–96) Peak position Australian Singles Chart[2] 4 Canadian Singles Chart [3] 20 Canadian Adult Contemporary[4] 8 German Singles Chart[5] 68 Irish Singles Chart[6] 9 New Zealand Singles Chart[2] 7 Swedish Singles Chart[2] 38 UK Singles Chart[7] 6 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 38 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] 17 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs[8] 13

End of year chart (1994) Position Australian Singles Chart 30 End of year chart (1995) Position Australian Singles Chart 74 UK Singles Chart 59

References

1. ^ Don't Ask > Overview, Allmusic. Accessed on 7 January 2009.
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Chains"[1] Retrieved 7 July 2010
3. ^ "Canadian Chart Position". http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2997&volume=63&issue=17&issue_dt=June%2010%201996&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=khshdrmucdbma4k8uctvlu14d0. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 
4. ^ "Canada Adult Contemporary Chart Position". http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2991&volume=63&issue=17&issue_dt=June%2010%201996&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=khshdrmucdbma4k8uctvlu14d0. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 
5. ^ "German Chart Position". http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Arena%2CTina/Chains/single. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 
6. ^ "Irih Chart Position". http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 
7. ^ p. 77, The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles & Albums, Neil Warwick, Tony Brown, and Jon Kutner, Omnibus Press, 2004, ISBN 1-84449-058-0.
8. ^ ^{a b c} "Chains"[2] Retrieved 17 July 2010