Chains (Tina Arena song)

"Chains"
Single by Tina Arena
from the album Don't Ask
B-side"Standing Up"
Released29 August 1994 (1994-08-29)
RecordedLos Angeles
Genre
Length4:22 (album version) 4:02 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Tina Arena
  • Pam Reswick
  • Steve Werfel
Producer(s)David Tyson
Tina Arena singles chronology
"Woman's Work"
(1991)
"Chains"
(1994)
"Sorrento Moon (I Remember)"
(1995)
Music video
"Chains" on YouTube

"Chains" is a song by Australian singer Tina Arena from her third studio album, Don't Ask (1994). It was composed by Arena, Pam Reswick and Steve Werfel and produced by David Tyson. "Chains" peaked at number four on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart, reached number six in the United Kingdom, and charted well throughout Europe, earning her numerous awards in the process. The power ballad[2] became her biggest hit in North America, peaking at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. The track was re-released featuring Jessica Mauboy and the Veronicas following a rendition of the track at the 2015 ARIA Awards where Arena was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference arh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The 21 best power ballads". The Daily Telegraph.
  3. ^ "Tina Arena, The Veronicas, Jessica Mauboy in Chains". auspop.com.au. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.