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"Choose"
Single by Color Me Badd
from the album Time and Chance
ReleasedFebruary 3, 1994 (1994-02-03)[1][2]
Recorded1993
Genre
Length4:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Color Me Badd singles chronology
"Time and Chance"
(1993) 		"Choose"
(1994) 		"The Bells"
(1994)

"Choose" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B group Color Me Badd, released in February 1994 by Giant and Reprise as the second single from their second album, Time and Chance (1993). The song is about being so in love with someone, to the point that they will do what they don't want to do because of their love, and will do anything for that person, even it means dying for them, despite being heartbroken.[citation needed]

The song peaked at No. 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on February 19, 1994 (their second consecutive song to peak at the spot). The group would later admit that they felt the song should have been the lead single from the album and regret not making it such.[citation needed]

Track listings

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A1. "Choose" (Dem Kidz' Extended Radio Mix) – 4:18
A2. "Choose" (Dem Kidz' Street 3!@&) – 4:17
A3. "Choose" (Just The Beat Mix) – 4:17
A4. "Choose" (CMB Cool Mix) – 4:22
B1. "Choose" (Dave's Extended Radio Mix) – 3:51
B2. "Choose" (Dave's Extended Beat Mix) – 6:15
B3. "Choose" (Dem Kidz' Extended Mix Instrumental) – 4:18
B4. "Choose" (Album Version) – 3:51
  • US vinyl, 7"[5]
A. "Choose" (Radio Edit) – 4:00
B. "Choose" (Album Version) – 4:23
  • US CD, single, promo"[6]
  1. "Choose" (Radio Edit) – 4:00
  2. "Choose" (Version #1) – 3:54
  3. "Choose" (Version #2) – 3:34
  4. "Choose" (Version #3) – 3:54
  5. "Choose" (Version #4) – 4:23
  • US CD, maxi-single"[7]
  1. "Choose" – 4:22
  2. "Choose" (Dem Kidz' Radio Edit)
  3. "Choose" (Dave's Radio Edit)
  4. "Choose" (CMB Cool Mix)
  5. "Choose" (Dem Kidz' Street #!@&)
  6. "Choose" (Dave's Beat Mix Edit)
  7. "Choose" (Dave's Guitar Mix Edit)
  • US cassette, single, Dol"[8][9]
A. "Choose" (Radio Edit) – 4:00
B. "Choose" (Album Version) – 4:23

Personnel

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Credits and personnel adapted from Time and Chance album liner notes.[10]

  • Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements] – Color Me Badd
  • Engineer – Steve Hodge
  • Instruments [All], Arranged By [Rhythm Arrangements] – Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis*
  • Producer – Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis*
  • Written-By – Color Me Badd, James Harris III, Terry Lewis

Charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 56
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] 31
Europe (European Dance Radio)[13] 24
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 45
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 62
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[16] 36
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 23
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[18] 5
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[19] 18
US Cash Box Top 100[20] 20

References

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  1. ^ Choose (United States Cassette Single liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1994. 4-18270.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Choose (United States Cassette Single liner notes). Color Me Badd. Reprise Records. 1994. 9 18270-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Choose (United States 12 Promo Vinyl liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1993. 0-41348.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Choose (United States 12 Promo Vinyl liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1993. 9 41348-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Choose (United States 7 Vinyl liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1993. 7-18270.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Choose (United States CD Single Promo liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1993. PRO CD-6773-R.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Choose (United States Maxi CD liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1994. 9 41348-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Choose (United States Cassette Single liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1994. 4-18270.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Choose (United States Cassette Single liner notes). Color Me Badd. Reprise Records. 1994. 9 18270-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Time and Chance (CD, Album Liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1993. 9 24524-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "Color Me Badd – Choose". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 26th, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2393." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 26th, 2021.
  13. ^ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 16. April 16, 1994. p. 22. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  14. ^ "Color Me Badd – Choose". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 26th, 2021.
  15. ^ "Color Me Badd: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 26th, 2021.
  16. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). March 26, 1994. p. 8. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  17. ^ "Color Me Badd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26th, 2021.
  18. ^ "Color Me Badd Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14th, 2021.
  19. ^ "Color Me Badd Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26th, 2021.
  20. ^ "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LVII, no. 24. February 26, 1994. p. 12. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
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