Takin' Back My Love
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"Takin' Back My Love" is a song by singers Enrique Iglesias
and Ciara. It is the second single from his English greatest hits album Greatest Hits
. The song was produced by RedOne
who was a co-writer of the song alongside Iglesias and Frankie Storm.
The original version of the song features R&B
singer Ciara and is being released internationally. A second version which features pop
singer Sarah Connor in place of Ciara was released in Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Russia, Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic. In France, the song was re-recorded with the French R&B singer Tyssem
singing her portion of the song in French and re-titled "Takin' Back My Love (Sans l'ombre d'un remord)".
Enrique and Ciara both performed the single for the first time at the 2009 Pro Bowl
Half-time Show in Hawaii
.
Due to studio commitments Ciara had to pull out of promotion for the single and Australian singer Gabriella Cilmi
was asked to lend her vocals to most of the European promo. So far they have performed the song on Dutch TV show "Life & Cooking", the Paul O'Grady Show, Loose Women
and The Alan Titchmarsh Show
in the UK as well as the Meteor Music Awards
in Ireland.
Iglesias has performed the song with Sarah Connor on the German show "Nur Die Liebe Zaehlt".
Ciara performed the single alone in London, as a part of her set during the European leg of Britney Spears
' worldwide tour The Circus Starring Britney Spears.
Enrique and Ciara both performed the single for the second time together in London, at the 2009 Capital FM Summertime Ball.
said that "Takin' Back My Love" finds Iglesias acting out a break-up with "Goodies" singer Ciara. "Go ahead just leave, can't hold you, you're free", he wails with typical passion. Not too keen on her impending single status, Ciara replies: "What did I do but give love to you? I'm just confused as I stand here and look at you." With its Europoppy beat and suitably dramatic chorus, this manages to pack an emotional punch while also remaining appealingly cheesy".
Billboard
gave the song a positive review: "Thanks to a global fan base, Enrique Iglesias' dance duet "Takin' Back My Love" is already a hit on the European Hot 100 and a top 10 in Germany and France. RedOne, best known for his framework on Kat DeLuna's "Whine Up" and Lady GaGa's two recent No. 1s, lends his party song production talents. Pop star Sarah Connor recorded a version with Iglesias, which has been popular in Europe, but Ciara is better paired with the Latin pop star, with their soft and sensual vocal styles. The synth sounds pinball off one another as Iglesias belts through the choruses and Ciara's panting rounds out the single, which is also riding the Hot Dance Club Play chart".
director Ray Kay, who helmed Christina Milian
's "Us Against the World" clip, amongst many other videos for R&B music artists. The video was released in February 2009.
The entire music video is shot under blue-screen to give off a radiant but monotone color set. The music video opens up viewing portraits of Enrique and Ciara, then an ironic switch showing the two arguing and pushing back and forth outside of the house. The two part ways, and the song begins with Enrique's first verse. He sings as the video randomly shoots back to a scene where Ciara is up against a wall. The chorus enters as Enrique is shown throwing things off a counter and out of drawers.
The next verse enters Ciara walking in the room apparently angry at Enrique. As she sings her verse, she proceeds to pick up a jacket that reads "From C, with Love" and heads to the pool and throws the jacket in the water. What ensues shortly after is a back and forth argument involving the two destroying the house, from Enrique throwing dishes and glasses out of the refrigerator, to Ciara burning songbooks and pouring paint on top of his car. Then, two briefly meet in the dining room of the house, where they obviously still have feelings for one another. They then kiss and perform sexual dance-like moves against each other. Then, as Ciara comes back to reality and snatches his hand off of her, the two immediately go right back to arguing and destroying what's left of the house. As the video closes, the two are seen in a destroyed dining room with lights flickering on and off, approaching each other once again. Enrique then grabs Ciara, and the video ends with the two kissing and smiling.
A music video for the version featuring Sarah Connor was released in March 2009, it is intercut with scenes from the music video that was made for the version featuring Ciara.
The Sarah Connor version shows the same story (including Ciara) but instead of the scenes where Ciara sings in front of a wall, Sarah Connor is shown singing and dancing in a room that seems to be in the same house that Enrique and Ciara are destroying.
The video also randomly shoots to a scene where Enrique confesses his actions to Sarah, implying that Sarah sings the emotions and thoughts of Ciara. As you must notice there are pictures of Ciara in the video with Sarah.
The Ciara version music video has been viewed over 40 million times on YouTube.
France CD Single (Released: March 9, 2009)
German CD Single (Released: March 23, 2009)
In the United Kingdom the song debuted at #88. Since then it has so far peaked at #12. In Ireland, the song managed a peak of #7. The single went gold in Russia with 100,000 copies sold.
