Takin' Back My Love
{{short description|2009 single by Enrique Iglesias featuring Ciara}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Takin' Back My Love
| cover = takinbackmylove .JPEG
| alt =
| caption = Cover for the Ciara version
| type = single
| artist = Enrique Iglesias featuring Ciara or Sarah Connor or Tyssem
| album = Greatest Hits
| released = 12 January 2009
| recorded = 2008
| studio =
| genre = Europop
| length = 3:51
| label = Interscope
| writer = * Enrique M. Iglesias
- Frankie Storm
- Nadir Khayat{{cite web |url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=10576815&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID |title=BMI | Repertoire Search |website=repertoire.bmi.com |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715042717/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=10576815&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID |archive-date=15 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}
| producer = RedOne
| chronology = Enrique Iglesias
| prev_title = Away
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Gracias a Ti
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Ciara
| type = single
| prev_title = Go Girl
| prev_year = 2008
| title = Takin' Back My Love
| year = 2009
| next_title = Never Ever
| next_year = 2009
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Sarah Connor
| type = single
| prev_title = I'll Kiss It Away
| prev_year = 2008
| title = Takin' Back My Love
| year = 2009
| next_title = Cold as Ice
| next_year = 2010
}}
}}
"Takin' Back My Love" is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias featuring American singer Ciara. It was released as the second single from his English greatest hits album Greatest Hits (2008).[http://www.enriqueiglesias.com/news/default.aspx/nid/16796 "Enrique Iglesias official website"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014050703/http://www.enriqueiglesias.com/news/default.aspx/nid/16796 |date=14 October 2008 }} Enrique Iglesias. Accessed 26 October 2008. The song was produced by RedOne who was a co-writer of the song alongside Iglesias and Frankie Storm.
The original version of the song features Ciara and was released internationally. A second version which features German singer Sarah Connor in place of Ciara was released in Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Poland and other parts of Central Europe. In France, the song was re-recorded with French R&B Tyssem singing her portion of the song in French and retitled "Takin' Back My Love (Sans l'ombre d'un remord)".[https://web.archive.org/web/20090325025948/http://www.virginmega.fr/musique/titre/enrique-iglesias-takin-back-my-love-sans-l-ombre-d-un-remord--105702153,page1.htm VirginMega.fr] Accessed 3 February 2009.
Release and promotion
Iglesias first performed the song in on the French TV show Star Academy as a duet with one of the contestants, Gaultier. The performance was enthusiastically received by the show's audience and the judges who gave the pair a standing ovation.{{cite web |url=http://staracademy.tf1.fr/video/video-prime/taking-back-my-love-4194037.html |title="Taking back my love" - Vidéos - Star Academy 8 |access-date=2009-03-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307044856/http://staracademy.tf1.fr/video/video-prime/taking-back-my-love-4194037.html |archive-date=7 March 2009 |df=dmy-all }} This performance propelled the Ciara version of the song debut at #3 in France.
Iglesias and Ciara both performed the single for the first time at the 2009 Pro Bowl Half-time Show in Hawaii.
Due to studio commitments, Ciara had to pull out of promotion for the single and Australian singer Gabriella Cilmi was asked to lend her vocals to most of the European promo. They performed the song on the Dutch TV show Life & Cooking, The Paul O'Grady Show, Loose Women and The Alan Titchmarsh Show in the United Kingdom as well as the Meteor Music Awards in Ireland.
Iglesias performed the song with Connor on the German show "Nur die Liebe zählt".
Ciara performed the single alone in London, as a part of her set during the European leg of Britney Spears' worldwide tour The Circus Starring Britney Spears.
Iglesias and Ciara both performed the single for the second time together in London, at the 2009 Capital FM Summertime Ball.[http://concreteloop.com/2009/06/event-pics-ciara-leona-eve-donald-akon-kat-usher-shontelle-chandra-monique Enrique & Ciara Performing in London] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611192849/http://concreteloop.com/2009/06/event-pics-ciara-leona-eve-donald-akon-kat-usher-shontelle-chandra-monique |date=11 June 2009 }}
Critical reception
Digital Spy said that "Takin' Back My Love" finds Iglesias acting out a break-up with 'Goodies' singer Ciara. 'Go ahead just leave, can't hold you, you're free', he wails with typical passion. Not too keen on her impending single status, Ciara replies: 'What did I do but give love to you? I'm just confused as I stand here and look at you.' With its Europoppy beat and suitably dramatic chorus, this manages to pack an emotional punch while also remaining appealingly cheesy".
Billboard gave the song a positive review: "Thanks to a global fan base, Enrique Iglesias' dance duet "Takin' Back My Love" is already a hit on the European Hot 100 and a top 10 in Germany and France. RedOne, best known for his framework on Kat DeLuna's 'Whine Up' and Lady GaGa's two recent No. 1s, lends his party song production talents. Pop star Sarah Connor recorded a version with Iglesias, which has been popular in Europe, but Ciara is better paired with the Latin pop star, with their soft and sensual vocal styles. The synth sounds pinball off one another as Iglesias belts through the choruses and Ciara's panting rounds out the single, which is also riding the Hot Dance Club Play chart".
