| "While You See a Chance" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK 7-inch vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Steve Winwood | ||||
| from the album Arc of a Diver | ||||
| B-side | "Vacant Chair" | |||
| Released | 1 February 1981[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:15 (album) 3:55 (single) | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Steve Winwood | |||
| Steve Winwood singles chronology | ||||
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"While You See a Chance" is a song performed by Steve Winwood in 1980,[4] written by Winwood and Will Jennings.[5] It was released on his album Arc of a Diver[5] and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1981[4] and number 68 on the Billboard Top 100 for 1981.[6]
The song was a bigger hit in Canada, where it peaked at number 3.[7] It reached number 45 in the UK.
The song's well-known introduction primarily features the organ – apparently, the other instrumentation was accidentally erased.[8] Winwood plays all the instruments.[9]
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- ^ Evans, Paul (2004). "Steve Winwood". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 882–883. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Tomlin, Edward (March 23, 2023). "10 Best Steve Winwood Songs of All Time - Singersroom.com".
- ^ a b "Steve Winwood". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014.
- ^ a b Palmer, Robert (21 January 1981). "Arc of a Diver, Steve Winwood". New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1981/Top 100 Songs of 1981". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 16 May 1981. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Steve Winwood – things you didn't know". Ultimate Classic Rock. 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Arc of a Diver by Steve Winwood – Classic Rock Review". 27 December 2020.