Bounce (Sarah Connor song) explained

Bounce
Cover:	Bounceuk.jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Sarah Connor
Album:	Unbelievable
Length:	4:12 (album version) 3:43 (US radio version)
Label:	X-Cell Epic
Producer:	Bülent Aris
Prev Title:	He's Unbelievable
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Music Is the Key
Next Year:	2004

"Bounce" is a song by German recording artist Sarah Connor, taken from her second studio album, Unbelievable (2002). Written by Bülent Aris, Toni Cottura, and Anthony Freeman, with production helmed by the former, the song samples Mary J. Blige's 2001 song "Family Affair", while featuring guest vocals by Wyclef Jean. "Bounce" was originally released as the album's fourth and final single in Central Europe on 21 July 2003, amid Connor's first pregnancy. It reached the top 20 in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.

Chart performance

"Bounce" was released by X-Cell Records on 21 July 2003 as the fourth and final single from Connor's second album debut album Unbelievable (2002). It initially debuted at number 16 on the German Singles Chart in the week of 4 August 2003, before rising to number twelve, its peak position, in the following week. The song would spend 12 weeks inside the top 100 of the chart. GfK ranked it 68th on its 2003 year-end singles chart. Elsewhere in German-speaking Europe, "Bounce" reached number 20 in Austria and number 14 in Switzerland, where it charted significantly higher than previous single "He's Unbelievable" (2003).

In the United States, radio programmers at 106.9 K-HITS in Tulsa, Oklahoma, received an import copy of the "Bounce"s physical single and gave it airplay, which cued Epic Records to promote the song nationwide.^[1] The song subsequently reached number 11 on the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart and number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100, scoring Connor her first and only US entry to date. "Bounce" was also released in Australia and the United Kingdom, where it reached number 14, Connor's sole entry on both countries' charts. It further reached number 23 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Music video

A music video for "Bounce," featuring both Connor and Anthony Freeman, was directed by Daniel Lwowski and filmed in Berlin-Pankow in Mai 2003.^[2]

Track listings

2003 release

German maxi-CD single^[3]

1. "Bounce" (Kayrob radio mix) – 3:13
2. "Bounce" (Jiggy Joint radio remix) – 3:39
3. "Bounce" (original version) – 4:12
4. "Bounce" (Kayrob vs. Goldkind remix) – 3:44
5. "Bounce" (Jiggy Joint club remix) – 3:56
6. "Bounce" (video clip) – 3:12

German mini-CD single and European CD1^{[4] [5]}

1. "Bounce" (Kayrob radio mix) – 3:13
2. "Bounce" (Jiggy Joint radio remix) – 3:39

European CD2^[6]

1. "Bounce" (French radio edit) – 3:44
2. "Bounce" (album version) – 4:12

2004 release

European CD1^[7]

1. "Bounce" (US radio version) – 3:43
2. "Bounce" (Kayrob radio mix) – 3:13

European CD2^[8]

1. "Bounce" (US radio version) – 3:43
2. "Bounce" (Jiggy Joint club remix) – 3:56
3. "Bounce" (Kayrob radio mix) – 3:13
4. "Where Did U Sleep Last Nite?" (single edit) – 4:10
5. "Bounce" (video—US edit) – 3:11

UK CD single^[9]

1. "Bounce" (US radio version) – 3:43
2. "Bounce" (Cool & Dre urban remix) – 3:21

US and Canadian CD single^[10]

1. "Bounce" (radio version) – 3:43
2. "Where Did U Sleep Last Nite?" (single edit) – 4:10

Australian CD single^[11]

1. "Bounce" (Kayrob radio mix) – 3:13
2. "Bounce" (Jiggy Joint radio remix) – 3:39
3. "Bounce" – 4:11
4. "Bounce" (Kayrob vs. Goldkind Remix) – 3:44
5. "Bounce" (Jiggy Joint club remix) – 3:56

Charts

Year-end charts

2003 year-end chart performance for "Bounce"!Chart (2003)!Position

Germany (Official German Charts)^[13]	68

2004 year-end chart performance for "Bounce"!Chart (2004)!Position

Australia (ARIA)^[14]	84
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[15]	69

Release history

Region!scope="col"

Date	Format(s)	Label
Germany	21 July 2003		X-Cell
United States	19 January 2004		Epic	^[16]
Australia	26 April 2004	CD single
United States	4 May 2004
United Kingdom	24 May 2004			^[17]

Notes and References

1. [{{Google books|3A8EAAAAMBAJ|pg=PA36|plainurl=yes}} Billboard Picks: Singles]. Taylor. Chuck. Chuck Taylor (music journalist). Paoletta. Michael. Billboard. 116. 10. 36. 6 March 2004. 16 June 2022.
2. Web site: Sarah Connor – Bounce. crew-united.com. 3 June 2024.
3. Bounce. Sarah Connor. 2003. German maxi-CD single liner notes. X-Cell Records. XCL 673885 2.
4. Bounce. Sarah Connor. 2003. German mini-CD single liner notes. X-Cell Records. XCL 673885 3.
5. Bounce. Sarah Connor. 2003. European CD1 liner notes. Epic Records. EPC 673885 0.
6. Bounce. Sarah Connor. 2003. European CD2 liner notes. Epic Records. EPC 673885 1.
7. Bounce. Sarah Connor. 2004. European CD1 liner notes. Epic Records. EPC 674894 1.
8. Bounce. Sarah Connor. 2004. European CD2 liner notes. Epic Records. EPC 674094 2.
9. Bounce. Sarah Connor. 2004. UK CD single liner notes. Epic Records. 674900 1.
10. Bounce. Sarah Connor. 2004. US & Canadian CD single liner notes. Epic Records. 34K 76817.
11. Bounce. Sarah Connor. 2004. Australian CD single liner notes. Epic Records. 674831.2.
12. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 5, saptamina 2.02 – 8.02, 2004. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050220191354/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10104.html. 20 February 2005. 14 May 2020.
13. Web site: Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2003. GfK Entertainment. de. 22 November 2015.
14. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2004. Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 January 2020.
15. 2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs. Billboard Radio Monitor. 12. 51. 22. 17 December 2004.
16. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1538. 24. 16 January 2004. 14 January 2021.
17. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 31. 22 May 2004.