Music video
The video was shot in Los Angeles on 13 January 2009 and directed by the Norwegian director Ray Kay, who helmed Christina Milian's "Us Against the World" clip, amongst many other videos for R&B music artists.[http://www.rap-up.com/2009/01/13/ciara-shares-love-with-enrique-in-new-video/#comment-183328] Rap-Up. Accessed 13 January 2009. The video was released in February 2009.
The entire music video is shot under blue-screen to give off a radiant but monotone color set. The music video opens up viewing portraits of Iglesias and Ciara, then an ironic switch showing the two arguing and pushing back and forth outside of the house. The two part ways, and the song begins with Iglesias's first verse. He sings as the video randomly shoots back to a scene where Ciara is up against a wall. The chorus enters as Iglesias is shown throwing things off a counter and out of drawers.
The next verse enters Ciara walking in the room apparently angry at Iglesias. As she sings her verse, she proceeds to pick up a jacket that reads "From C, with Love" and heads to the pool and throws the jacket in the water. What ensues shortly after is a back and forth argument involving the two destroying the house, from Iglesias throwing dishes and glasses out of the refrigerator, to Ciara burning songbooks and pouring paint on top of his car. Then, the two briefly meet in the dining room of the house, where they obviously still have feelings for one another. They then kiss and perform sexual dance-like moves against each other. Then, as Ciara comes back to reality and snatches his hand from her, the two immediately go right back to arguing and destroying what is left of the house. As the video closes, the two are seen in a destroyed dining room with lights flickering on and off, approaching each other once again. Iglesias then grabs Ciara, and the video ends with the two kissing and smiling.
A music video for the version featuring Sarah Connor was released in March 2009, it is intercut with scenes from the music video that was made for the version featuring Ciara.
The Connor version shows the same story (including Ciara) but instead of the scenes where Ciara sings in front of a wall, Connor is shown singing and dancing in a room that seems to be in the same house that Iglesias and Ciara are destroying. The video also randomly shoots to a scene where Iglesias confesses his actions to Connor, implying that Connor sings the emotions and thoughts of Ciara. Pictures of Ciara can be seen in the video with Connor.
The Ciara version music video has been viewed over 236 million times on YouTube.
Formats and track listings
;UK digital single (Released: 23 March 2009)
- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Ciara) - 3:51
- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Ciara) (Moto Blanco Radio Mix) - 3:51
- "Takin' Back My Love" (Video) - 3:57
;France CD single (Released: 9 March 2009)
- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Tyssem) (Sans L'Ombre D'Un Remord) - 3:51
- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Ciara) (Main Version) - 3:51
- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Ciara) (Junior Caldera Club Remix) - 5:20
- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Ciara) (Glam As You Club Mix) - 7:59
;German CD single (Released: 23 March 2009)
- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Sarah Connor) (Radio Mix) – 3:50
- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Sarah Connor) (Alternate Mix) – 3:50
- "Takin' Back My Love" (feat. Sarah Connor) (Video) - 3:57
Charts
"Takin' Back My Love" debuted at number three on the French Singles Chart on 17 January 2009, with 3,137 copies sold, being ex aequo with the number-two song.{{cite web |last=Masson |first=Antoine |url=http://www.ozap.com/actu/disques-comedie-musicale-mozart-numero/252490 |title=Disques : la comédie musicale Mozart déjà numéro un |website=Ozap |language=fr |date=21 January 2009 |access-date=25 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123194150/http://www.ozap.com/actu/disques-comedie-musicale-mozart-numero/252490 |archive-date=23 January 2009}}
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Takin' Back My Love" (featuring Ciara) ! scope="col"| Chart (2009) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/9f2wDZn | title=Enrique Iglesias ARIA chart history (singles 2004-2010) , received from ARIA in May 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=7 July 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
|200 |
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| {{single chart|Flanders|7|artist=Enrique Iglesias feat. Ciara|song=Takin' Back My Love|rowheader=true|access-date=21 March 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Wallonia|9|artist=Enrique Iglesias feat. Ciara|song=Takin' Back My Love|rowheader=true|access-date=21 March 2020}} |
| {{single chart|CIS|2|artist=Enrique Iglesias feat. Ciara|song=Takin' Back My Love|songid=15973|rowheader=true|access-date=28 June 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Denmark|8|artist=Enrique Iglesias feat. Ciara|song=Takin' Back My Love|rowheader=true|access-date=21 March 2020}} |
| scope="row"| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cNGE2uvYQdoC&pg=PT45 |title=Hits of the World |magazine=Billboard |volume=121 |issue=14 |date=11 April 2009 |page=46 |issn=0006-2510 |via=Google Books}}
| 3 |
| {{single chart|Finland|9|artist=Enrique Iglesias feat. Ciara|song=Takin' Back My Love|rowheader=true|access-date=21 March 2020}} |
| {{single chart|France|2|artist=Enrique Iglesias feat. Ciara|song=Takin' Back My Love|rowheader=true|access-date=21 March 2020}} |
| scope="row"| Global Dance Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/enrique-iglesias/chart-history/dgl/ |title=Enrique Iglesias Chart History (Global Dance Songs) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=25 December 2023}}
| 17 |
| scope="row"| Greece Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/enrique-iglesias/chart-history/greece-digital-song-sales |title=Enrique Iglesias Chart History (Greece Digital Song Sales) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=17 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819191719/https://www.billboard.com/music/enrique-iglesias/chart-history/greece-digital-song-sales |archive-date=19 August 2019}}
