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"Bounce"
Single by Sarah Connor
from the album Unbelievable
Released	21 July 2003 (2003-07-21)
Length	4:12 (album version) 3:43 (US radio version)
Label	X-Cell Epic
Songwriter(s)	Bülent Aris Toni Cottura Anthony Freeman
Producer(s)	Bülent Aris
Sarah Connor singles chronology
"He's Unbelievable" (2003) "Bounce" (2003) "Music Is the Key" (2004)

"Bounce" is a song by German recording artist Sarah Connor, taken from her second studio album, Unbelievable (2002). Written by Bülent Aris, Toni Cottura, and Anthony Freeman, with production helmed by the former, the song samples Mary J. Blige's 2001 song "Family Affair", while featuring guest vocals by Wyclef Jean. "Bounce" was originally released as the album's fourth and final single in Central Europe on 21 July 2003, amid Connor's first pregnancy. It reached the top 20 in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.

Chart performance

"Bounce" was released by X-Cell Records on 21 July 2003 as the fourth and final single from Connor's second album debut album Unbelievable (2002). It initially debuted at number 16 on the German Singles Chart in the week of 4 August 2003, before rising to number twelve, its peak position, in the following week. The song would spend 12 weeks inside the top 100 of the chart. GfK ranked it 68th on its 2003 year-end singles chart. Elsewhere in German-speaking Europe, "Bounce" reached number 20 in Austria and number 14 in Switzerland, where it charted significantly higher than previous single "He's Unbelievable" (2003).

In the United States, radio programmers at 106.9 K-HITS in Tulsa, Oklahoma, received an import copy of the "Bounce"'s physical single and gave it airplay, which cued Epic Records to promote the song nationwide. The song subsequently reached number 11 on the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart and number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100, scoring Connor her first and only US entry to date. "Bounce" was also released in Australia and the United Kingdom, where it reached number 14, Connor's sole entry on both countries' charts. It further reached number 23 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Music video

A music video for "Bounce," featuring both Connor and Anthony Freeman, was directed by Daniel Lwowski and filmed in Berlin-Pankow in Mai 2003.

Track listings

2003 release

2004 release

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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• 2003 singles
• Sarah Connor (singer) songs
• Songs written by Bülent Aris
• Songs written by Toni Cottura
• X-Cell Records singles