1 Version featuring Sarah Connor
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
and Ciara. It is the second single from his English greatest hits album Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (Enrique Iglesias album)
-Special edition :# "Bailamos" – 3:31# "Rhythm Divine" – 3:30# "Hero" – 4:23# "Escape" – 3:32# "Love to See You Cry" – 3:52# "Addicted" – 4:42...
. The song was produced by RedOne
RedOne
Nadir Khayat , known by the stage name RedOne, is a Moroccan producer and songwriter. Renowned for co-producing hit singles such as "Just Dance", "Poker Face", "LoveGame", "Bad Romance", "Alejandro" and "Judas", he is attributed by some as the key to Lady Gaga's success...
who was a co-writer of the song alongside Iglesias and Frankie Storm.
The original version of the song features R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
singer Ciara and is being released internationally. A second version which features pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Sarah Connor in place of Ciara was released in Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Russia, Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic. In France, the song was re-recorded with the French R&B singer Tyssem
Tyssem
Tyssem is a 26-year-old Pop-Hip hop French singer/songwriter. She was born in Paris in 1984, and grew up in the south of France, around Toulouse. She later moved back to Paris to pursue her musical career.-Biography:...
singing her portion of the song in French and re-titled "Takin' Back My Love (Sans l'ombre d'un remord)".
Release and promotion
Iglesias first performed the song in on the French TV show Star Academy as a duet with one of the contestants, Gaultier. The performance was enthusiastically received by the show's audience and the judges who gave the pair a standing ovation. This performance propelled the Ciara version of the song debut at #3 in France.Enrique and Ciara both performed the single for the first time at the 2009 Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
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Half-time Show in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
.
Due to studio commitments Ciara had to pull out of promotion for the single and Australian singer Gabriella Cilmi
Gabriella Cilmi
Gabriella Lucia Cilmi is an Australian singer-songwriter. In 2008, Cilmi was awarded six ARIA awards including Single of the Year and Best Female Artist....
was asked to lend her vocals to most of the European promo. So far they have performed the song on Dutch TV show "Life & Cooking", the Paul O'Grady Show, Loose Women
Loose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
and The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime TV chat show broadcast between 3 and 4pm weekdays on the ITV Network.-Format:The programme made its debut on ITV in 2007. It focused on the theme of "The Best of British" focusing on food, entertainment and celebrities in a mid-afternoon slot...
in the UK as well as the Meteor Music Awards
Meteor Music Awards
The Meteor Ireland Music Awards are a group of music awards in Ireland...
in Ireland.
Iglesias has performed the song with Sarah Connor on the German show "Nur Die Liebe Zaehlt".
Ciara performed the single alone in London, as a part of her set during the European leg of Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
' worldwide tour The Circus Starring Britney Spears.
Enrique and Ciara both performed the single for the second time together in London, at the 2009 Capital FM Summertime Ball.
Critical reception
Digital SpyDigital Spy
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said that "Takin' Back My Love" finds Iglesias acting out a break-up with "Goodies" singer Ciara. "Go ahead just leave, can't hold you, you're free", he wails with typical passion. Not too keen on her impending single status, Ciara replies: "What did I do but give love to you? I'm just confused as I stand here and look at you." With its Europoppy beat and suitably dramatic chorus, this manages to pack an emotional punch while also remaining appealingly cheesy".
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...
gave the song a positive review: "Thanks to a global fan base, Enrique Iglesias' dance duet "Takin' Back My Love" is already a hit on the European Hot 100 and a top 10 in Germany and France. RedOne, best known for his framework on Kat DeLuna's "Whine Up" and Lady GaGa's two recent No. 1s, lends his party song production talents. Pop star Sarah Connor recorded a version with Iglesias, which has been popular in Europe, but Ciara is better paired with the Latin pop star, with their soft and sensual vocal styles. The synth sounds pinball off one another as Iglesias belts through the choruses and Ciara's panting rounds out the single, which is also riding the Hot Dance Club Play chart".
Music video
The video was shot in Los Angeles on January 13, 2009 and directed by the NorwegianNorway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
director Ray Kay, who helmed Christina Milian
Christina Milian
Christine Flores , better known by her stage name Christina Milian , is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model....
's "Us Against the World" clip, amongst many other videos for R&B music artists. The video was released in February 2009.
The entire music video is shot under blue-screen to give off a radiant but monotone color set. The music video opens up viewing portraits of Enrique and Ciara, then an ironic switch showing the two arguing and pushing back and forth outside of the house. The two part ways, and the song begins with Enrique's first verse. He sings as the video randomly shoots back to a scene where Ciara is up against a wall. The chorus enters as Enrique is shown throwing things off a counter and out of drawers.
