Misled (Celine Dion song)

"Misled"
Single by Celine Dion
from the album The Colour of My Love
Released	March 1994
Format	CD single, cassette single, vinyl single
Recorded	1993 Cove City Sound Studios
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	3:30
Label	Columbia, Epic
Writer(s)	Peter Zizzo, Jimmy Bralower
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

"Misled" is the third single from Celine Dion's album The Colour of My Love. It was released in March 1994.^[1]

The song was remixed by: Marc Kinchen (MK), Richie Jones, Shedrick Guy (The Groove) and Eric Miller (E-smoove).

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).

The music video was directed by Randee St. Nicholas (1994), and 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." 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.

"Misled" topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States for 2 weeks. It was Dion's first number 1 on that chart, until 14 years after, when remixes of "Taking Chances" reached the same position, becoming Dion's second number 1 single on this chart. "Misled" reached top 10 in Canada (number 4), and top 40 in the United Kingdom (number 15), United States (number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100), and New Zealand (number 31). "Misled" reached number 40 in April 1994 in the United Kingdom and later in November 1995 it was re-released and peaked at number 15.

"Misled" won the BMI Pop Award for Most Performed Song in the United States.^[2]

The song was included later on the European edition of My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection in 2008.

Critical reception

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")."^[3] Editor Jose F. Promis of AllMusic reviewed the single and rated it 4 out 5 stars. He called the album version "definitive and muscular," "Groove Edit" a "soulful, more hip-hop-leaning take on the song," "MK Radio Remix" and the "Richie Jones Club Mix," a "two smooth and sleek house remixes" and finally "MK's History Mix" which is "deeper and housier." He concluded the review calling this 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."^[4]

Formats and track listings

Worldwide CD single "Misled" – 3:30 "Real Emotion" – 4:26 Australian CD maxi single "Misled" – 3:30 "Real Emotion" – 4:26 "Misled" (The Serious mix) – 7:28 "Misled" (Hub dub) – 6:13 European/UK CD maxi single "Misled" – 3:30 "Love Can Move Mountains" (Daniel Abraham's 7" edit) – 4:04 "Real Emotion" – 4:26 "Misled" (Richie Jones club mix) – 7:22 European/UK CD maxi single #2 "Misled" – 3:30 "Misled" (MK mix) – 6:44 "Misled" (MK dub) – 8:56 "Misled" (MK lead mix) – 6:44 Japanese CD maxi single "Misled" – 3:30 "Real Emotion" – 4:26 "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" – 4:33

U.S. CD maxi single "Misled" – 3:30 "Misled" (The Groove edit) – 4:43 "Misled" (MK radio remix edit) – 3:49 "Misled" (Richie Jones club mix) – 7:22 "Misled" (The Groove mix) – 5:52 "Misled" (MK history mix) – 6:41 1995 UK CD single "Misled" – 3:30 "Je sais pas" – 4:33 1995 UK CD maxi single (re-released 20 November 1995) "Misled" – 3:30 "Je sais pas" – 4:33 "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" (live) – 4:52 "The Power of Love" (live) – 4:41 1995 UK CD maxi single #2 (re-released 20 November 1995) "Misled" – 3:30 "Misled" (E-smooves Mission 7") – 4:07 "Misled" (E-smooves mission 12") – 8:37 "Misled" (E-smooves mission Dub) – 9:10 "Misled" (MK club radio mix) – 4:10 "Misled" (MK club mix) – 6:44

Remixes

1. Richie Jones Club Mix – 7:22
2. Richie Jones Dub Mix – 6:42
3. MK History Mix – 6:41
4. MK Dub Mix – 8:56
5. MK Re-Direct Mix – 6:57
6. MK Lead Mix – 6:44
7. MK Radio Remix Edit – 3:49
8. MK Club Radio Mix – 4:10
9. MK Club Mix – 6:44
10. The Shedrick Guy Groove Mix – 5:52
11. The Shedrick Guy Groove Edit – 4:43
12. E-Smooth's Mission 7" – 4:07
13. E-Smooth's Mission 12" – 8:37
14. E-Smooth's Mission Dub – 9:10
15. E-Smooth's Miller Mission Extended Mix – 8:37
16. The Serious Mix – 7:28
17. Hub Dub – 6:13
18. Hex Quayle All Day Radio Mix – 3:15
19. Hot Tracks Mix – 6:15
20. Full House Extended Mix – 9:59
21. Full House Radio Mix – 7:24
22. Ultimix – 9:19

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994–95) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5][6] 55 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 4 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[8] 2 Canada (The Record's Retail Singles Chart)[9] 7 Canada (The Record's Contemporary Hit Radio)[10] 2 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[11] 44 Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 83 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 31 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[14] 21 Spain (Top 40 Radio)[15] 26 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 15 US Billboard Hot 100[17] 23 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[18] 15 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[19] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[20] 14

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[21] 31 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[22] 6 US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[23] 30

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1994 (U.S.)

References

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4. http://www.allmusic.com/album/misled-2-mw0000625277
5. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 24 Jul 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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9. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 21 May 1994. p. 42. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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13. "Céline Dion - Misled (Song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
14. "Archive Chart: 1995-11-26". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
15. Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
16. "Celine Dion: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
17. "Celine Dion – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Celine Dion. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
18. "Celine Dion – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Celine Dion. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
19. "Celine Dion – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Celine Dion. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
20. "Celine Dion – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Celine Dion. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
21. "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1994". RPM. 12 December 1994. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
22. "RPM Top 100 AC Tracks of 1994". RPM. 12 December 1994. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
23. "The Year in Music: 1994" (PDF). Billboard. 24 December 1994. p. 74. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics