While You See a Chance

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"While You See a Chance"
While You See a Chance Steve Winwood.jpg
UK 7-inch vinyl single
Single by Steve Winwood
from the album Arc of a Diver
B-side "Vacant Chair"
Released1 February 1981 [1]
Recorded1980
Genre
Length5:15 (album)
3:55 (single)
Label Island
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood singles chronology
"Time Is Running Out"
(1977)		"While You See a Chance"
(1981)		"Arc of a Diver"
(1981)

"While You See a Chance" is a song performed by Steve Winwood in 1980, [6] written by Winwood and Will Jennings. [7] It was released on his album Arc of a Diver [7] and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1981 [6] and number 68 on the Billboard Top 100 for 1981. [8]

Contents

The song was a bigger hit in Canada, where it peaked at number 3. [9] It reached number 45 in the UK.

The song's well-known introduction primarily features the organ – apparently, the other instrumentation was accidentally erased. [10]

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [11] 8
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [9] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [12] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] 21
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [14] 28
UK Singles (OCC) [15] 45
US Billboard Hot 100 [16] 7
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [17] 17
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [18] 2
US Cash Box Top 100 [19] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1981)Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) [20] 23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [21] 96
US Billboard Hot 100 [22] 68
US Cash Box [23] 72

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