Song · Erasure
“Take a Chance on Me” by Erasure
From the EP Abba‐esque (1992)
“Take a Chance on Me” by Erasure appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations in 1992. It was first released in 1992 on the EP Abba‐esque. Its best result is #23 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #45 alternative song of 1992.
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Erasure's "Take a Chance on Me" comes off Abba-esque, a 1992 EP from the British band, and it's the Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus song that the Swedish group ABBA first put out in 1978. David Bascombe produced and engineered it, and the result is all glossy electronic sparkle and dancefloor bounce, with MC Kinky dropping in a guest vocal that nobody in 1978 could have seen coming. It's camp, joyous and utterly sincere at the same time, a club-ready valentine to the song itself.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 | 107 |
| 1992 | 69 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1992 | 91 |
| 1992 | 46 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1992 | 105 |
| 1992 | 23 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992 | 101 |
Also listed as: Take a Chance On Me.
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