Taken for Granted

"Taken for Granted"
Single by Sia
from the album Healing Is Difficult
Released 19 May 2000
Format
Genre Trip hop[1]
Length 4:35
Label Long Lost Brother
Writer(s) Sia Furler
Producer(s) Nigel Corsbie
Sia singles chronology
"Taken for Granted"
(2000)
"Little Man"
(2000)

"Taken for Granted" is the debut single by Sia. It was released in 2000 and in June of that year, debuted at number 10 on the UK Singles Charts. It stayed on the charts for a total of five weeks. It is the first single of Sia's second studio album, Healing Is Difficult. It was written by Sia and produced by Nigel Corsbie and heavily samples from Sergei Prokofiev's 'Montagues and Capulets'

Sia performed the song on Top of the Pops.

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 a CD on 22 May 2000.[4] The Pt. 2 version was also released the same day.[5]

Chart performance

In June 2000, it was a hit, debuting at its peak position of #10 in the United Kingdom.[6] In March 2002, it had some success in Sia's home country, Australia, it peaked at #100 on the ARIA Top 100 Singles Charts.[7]

The song reached #7 on ARIA's HitSeekers Singles Chart.

Track list

  1. Taken for Granted (Radio Edit) – 3:37
  2. Taken for Granted (Desert Eagle Discs Mix) – 4:19
  3. Taken for Granted (M.V.P. Mix) – 4:57
  4. Taken for Granted (Groove Chronicles Mix) – 5:20
12-inch single[8]
  1. "Taken for Granted (Restless Soul Mix)"
  2. "Taken for Granted (Soul Brother Mix)"

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[9] 10

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[10] 100

References

  1. O'Brien, Jon. "Healing Is Difficult – Sia". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 17 February 2015. ...on the chiming trip-hop of 'Taken for Granted'...
  2. "Amazon.com: Sia: Taken for Granted Pt. 2: Music". Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  3. http://www.amazon.com/Taken-Granted-Sia/dp/B00J4P40DK
  4. "Taken For Granted [CD 1] by Sia: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  5. "Taken for Granted [CD 2] by Sia: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 - 28 May 2000". Official Charts. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  7. Authentic Entertainment. "Chartifacts - Tuesday 10th June 2014 - ARIA Music News". Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  8. "Taken For Granted by Sia". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  9. "Sia | Artist". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  10. "The ARIA Report – Issue 628" (PDF). Pandora Archive. Australian Recording Industry Association (628): 4. 11 March 2002. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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