Misled (Celine Dion song)

"Misled" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion for her third English-language studio album, The Colour of My Love (1993). It was released as the second single from The Colour of My Love on 21 March 1994 by Columbia Records. The song was written by Peter Zizzo and Jimmy Bralower and produced by Ric Wake. "Misled" topped the US Dance Club Songs chart and reached number four in Canada. It also peaked at number 15 in the UK and number 23 in the United States.

"Misled"
Single by Celine Dion
from the album The Colour of My Love
Released21 March 1994 (1994-03-21)
Recorded1993
StudioCove City Sound Studios
GenreDance-pop
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ric Wake
Celine Dion singles chronology
"The Power of Love"
(1993)		 "Misled"
(1994)		 "Love Lights the World"
(1994)
Music video
"Misled" on YouTube

Critical reception

Editor Jose F. Promis of AllMusic reviewed the single and rated it 4 out 5 stars. He called the album version "definitive and muscular", the "Groove Edit" a "soulful, more hip-hop-leaning take on the song", the "MK Radio Remix" and the "Richie Jones Club Mix" "two smooth and sleek house remixes" and finally "MK's History Mix" "deeper and housier". He concluded the review calling the single a rarity and "...she is soulful, sassy, exuberant, campy, and almost just plain nasty, and it works, resulting in a long-forgotten, and definitive highlight (and oddity) in the singer's illustrious career".[1] Larry Flick from Billboard stated that Dion "vamps with her rarely displayed, assertive, white-knuckled edge."[2] Cashbox noted the song as "an upbeat, aggressive power dance number" with a "too catchy chorus and left-of-center edginess".[3]

While referring to Dion's "forcefully resonant and multiflavored vocals", Chicago Tribune editor Brad Webber wrote: "On "The Colour of My Love," you've got to dig deep to find them, though, past the crooked roots of a Janet Jackson impersonation ("Misled" and "Think Twice")".[4] Pip Ellwood-Hughes from Entertainment Focus noted that the song "saw Dion take a rare departure into a dance-led sound".[5] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report wrote, "Mention the name Celine Dion and a lot of people are inclined to think of her hit ballads. To be sure, this French-Canadian songstress has had some of the biggest of the decade. But she's just as comfortable picking up the tempo, which she does with ease on this bright and tight Ric Wake production".[6] Another editor called it "powerful".[7] Lennox Herald said in their review, that Dion "gives it her all and manages to inject a certain dramatic punch".[8] Christopher Smith from TalkAboutPopMusic described the song as "groovy" and "full-of-life".[9]

Accolades

"Misled" won the BMI Pop Award for Most Performed Song in the United States.[10]

Commercial performance

In Canada, "Misled" entered the RPM Top Singles chart in March 1994 and peaked at number four two months later. On the RPM Adult Contemporary, it reached number two and stayed in this position for five weeks. On The Record's charts, "Misled" peaked at number seven on Retail Singles and number two on Contemporary Hit Radio. In the United States, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1994 and reached number 23 in June 1994. It became Dion's first song to top the US Dance Club Songs, where it stayed at number one for two weeks. It also reached number 15 on the US Adult Contemporary. In the United Kingdom, "Misled" originally reached number 40 in April 1994. However, after the re-release, it achieved a new peak of number 15 in November 1995. "Misled" entered the Australian chart in May 1994 and reached number 55 the next month. In June 1994, it also debuted on the charts in New Zealand and Germany, where it peaked at numbers 31 and 83, respectively. In 2008, "Misled" was included on the European edition of Dion's greatest hits compilation, My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection.

Music video

The music video was directed by Randee St. Nicholas and released in June 1994. It alternates between scenes of Dion performing in a club, posing in front of a mirror and in a bathtub, and quarreling with a lover. The video was included on Dion's DVD video collection All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video (2001) and on the UK enhanced CD single of "A New Day Has Come".

Live performances

"Misled" was performed by Dion during her 1994-95 The Colour of My Love Tour, her 1995-96 D'eux Tour, her 1996-97 Falling Into You Around the World Tour and during the opening night of Dion's Live 2017 tour in Copenhagen. Live versions of "Misled" can be found on The Colour of My Love Concert DVD (1995), Live à Paris DVD (1996) and Live in Memphis VHS (1998).

Formats and track listings

Charts

Release history
Country Date Format
United Kingdom[32] 11 April 1994
  • CD
  • cassette
  • 7"
United States[32] 17 May 1994
  • CD
  • cassette
  • 12"
  • 7"
United Kingdom[32] 20 November 1995
  • CD
  • cassette

See also

References
  1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/misled-2-mw0000625277
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  3. "Pop Singles: Reviews" (PDF). Cashbox. p. 7. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-02-17/features/9402170340_1_star-celine-dion-colour
  5. Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (3 December 2018). "Celine Dion – The Colour of My Love 25th Anniversary Edition vinyl review". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. Sholin, Dave. "Singles" (PDF). Gavin Report. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  7. "A/C: New Releases" (PDF). Gavin Report. 8 April 1994. p. 30. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  8. "LATEST RELEASES". Lennox Herald. 8 April 1994. page 30. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  9. Smith, Christopher (26 October 2019). "REVIEW: 'THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE' – CELINE DION". TalkAboutPopMusic. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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