Choose (Color Me Badd song)

"Choose"
Single by Color Me Badd
from the album Time and Chance
Released	February 3, 1994 (1994-02-03) [1] [2]
Recorded	1993
Genre	R&B pop
Length	4:23
Label	Giant Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Bryan Abrams Mark Calderon DJ Pooh Kevin Thornton Sam Watters James Harris III, Terry Lewis
Producer(s)	James Harris III, Terry Lewis
Color Me Badd singles chronology
"Time and Chance" (1993) "Choose" (1994) "The Bells" (1994)

"Choose" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B group Color Me Badd, released in February 1994, by Giant and Reprise Records, as the second single from their second album, Time and Chance (1993). The song was co-written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. It is about being so in love with someone, to the point that they will do what they don't want to do because of their love, and will do anything for that person, even it means dying for them, despite being heartbroken.^{[ citation needed ]} The song peaked at No. 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on February 19, 1994 (their second consecutive song to peak at the spot) as well as No. 62 on the UK Singles Chart. The group would later admit that they felt the song should have been the lead single from the album and regret not making it such.^{[ citation needed ]}

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "And the swingbeat goes on! The rhythm may be very upfront, but is only there to support the harmony vocals, continuing a long American pop tradition which dates from '50s doo wop." ^[3]

Track listings

• US vinyl, 12, promo" ^{[4] [5]}

A1. "Choose" (Dem Kidz' Extended Radio Mix) – 4:18

A2. "Choose" (Dem Kidz' Street 3!@&) – 4:17

A3. "Choose" (Just The Beat Mix) – 4:17

A4. "Choose" (CMB Cool Mix) – 4:22

B1. "Choose" (Dave's Extended Radio Mix) – 3:51

B2. "Choose" (Dave's Extended Beat Mix) – 6:15

B3. "Choose" (Dem Kidz' Extended Mix Instrumental) – 4:18

B4. "Choose" (Album Version) – 3:51

• US vinyl, 7" ^[6]

A. "Choose" (Radio Edit) – 4:00

B. "Choose" (Album Version) – 4:23

• US CD, single, promo" ^[7]

1. "Choose" (Radio Edit) – 4:00
2. "Choose" (Version #1) – 3:54
3. "Choose" (Version #2) – 3:34
4. "Choose" (Version #3) – 3:54
5. "Choose" (Version #4) – 4:23

• US CD, maxi-single" ^[8]

1. "Choose" – 4:22
2. "Choose" (Dem Kidz' Radio Edit)
3. "Choose" (Dave's Radio Edit)
4. "Choose" (CMB Cool Mix)
5. "Choose" (Dem Kidz' Street #!@&)
6. "Choose" (Dave's Beat Mix Edit)
7. "Choose" (Dave's Guitar Mix Edit)

• US cassette, single, Dol" ^{[9] [10]}

A. "Choose" (Radio Edit) – 4:00

B. "Choose" (Album Version) – 4:23

Personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from Time and Chance album liner notes. ^[11]

• Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements] – Color Me Badd
• Engineer – Steve Hodge
• Instruments [All], Arranged By [Rhythm Arrangements] – Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis*
• Producer – Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis*
• Written-By – Color Me Badd, James Harris III, Terry Lewis

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [12]	56
Canada Retail Singles ( The Record ) [13]	16
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [14]	31
Europe (European Dance Radio) [15]	24
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [16]	33
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [17]	45
UK Singles (OCC) [18]	62
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [19]	36
US Billboard Hot 100 [20]	23
US Top 40/Mainstream ( Billboard ) [21]	5
US Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover ( Billboard ) [22]	24
US Cash Box Top 100 [23]	20

References

1. Choose (United States Cassette Single liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1994. 4-18270.
2. Choose (United States Cassette Single liner notes). Color Me Badd. Reprise Records. 1994. 9 18270-4.
3. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 16. April 16, 1994. p. 8. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
4. Choose (United States 12 Promo Vinyl liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1993. 0-41348.
5. Choose (United States 12 Promo Vinyl liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1993. 9 41348-0.
6. Choose (United States 7 Vinyl liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1993. 7-18270.
7. Choose (United States CD Single Promo liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1993. PRO CD-6773-R.
8. Choose (United States Maxi CD liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1994. 9 41348-2.
9. Choose (United States Cassette Single liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1994. 4-18270.
10. Choose (United States Cassette Single liner notes). Color Me Badd. Reprise Records. 1994. 9 18270-4.
11. Time and Chance (CD, Album Liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1993. 9 24524-2.
12. "Color Me Badd – Choose". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 26th, 2021.
13. "Hits of the World: Canada" (PDF). Billboard . February 19, 1994. p. 46. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
14. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2393." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 26th, 2021.
15. "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 16. April 16, 1994. p. 22. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
16. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 Vikan 10.-16. feb". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). February 10, 1994. p. 20. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
17. "Color Me Badd – Choose". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 26th, 2021.
18. "Color Me Badd: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 26th, 2021.
19. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). March 26, 1994. p. 8. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
20. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard . February 19, 1994. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
21. "Pop Airplay" . Billboard. February 19, 1994. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
22. "Rhythmic Airplay" . Billboard. February 5, 1994. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
23. "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box . Vol. LVII, no. 24. February 26, 1994. p. 12. Retrieved October 14, 2024.