| 6 |
| {{single chart|Hungary|6|year=2009|week=52|rowheader=true|song=Takin' Back My Love}} |
| {{single chart|Ireland3|7|artist=Enrique Iglesias|rowheader=true|access-date=21 March 2020}} |
| scope="row"| Israel (Media Forest){{cite web | title=Airplay Chart – Week 15, 2009 | url=http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/HistoryWeeklyCharts.aspx?year=2009&week=15 |language=he | publisher=Media Forest |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115104050/http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/HistoryWeeklyCharts.aspx?year=2009&week=15 |archive-date=15 January 2013}}
| 1 |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|5|year=2009|week=18|rowheader=true|access-date=25 December 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|7|artist=Enrique Iglesias feat. Ciara|song=Takin' Back My Love|rowheader=true|access-date=25 December 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Romaniaradioairplay|1|year=2009|week=28|song=Takin' Back My Love|artist=Enrique Iglesias featuring Ciara|rowheader=true|access-date=2 July 2018|publishdate=6 July 2009}} |
| scope="row"| Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/weekly/20090501-20090507|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: May 7, 2009|publisher=TopHit|access-date=27 April 2024}}
| 1 |
| {{single chart|Sweden|40|artist=Enrique Iglesias feat. Ciara|song=Takin' Back My Love|rowheader=true|access-date=21 March 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|23|artist=Enrique Iglesias feat. Ciara|song=Takin' Back My Love|rowheader=true|access-date=21 March 2020}} |
| {{single chart|UK|12|date=20090419|rowheader=true|access-date=25 December 2023}} |
| {{single chart|UKrandb|5|date=20090329|rowheader=true|access-date=5 July 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|4|artist=Enrique Iglesias|rowheader=true|access-date=21 March 2020}} |
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Takin' Back My Love" (featuring Sarah Connor) ! scope="col"| Chart (2009) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Austria|19|artist=Enrique Iglesias feat. Sarah Connor|song=Takin' Back My Love|rowheader=true|access-date=21 March 2020}} |
| scope="row"| Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100){{cite web |url=https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/2?weekId=1935 |title=CZ – Radio – Top 100 (11. týden 2009) |language=cs |publisher=IFPI Czech Republic |access-date=25 December 2023}}
| 12 |
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| {{single chart|Germany|9|songid=550424|artist=Enrique Iglesias feat. Sarah Connor|song=Takin' Back My Love|rowheader=true|access-date=21 March 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2009 year-end chart performance for "Takin' Back My Love" (featuring Sarah Connor) ! scope="col"| Chart (2009) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2009|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 2009|language=de|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=21 March 2020}}
| 97 |
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| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2010 year-end chart performance for "Takin' Back My Love" (featuring Ciara) ! scope="col"| Chart (2010) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40){{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2010|title=Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2010|language=hu|publisher=MAHASZ|access-date=9 November 2021}}
| 97 |
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| scope="row"| Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2010|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2010|publisher=TopHit|access-date=30 April 2024|archive-date=28 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428163200/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2010|url-status=live}}
| 163 |
=Decade-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Decade-end chart performance for "Takin' Back My Love" (featuring Ciara) ! scope="col"| Chart (2000–2009) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| CIS Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/global/decade/2000|title=Top Radio Hits Global Decade Chart: 00s|publisher=TopHit|access-date=11 September 2024}}
|81 |
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| scope="row"| Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/decade/2000|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Decade Chart: 00s|publisher=TopHit|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421192151/https://tophit.com/ru/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/decade/2000|archive-date=21 April 2024}}
| 99 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Takin' Back My Love" (featuring Ciara)}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Enrique Iglesias|title=Takin' Back My Love|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2009|relmonth=1|certyear=2009|access-date=25 December 2023|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content/guld-og-platin-i-august|title=Guld og platin i august/september|language=da|publisher=IFPI Danmark|date=8 October 2009|access-date=25 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117070449/http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content%2Fguld-og-platin-i-august|archive-date=17 January 2015}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Enrique Iglesias ft Ciara|title=Takin' Back My Love|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2009|certyear=2013|id=10685-3227-1|date=22 July 2013|access-date=25 December 2023}}
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Enrique Iglesias singles}}
{{Ciara}}
{{Sarah Connor}}
Category:Enrique Iglesias songs
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:Male–female vocal duets
Category:Music videos directed by Ray Kay
Category:Number-one singles in Romania
Category:Sarah Connor (singer) songs
Category:Song recordings produced by RedOne
Category:Songs written by Enrique Iglesias