"Taken" is a song by New Zealand band Stellar*, release as the second single from their second album, Magic Line (2001), in January 2002. It became the band's last top-10 single in New Zealand, reaching number six. The single includes a dance remix of "All It Takes" by former Nine Inch Nails member Charlie Clouser as well as an acoustic version of the title track, recorded at the now defunct Helen Young Studios in December 2001.
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| Single by Stellar* | ||||
| from the album Magic Line | ||||
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| Released | 21 January 2002[1] | |||
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| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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Background edit
Vocalist Boh Runga said that she liked the song before Jack Joseph Puig mixed it, but after he did, she liked the song even more, calling it "sexy".[1]
Track listing edit
New Zealand CD single[2]
- "Taken"
- "All It Takes" (The Charlie Clouser remix)
- "Taken" (acoustic)
Credits and personnel edit
Credits are lifted from the New Zealand CD single liner notes.[2]
Studios
- Recorded at The Lockup (Sydney, Australia) and Helen Young Studios (Auckland, New Zealand)
- Mixed at Ocean Way Studios (Los Angeles)
- Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine, US)
Personnel
- Boh Runga – writing
- Andrew Maclaren – writing
- Stellar* – production
- Tom Bailey – production
- Malcolm Welsford – additional production
- Jack Joseph Puig – mixing
- Luke Tomes – engineering
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
Charts edit
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] | 6 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Taken". www.stellar.co.nz. Archived from the original on 20 June 2002. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ a b Taken (New Zealand CD single liner notes). Stellar*. Epic Records. 2002. 672133.2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Stellar* – Taken". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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