Chances (Five for Fighting song)

"Chances"
Single by Five for Fighting
from the album Slice and A Beautiful Race: The Superleague Formula album (re-released)
Released	July 21, 2009 (official U.S. release) March 28, 2010 (Philippine reissue)
Format	Airplay, Digital download
Recorded	2009
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:35
Label	Aware/Wind-Up Records
Writer(s)	Greg Wattenberg John Ondrasik
Producer	Greg Wattenberg
Five for Fighting singles chronology
"I Just Love You" (2007) "Chances" (2009) "Slice" (2010)
Music video "Chances" on YouTube

"Chances" is the title of a song written by Greg Wattenberg and John Ondrasik, and recorded by Ondrasik under his stage name Five for Fighting. The song was released on July 21, 2009 as the first single from the band's 2009 album, Slice. The song was the band's fourth single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. "Chances" is the second track of the official Superleague Formula soundtrack A Beautiful Race: The Superleague Formula album which was re-released from Sony Music Entertainment Philippines on April 4, 2010. It was also featured on the credits of the film The Blind Side, The end montage of scenes in The Vampire Diaries Season 1, Episode 10 (The Turning Point) and in the promos for Shawn Michaels's WWE Hall Of Fame induction in 2011.

Music video

A music video was shot for the song, which was directed by Steven Drypolcher. The music video shows the story of two teenagers falling in love.

Chart performance

"Chances" debuted at No. 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart week of October 21, 2009. The next week, the song fell off the chart completely and failed to reenter the Hot 100. The song was released to adult radio formats in 2009, reaching the top 10 on Billboard's adult contemporary chart after spending 24 weeks on the chart.^[1]

Charts

Chart (2009/2010)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[1]	83
US Adult Contemporary[1]	8
US Adult Top 40[1]	14

Release history

Country	Date
United States	July 21, 2009

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Five for Fighting - Chances (Billboard chart history}". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/song/five-for-fighting/chances/14189894. Retrieved August 11, 2010.