"Chances" is the title of a song written by Greg Wattenberg and John Ondrasik, and recorded by Ondrasik under his stage name Five for Fighting

Five for Fighting

Five for Fighting is the stage name of American singer-songwriter John Ondrasik. He is best known for his piano-based rock, such as the Top 40 songs "Superman " , "100 Years" , and "The Riddle" .-Early years:...

. The song was released on July 21, 2009 as the first single from the band's 2009 album, Slice

Slice (Five for Fighting album)

Slice is the fifth studio album by Five for Fighting, the stage name of American singer-songwriter John Ondrasik, released on October 13, 2009 by Aware Records and Wind-Up Records, his first album with WU...

. The song was the band's fourth single to chart on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Hot 100

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The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

. "Chances" is the second track of the official Superleague Formula

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 soundtrack A Beautiful Race: The Superleague Formula album

Superleague Formula

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which was re-released from Sony Music Entertainment Philippines on April 4, 2010. It was also featured on the credits of the film The Blind Side

The Blind Side (film)

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, The end montage of scenes in The Vampire Diaries

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 Season 1, Episode 10 (The Turning Point) and in the promos for Shawn Michaels's

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 WWE Hall Of Fame

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 induction in 2011.

Music video

A music video was shot for the song, which was directed by Steven Drypolcher. The music video shows the story of two teenagers falling in love.

Chart performance

"Chances" debuted at No. 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart week of October 21, 2009. The next week, the song fell off the chart completely and failed to reenter the Hot 100. The song was released to adult radio formats in 2009, reaching the top 10 on Billboard's adult contemporary chart after spending 24 weeks on the chart.

Charts

Chart (2009/2010)	Peak position
US Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	83
US Adult Contemporary	8
US Adult Top 40 Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks Adult Top 40 is a variation on the United States Billboard charts...	14

Release history

Country	Date
United States	July 21, 2009