Chain Reaction (Diana Ross song)

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"Chain Reaction"
Single by Diana Ross
from the album Eaten Alive
B-side "More And More"
Released 28 November 1985 (US) / 13 February 1986 (UK)
Format Vinyl (7" & 12")
Recorded 1985
Genre
Length 3:49
Label RCA Records, Capitol in the UK
Writer(s) Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
Producer(s) Gibb-Galuten-Richardson
Diana Ross singles chronology
"Eaten Alive"
(1985)		 "Chain Reaction"
(1986)		 "Experience"
(1986)

"Chain Reaction" is a melodic R&B song, sung by Diana Ross, and written by the Bee Gees, who also provided the backing vocals for the single. The track was released on the album Eaten Alive in 1985 and as a single twice - in 1985 and again in 1986.

According to the Gibbs biography, the brothers had initial reservations about offering the song to Ross in case it was too Motown-like for her.

The single became Diana's second #1 hit in the UK Singles Chart. The song also hit #1 in Australia and was the top selling single of the year (1986) in that country. In New Zealand, it peaked at No. 3. In 1993, the song broke the UK top 20 again.

The song fared poorly in the US where it initially peaked at a disappointing #95 on the Billboard Hot 100 late in 1985. A few months later, a remixed version of the song was issued as a single (Ross performed this version of the song on the American Music Awards, which she hosted that year). The new version re-entered the chart and performed better, but with the diminished momentum, it stalled at #66 in Billboard and #77 in Cash Box. Nearly thirty years later, the song stands as Ross's last appearance on both 100-position charts.

Music video

At the beginning of the video, Ross performed the song on a stage in front of spectators, while we see scenes in color and black-and-white photography. The scenes in black-and-white photography are live performances by the Supremes on video dar. the way Ross has the hit on a street with background dancers in a studio. While the band finished 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.[1]

Chart performance

"Chain Reaction '93"

"Chain Reaction '93"
Single by Diana Ross
B-side Upside Down
Released June 1993
Format CD single
Recorded 1992
Genre Dance
Length 3:50
Label Motown Records
Writer(s) Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
Diana Ross singles chronology
"Heart (Don't Change My Mind)"
(1993)		 "Chain Reaction '93"
(1993)		 "Your Love"
(1993)

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 listing

CD single
  1. Chain Reaction '93 - 3:47
  2. Upside Down - 4:07
12" UK remix single
  1. "Chain Reaction" (Original 12" Version) - 6:50
  2. "Chain Reaction" (Reaction Dub, remix by E-Smoove) - 6:34
  3. "Chain Reaction" (Low End Mix, remix by Dewey B and Spike) - 6:15
  4. "Chain Reaction" (Low End Dub, remix by Dewey B and Spike) - 6:15
  5. "Chain Reaction" (Smoove Reaction Instrumental, remix by E-Smoove) - 8:40
French 2-track CD single
  1. Original Single Version - 3:47
  2. '93 Remix
  • Italy 12"
  1. "Chain Reaction" (Original Single Version) - 3:47
  2. "Love Hangover" (Tribal Hangover - remix and additional production by Frankie Knuckles for Def Mix Productions) - 9:31
  3. "Upside Down" ('93 Remix - Remix and additional production by Satoshi Tomiie and David Morales for Def Mix Productions.) - 8:09
  4. "Upside Down" (Dub 2 - Remix and additional production by Satoshi Tomiie and David Morales for Def Mix Productions.) - 7:37
  5. "Someday We'll Be Together" ('93 Remix - Remix and additional production by Frankie Knuckles for Def Mix Productions) - 8:45

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 20
Preceded by UK Singles Chart number one single
March 2, 1986 (3 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Living Doll" by Cliff Richard & The Young Ones
Preceded by Australian Kent Music Report number-one single
April 21, 1986 (3 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Living Doll" by Cliff Richard & The Young Ones

Steps version

"Chain Reaction"
File:Stepschain.jpg
Single by Steps
from the album Gold: Greatest Hits
B-side "Stop Me From Loving You"
Released September 24, 2001
Format CD single, cassette single
Recorded 2001
Genre Pop
Length 3:56
Label Jive
Writer(s) Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
Producer(s) Graham Stack & Mark Taylor
Steps singles chronology
"Here And Now / You'll Be Sorry"
(2001)		 "Chain Reaction"
(2001)		 "Words Are Not Enough / I Know Him So Well"
(2001)

In 2001, British pop group Steps covered "Chain Reaction". The song reached #2 in the UK. The song was performed by the Top 4 Finalists on the six season on American Idol.

Music video

The first scene we see is two paramedics lifting a patient from the ambulance onto the ground on a stretcher. We then learn that H is the patient and Lee is one of the paramedics. Then, we see Lee pushing H into the hospital. The next scene we see is a receptionist and this turns out to be Claire. She sings her verse. Then, the camera goes over to a nurse who we see 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 we see 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 and then we see Steps 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

CD1
  1. Chain Reaction - 3:56
  2. One for Sorrow [Tony Moran US Remix] - 3:29
  3. Stop Me From Loving You - 3:45
CD2 (Limited Edition Club Mixes CD - Sold Out On Day Of Release)
  1. Chain Reaction [Graham Stack Extended Mix] - 6:28
  2. One for Sorrow [Tony Moran Extended Club Mix] - 6:38
  3. One for Sorrow [Sleazesisters 12" Anthem Mix] - 6:48
Cassette
  1. Chain Reaction - 3:56
  2. One for Sorrow [Tony Moran US Remix] - 3:29
Australian CD Single (JIVE/EBUL)
  1. Chain Reaction 3:56
  2. One For Sorrow (Tony Moran US Remix) 3:29
  3. Stop Me From Loving You 3:45
CDR UK EBUL/JIVE, 2001 [PROMO ONLY]
  1. Chain Reaction (Kool De Sac Mix) 8.03
  2. Chain Reaction (Xenomania Remix) 6.19
  3. Chain Reaction (Xenomania Trance Remix) 7.33
  4. Chain Reaction (Hit Squad Remix) 6.30
  5. Chain Reaction (Tribal Remix) 4.19.
Remixes
  • Chain Reaction (Almighty Mix) - Promo
  • Chain Reaction (Hit Squad Remix) - Promo
  • Chain Reaction (Kod De Sac Remix) - Promo

Chart performance

The song entered the UK charts at #2 and spent 11 weeks in the top 75. It became their biggest selling single since they released "Say You'll Be Mine / Better the Devil You Know" two years earlier.

Chart positions

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 41
Irish Singles Chart 8
UK Singles Chart 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
UK Singles Chart[5] 37

Other cover versions

  • The Shadows did an instrumental version on Simply Shadows (1987).
  • Cliff Richard did a cover with Steps in 2001 on the ITV show Cliff Richard-The Hits I Missed.
  • Steps
  • U.K bubblegum pop duo Same Difference performed this song on semi-final night on The X Factor. After a lavish performance which featured almost an entire circus, they were voted into the final but did not win, Leon Jackson later won but Same Difference did release their first album Pop on 1 December 2008.
  • Irish pop group The Nolans covered this song in 2009 as part of the one-off reunion tour. It was released on the follow-up album I'm in the Mood Again (2009)
  • Swedish pop-dance singer Daniela Vecchia recorded cover of the song and released it as a stand-alone CD single in January 2010.
  • U.K Indie rock band Noisettes performed a rock cover during their February/March 2010 U.K tour.

See also

References

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