The next verse enters Ciara walking in the room apparently angry at Enrique. As she sings her verse, she proceeds to pick up a jacket that reads "From C, with Love" and heads to the pool and throws the jacket in the water. What ensues shortly after is a back and forth argument involving the two destroying the house, from Enrique throwing dishes and glasses out of the refrigerator, to Ciara burning songbooks and pouring paint on top of his car. Then, two briefly meet in the dining room of the house, where they obviously still have feelings for one another. They then kiss and perform sexual dance-like moves against each other. Then, as Ciara comes back to reality and snatches his hand off of her, the two immediately go right back to arguing and destroying what's left of the house. As the video closes, the two are seen in a destroyed dining room with lights flickering on and off, approaching each other once again. Enrique then grabs Ciara, and the video ends with the two kissing and smiling.
A music video for the version featuring Sarah Connor was released in March 2009, it is intercut with scenes from the music video that was made for the version featuring Ciara.
The Sarah Connor version shows the same story (including Ciara) but instead of the scenes where Ciara sings in front of a wall, Sarah Connor is shown singing and dancing in a room that seems to be in the same house that Enrique and Ciara are destroying.
The video also randomly shoots to a scene where Enrique confesses his actions to Sarah, implying that Sarah sings the emotions and thoughts of Ciara. As you must notice there are pictures of Ciara in the video with Sarah.
The Ciara version music video has been viewed over 40 million times on YouTube.
Formats and track listings
UK Digital Single (Released: March 23, 2009)- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Ciara) - 3:51
- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Ciara) (Moto Blanco Radio Mix) - 3:51
- "Takin' Back My Love" (Video) - 3:57
France CD Single (Released: March 9, 2009)
- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. TyssemTyssemTyssem is a 26-year-old Pop-Hip hop French singer/songwriter. She was born in Paris in 1984, and grew up in the south of France, around Toulouse. She later moved back to Paris to pursue her musical career.-Biography:...
) (Sans L'Ombre D'Un Remord) - 3:51 - "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Ciara) (Main Version) - 3:51
- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Ciara) (Junior Caldera Club Remix) - 5:20
- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Ciara) (Glam As You Club Mix) - 7:59
German CD Single (Released: March 23, 2009)
- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Sarah Connor) (Radio Mix) – 3:50
- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Sarah Connor) (Alternate Mix) – 3:50
- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Sarah Connor) (Video) - 3:57
Chart performance
"Takin' Back My Love" became an international hit debuting at #3 on French Singles Chart on January 17, 2009, with 3,137 copies sold, being ex aequo with the number two. The single debuted at #14 on the Eurochart Hot 100 chart after its first week of release where it peaked for two weeks and then jumped 10 spots to #4.In the United Kingdom the song debuted at #88. Since then it has so far peaked at #12. In Ireland, the song managed a peak of #7. The single went gold in Russia with 100,000 copies sold.
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... 1 |
19 |
| Belgium Singles Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... (Flanders) |
7 |
| Belgium Singles Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... (Wallonia) |
9 |
| Danish Singles Chart Tracklisten Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl... |
8 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
5 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 3 |
| Finnish Singles Chart Mitä hittiä The Official Finnish Charts is a national record chart in Finland composed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.The singles chart was started in January 1991 as Radiomafian lista and was broadcast on the radio station Radiomafia of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. This chart is based on a... |
9 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
2 |
| German Singles Chart1 | 9 |
| Greek Singles Chart | 6 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
7 |
| Romanian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
40 |
| Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
23 |
| Turkey Top 20 Chart Türkiye Top 20 The Turkey Top 20 is a music singles chart in Turkey. It has been compiled by Billboard Türkiye since November 2006. The charts were announced from the web site weekly, and monthly from the "Billboard Türkiye" magazine. Since September 2009, the charts are only announced monthly from the published... |
5 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
12 |
| UK R&B Chart UK R&B Chart The Official UK R&B Chart is a forty-position R&B/Hip-Hop chart compiled by The Official UK Charts Company. Although the chart does not receive any airplay, its compilation is viewed on BBC Radio 1's website and publications such as ChartsPlus and Music Week... |
5 |
| U.S. 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 Dance Club Songs |
4 |
1 Version featuring Sarah Connor
End-of-year charts
| Chart (2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 43 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 35 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 13 |
| French Singles Chart | 5 |
| Hungarian Singles Chart | 17 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
88 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 39 |