Taken for Granted explained

Taken for Granted
Cover:Sia - Taken for Granted (CD cover).png
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Sia
B-Side:Waiting for You
Album:Healing Is Difficult
Genre:Trip hop[1]
Label:Long Lost Brother
Producer:Nigel Corsbie
Next Title:Little Man
Next Year:2000

"Taken for Granted" is a song by Australian singer Sia. Written by Sia and produced by Nigel Corsbie, it was released as Sia's debut single and as the lead single from her second studio album, Healing Is Difficult (2001), in May 2000. It heavily samples from Sergei Prokofiev's Montagues and Capulets. "Taken for Granted" peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and stayed on the chart for five weeks, topping the UK R&B Chart on the week of its debut. In Australia, the song was not released until February 2002, peaking at number 100 on the ARIA Singles Chart the following month.

Release

"Taken for Granted" was released as a CD single in the US on 19 May 2000.[2] It was also made available as a vinyl single.[3] In the UK, "Taken for Granted" was distributed as two CD singles and a cassette single on 22 May 2000.[4] A CD single was not released in Sia's native Australia until 18 February 2002.[5]

Chart performance

In May 2000, "Taken for Granted" debuted at its peak position of number 10 in the United Kingdom, topping the UK R&B Chart in the process. In March 2002, it had some success in Australia, peaking at number 100 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Track listings

UK CD1[6]

  1. "Taken for Granted" (radio edit)
  2. "Taken for Granted" (Desert Eagle Discs mix)
  3. "Taken for Granted" (M.V.P. mix)
  4. "Taken for Granted" (Groove Chronicles mix)

UK CD2[7]

  1. "Taken for Granted" (radio edit)
  2. "Waiting for You" (Restless Soul mix)
  3. "Waiting for You" (Soul Brother mix)

UK 12-inch single[8]

A. "Taken for Granted" (Groove Chronicles vocal)

B. "Taken for Granted" (Groove Chronicles instrumental)UK cassette single[9]

  1. "Taken for Granted"
  2. "Waiting for You"

Australian CD single[10]

  1. "Taken for Granted" (radio edit)
  2. "Waiting for You" (Restless Soul mix)
  3. "Waiting for You" (Soul Brother mix)
  4. "Taken for Granted" (Desert Eagle Discs mix)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Healing Is Difficult – Sia. AllMusic. All Media Network. Jon. O'Brien. ...on the chiming trip-hop of 'Taken for Granted'.... 17 February 2015.
  2. Web site: Amazon.com: Sia: Taken for Granted Pt. 2: Music. Amazon. 4 March 2015.
  3. https://www.amazon.com/Taken-Granted-Sia/dp/B00J4P40DK
  4. New Releases – For Week Starting May 22, 2000: Singles. Music Week. 29. 20 May 2000. 2 August 2021.
  5. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 18th February 2002. ARIA. 25. 18 February 2002. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222432/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue625.pdf. 22 February 2008. 27 April 2021.
  6. Taken for Granted. Sia. 2000. UK CD1 liner notes. Long Lost Brother Records. S002CD1.
  7. Taken for Granted. Sia. 2000. UK CD2 liner notes. Long Lost Brother Records. S002CD2.
  8. Taken for Granted. Sia. 2000. UK 12-inch single vinyl disc. Long Lost Brother Records. S002.
  9. Taken for Granted. Sia. 2000. UK cassette single sleeve. Long Lost Brother Records. S002MC.
  10. Taken for Granted. Sia. 2002. Australian CD single liner notes. Long Lost Brother Records. 672295.2.
  11. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 17. 24. 11. 10 June 2000. 5 March 2020.

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