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"Chain Reaction" is a song by American singer Diana Ross, released on November 12, 1985 by RCA and Capitol, as the second single from her sixteenth studio album, Eaten Alive (1985). The song was written by the Bee Gees and contains additional vocals from Barry Gibb. Sonically, "Chain Reaction" is an R&B and dance-pop song.
Gold: Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album released by British pop group Steps.It was released in 2001 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.The lead single from the album was "Chain Reaction", a cover of the Diana Ross hit; the Steps' version reached number 2 in the UK Singles chart and was the group's highest selling single since "Say You'll Be Mine/Better The Devil You Know".
Steps covered "A House Is Not a Home" and "One Less Bell to Answer" co-written by Hal David. Pete Waterman has co-written many of the songs recorded by Steps. Mark Mueller co-wrote "Buzz" and "Wouldn't Hurt So Bad". Steps covered two songs written by the Bee Gees: "Chain Reaction" and "Tragedy". Diana Ross originally performed "Chain Reaction".
As the Box Tops, they entered the studio under the guidance of producer Dan Penn to record Wayne Carson Thompson's song "The Letter".Though under two minutes in length, the record was an international hit by September 1967, reaching the Hot 100's number-one position for four weeks, selling over four million copies, earning a gold disc, and receiving two Grammy Award nominations. [2]
In May 2022, the raw footage from the "You'll Be Sorry" video shoot was released on Steps' official YouTube channel showing the footage of the competition winners officially for the first time in 21 years. Co-director Marek Losey explained in an interview on the same channel that the footage was ultimately not included due to time pressure.
Rolling Stone magazine included the Box Tops original at number 372 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", [1] and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame added it to the list of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll". [2] In 2011, the single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. [3]
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"5,6,7,8" peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart (one of Steps' lowest chart positions) but has become the third-best-selling single of their career in the United Kingdom, selling 365,000 copies and receiving 3,440,000 streams as of March 2017. "5,6,7,8" peaked at number-one in Australia and reached the top five in Belgium and New Zealand.