Million to One

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"Million to One"
Promotional single by Camila Cabello
from the album Cinderella
ReleasedJuly 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)
Genre
Length3:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Camila Cabello promotional singles chronology
"Real Friends"
(2017)
"Million to One"
(2021)
"It Takes Two"
(2023)
Music video
"Million to One" on YouTube

"Million to One" is a song by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello from the 2021 soundtrack Cinderella . The song was written by Cabello, Scott Harris and produced by the latter. It was released on July 21, 2021, through Epic Records, as the first promotional single from the soundtrack.

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Background and promotion

In April 2019 it was announced that Camila Cabello was working on the soundtrack for the film Cinderella . [1] In October 2020, Idina Menzel confirmed that "[she and Camila] both have original songs as well." [2] In June 2021, a snippet of the song was featured in the teaser trailer of the film, when the music director of the film Keith Harrison teased the title of the song. [3] On July 28, 2021 a demo version of the song which was recorded in 2019 was leaked on the internet. [4] On August 27, 2021, a snippet of the pop remix was released on TikTok. [5] The pop remix was officially released on September 3, 2021, along with the deluxe edition of the soundtrack. [6]

Music video

The music video for the original song, directed by Kay Cannon, premiered on August 31, 2021, on Cinderella 's official Vevo channel. [7]

Track listings

Digital download [8]
No.TitleLength
1."Million to One"3:24
Digital download – Pop remix [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Million to One" (Remix)3:23

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [8]

Charts

Chart performance for "Million to One"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9] 32
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [10] 48
UK Sales (Official Charts Company) [11] 50

Reprises

"Million to One (Reprise)"
Song by Camila Cabello
from the album Cinderella
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2021 (2021-09-03)
Length1:15
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
"Million to One / Could Have Been Me (Reprise)"
Song by Camila Cabello and Nicholas Galitzine
from the album Cinderella
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2021 (2021-09-03)
Length3:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Million to One (Reprise)" and "Million to One / Could Have Been Me (Reprise)" are the reprises of the song "Million to One" from Cinderella . The first reprise like the original is sung by Camila Cabello but the second reprise is a mashup containing Cinderella co-star Nicholas Galitzine singing "Could Have Been Me" by the Struts.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [12]

Release history

Release dates, formats, and versions of "Million to One”
RegionDateFormatLabelVersion(s)Ref.
VariousJuly 21, 2021
Original [8]
September 3, 2021Reprises [13]
Pop remix [5]

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