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Time and Chance (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Time and Chance'" is a contemporary R&B, funk, and hip hop song performed by Color Me Badd and the lead single and title track from their second album. The song is about how life is about time and chance, with it determining whether good or bad people thrive, or falter in life, and how everyone deals with their own hurt and pain. It was meant to introduce the group to a new "street" audience as hip hop and gangsta rap were becoming more popular.
The song peaked at No. 23 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 on December 11, 1993, and spend 19 weeks on the chart. It reached No. 9 on the 'Billboard' R&B singles chart. It was their final top-ten R&B hit. The video was played extensively on BET, which helped the performance of the single. The video peaked at No. 1 on BET for the week of November 28, 1993.
Music video
The music video was directed by Ice Cube, who was recruited by the executives and A&R in Giant Records, in order to give the group more street credibility.
Critical reception
Larry Flick from 'Billboard' commented, "One of the originators of the doo-hop movement returns with wildly infectious pop/hip-hop number that weaves deeply soulful vocals into a smoldering, sexy groove. Watch for producer DJ Pooh to become the red-hot studio entity of 1994; he has crafted a hip but accessible musical foundation that showcases CMB perfectly. First taste of act's new album of the same name should do wonders in establishing a comfy niche at top 40 for a long time to come. Single of the week."
Track listings
'US Vinyl, 12, Promo"'
*A1 Time And Chance (Funk On A Skunk Mix) 5:22
*A2 Time And Chance (Straight Up Mix) 4:03
*B1 Time And Chance (Allstar's Six Feet Deep Mix) 4:33
*B2 Time And Chance (Album Mix) 4:20
'US Vinyl, 7"'
*A Time And Chance (Album Version) 4:20
*B Time And Chance (Instrumental) 4:20
'US CD, Single"'
*A Time And Chance (Album Version) 4:20
*B Time And Chance (Instrumental) 4:20
'US CD, Maxi-Single"'
*1 Time And Chance (Album Mix) 4:09
*2 Time And Chance (Allstar's Six Feet deep Mix) 4:33
*3 Time And Chance (Funk On A Skunk Mix) 5:21
*4 Time And Chance (Allstar's Beat Down Mix) 4:34
*5 Time And Chance (CMB New York Mix) 5:50
Personnel
Credits and personnel adapted from 'Time and Chance' album liner notes.
*Engineer Warren Woods
*Engineer [Assistant] Josh Achziger
*Producer DJ Pooh
*Written-By Mark Jordan (2)
*Written-By, Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements] Color Me Badd, Mark Denard
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Category:1993 songs
Category:1993 singles
Category:Color Me Badd songs
Category:Giant Records (Warner) singles
Category:Songs written by Sam Watters
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