Change (Lisa Stansfield song)

"Change"
Single by Lisa Stansfield
from the album Real Love
Released 7 October 1991 (1991-10-07)
Format
Recorded 1991
Genre
Length 5:39
Label Arista
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ian Devaney
  • Andy Morris
Lisa Stansfield singles chronology
"You Can't Deny It"
(1990)		 "Change"
(1991)		 "All Woman"
(1991)
Music video
"Change" (EU) on YouTube

"Change" is a song recorded by British singer Lisa Stansfield for her 1991 album, Real Love. It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Devaney and Morris.

The song received favorable reviews from music critics. It was released as the lead single on 7 October 1991. "Change" was remixed by Frankie Knuckles and Driza Bone. Two music videos for the song were released: the European version directed by Steve Lowe and the US version directed by Stefan Würnitzer. "Change" became a hit reaching top ten in several European countries and Canada. In the United States, it peaked at number twenty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs (for two weeks), number twelve on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number thirteen on the Adult Contemporary Singles.

In 2003, "Change" was included on Biography: The Greatest Hits. In 2014, the remixes of "Change" were included on the deluxe 2CD + DVD re-release of Real Love and on People Hold On ... The Remix Anthology (also on The Collection 1989–2003).

Track listings

European/US 7" single / Japanese CD single

  1. "Change" (Single Mix) – 4:18
  2. "A Little More Love" – 4:28

European CD single

  1. "Change" (Single Mix) – 4:18
  2. "Change" (Driza Bone Mix) – 6:11
  3. "A Little More Love" – 4:28

UK CD single

  1. "Change" (Single Mix) – 4:18
  2. "Change" (Driza Bone Mix) – 6:11
  3. "Change" (Knuckles Mix) – 6:29

US CD single

  1. "Change" (Single Mix) – 4:18
  2. "Change" (Classic Radio Mix Edit) – 3:55
  3. "Change" (Ultimate Club Mix) – 7:54
  4. "It's Got to Be Real" – 5:17

European 12" single

  1. "Change" (Driza Bone Mix) – 6:11
  2. "A Little More Love" – 4:28
  3. "Change" (Knuckles Mix) – 6:29

UK 12" single

  1. "Change" (Driza Bone Mix) – 6:11
  2. "Change" (Bone-Idol Mix) – 5:57
  3. "Change" (Knuckles Mix) – 6:29

US 12" single

  1. "Change" (Ultimate Club Mix) – 7:54
  2. "Change" (Misty Dub Mix) – 7:31
  3. "Change" (Driza Bone Dub Mix) – 6:08
  4. "Change" (Single Mix) – 4:18

UK promotional 12" single

  1. "Change" (Metamorphosis Mix) – 7:04

2006 US digital Dance Vault Mixes

  1. "Change" (Ultimate Club Mix) – 7:54
  2. "Change" (Misty Dub Mix) – 7:31
  3. "Change" (Driza Bone Mix) – 6:11
  4. "Change" (Single Mix) – 4:18
  5. "Change" (Knuckles Mix) – 6:29
  6. "Change" (Bone-Idol Mix) – 5:57

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991–92) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 21
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 24
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 6
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 10
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[5] 4
Canada Dance (RPM)[6] 2
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[7] 11
France (SNEP)[8] 30
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 17
Italy (Hit Parade)[11] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 20
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 12
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 27
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[20] 13
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[21] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[22] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (1991) Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 53
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 85
Italy (Hit Parade)[25] 15
Chart (1992) Position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[26] 40
Germany (Official German Charts)[27] 71
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[28] 272
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[29] 35

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Lisa Stansfield – Change". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Lisa Stansfield – Change" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lisa Stansfield – Change" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2042." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2049." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Dance/Urban - Volume 55, No. 5, January 25 1992". RPM. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Lisa Stansfield – Change" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Lisa Stansfield - Change" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Lisa Stansfield". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "HitParadeItalia - Stansfield, Lisa" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 47, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lisa Stansfield – Change" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Lisa Stansfield – Change". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  15. ↑ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  16. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Lisa Stansfield – Change". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Lisa Stansfield – Change". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "Lisa Stansfield: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  19. ↑ "Lisa Stansfield – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Lisa Stansfield. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Lisa Stansfield – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Lisa Stansfield. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  21. ↑ "Lisa Stansfield – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Lisa Stansfield. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "Lisa Stansfield – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Lisa Stansfield. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  23. ↑ "Single Top 100 Over 1991" (PDF). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  24. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten - single 1991". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  25. ↑ "I singoli più venduti del 1991". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  26. ↑ "Adult Contemporary - Volume 56, No. 25, December 19 1992". RPM. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  27. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  28. ↑ "Jaarlijsten 1992" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  29. ↑ "The Year in Music: 1992" (PDF). Billboard. 26 December 1992. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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