Chained To You

"Chained To You"
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Single by Jessica Van Wood from the album Vanity
Released	July 9th, 2012
Format	CD Single, Digital
Recorded	2012
Genre	Pop
Label	Blacklight Records
Writer	J. Van Wood
Producer	J. Van Wood
Chart position	#4 (URAPS Singles Chart) #3 (Download Charts) #5 (Airplay Charts)
Certification	Gold
Jessica Van Wood chronology
"Close Your Eyes" (2012) "Chained To You" (2012) TBA (2012)

"Chained To You" is the second single from her debut Album Vanity. It reached the top 5 on all three charts, giving Jessica her second consecutive top 5 hit.

Song information

Chained To You was released July 9th, 2012 and served as Jessica's sophomore single. The single was released as the first official Blacklight Records released as Close Your Eyes was released shortly before the record deal approached her. Jessica has stated that Chained To You is her favourite upbeat song from her debut album Vanity.

The song is about a girl who finally works up the courage to leave a man who has been both verbally and physically abusive towards her. She talks about her struggles with his lies and how she keeps going back to him even though she knows he's no good for her. At the end of the song, Jessica states that she is much happier because she left her kryptonite.

Music video

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Jessica in the video for 'Chained To You'

The video opens to Jessica tapping her foot to the driving beat of the song. She gets up with several female dancers and commands them to follow her, dancing all the way. The video then switches to an unknown man pulling a piano behind him. The rope is chained around the man's arm with a lock keeping it tight to the man's body.

A flashback scene is shown as Jessica and the man are seen yelling at each other and fighting. The man grabs a hold of Jessica and a pained expression is seen upon her face.

The video switches back to Jessica and her female dancers walking through a building and Jessica smiling. It returns to the scene with the man pulling the piano. He tries to sit down with it but it keeps him up and he shows an exasperated look.

The flashback continues and shows Jessica and the man yelling. She runs away and he chases after her. Jessica trips over a table and falls over. She stares at the man and he throws a bottle at the wall and storms off.

Jessica exits the building and reaches a shadowed figure by the bridge of the song. 'You're much too dumb for me, get out now I've moved on, so I won't allow You to ruin me You'll never tear me down again, no, no, no' Jessica gets in the man's face and screams at him with her dancers not far behind. She smiles and turns away.

The man pulling the piano finds Jessica under a dark tunnel. He looks down at the lock and up expectantly to Jessica. It is revealed that she is holding the keys to the lock that will free the man from the piano. She smiles and walks towards him with the keys extended out. Just as the line I'm so much better now, leaving you, yeah goes, Jessica drops the keys down a sewer , laughs and pushes the man away. She walks away as he struggles to move the piano any further.

Chart performance

Physical Copies

Chained To You became Jessica's second straight #4 hit. It debuted and peaked at #4, selling 71,000 copies. The song started out worse than Close Your Eyes but has so far had better longevity. After 4 weeks the song was certified gold for selling over 200,000 copies. It has currently sold 205,186 copies in 4 weeks.

Downloads

Chained To You had a short-lived run on Downloads. It entered at #7 and peaked at #3 for two weeks before dropping to #18 and falling off the chart right after. In its short run, the song sold 78,191 digital copies.

Airplay

Chained To You entered the airplay chart at #40 two weeks before its official release. It rose quickly and peaked at #5 in its third week. So far it has consistently remained in the top 20 since its debut.

Lyrics

You run away

You say you'll stay

But I know that's fake

You say you're mine

Til the end of time

Your words aren't worth a dime

This rope around my neck wrings tighter

I won't go down, yeah I'm a fighter

I'm chained, I'm chained, I'm chained to you

I don't, don't, don't know what to do

Can't breathe with your hold on me, no, no

I'm chained, I'm chained, I'm chained to you

The things, things, things you say are never true

My hearts in pieces everytime you go, yeah

I know your lies

There's no surprise

I'm much too wise

To wrap myself round your finger

I'm much too smart to linger

Go ahead and pull the trigger, yeah

This rope around my neck wrings tighter

I won't go down, yeah I'm a fighter

I'm chained, I'm chained, I'm chained to you

I don't, don't, don't know what to do

Can't breathe with your hold on me, no, no

I'm chained, I'm chained, I'm chained to you

The things, things, things you say are never true

My hearts in pieces everytime you go, yeah

You're much too dumb for me, get out now

I've moved on, so I won't allow

You to ruin me

You'll never tear me down again, no, no, no

I'm chained, I'm chained, I'm chained to you

I don't, don't, don't know what to do

Can't breathe with your hold on me, no, no

I'm chained, I'm chained, I'm chained to you

The things, things, things you say are never true

My hearts in pieces everytime you go, yeah

I'm chained, I'm chained, I'm chained to you

The things, things, things you say are never true

I'm so much better now, leaving you, yeah

I'm chained, I'm chained, I'm chained to you

I'm chained, I'm chained, I'm chained to you

I'm chained, I'm chained, I'm chained to you

Artwork

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  CD Cover

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  CD Banner

External links

• Music Video
• Listen to the Song on Youtube!