# Ten Steps Back

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{{Infobox song
| name       = Ten Steps Back
| cover      = Ten Steps Back.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [Jess](/source/Jessica_Wahls)
| album      =
| released   = 8 September 2003
| recorded   = 
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = 
| length     = 2:51
| label      = {{hlist|Cheyenne|[Polydor Island](/source/Polydor_Records)}}
| writer     = {{hlist|[Anders Bagge](/source/Anders_Bagge)|[Arnthor Birgisson](/source/Arnthor_Birgisson)|[Kandi Burruss](/source/Kandi_Burruss)}}
| producer   = {{hlist|Björn Krumbügel|[Yanou](/source/Yanou)}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [Don't Get Me Started](/source/Don't_Get_Me_Started_(Jess_song))
| next_year  = 2004
}}

"'''Ten Steps Back'''" is a song by German recording artist [Jessica Wahls](/source/Jessica_Wahls). It was written by [Anders Bagge](/source/Anders_Bagge), [Arnthor Birgisson](/source/Arnthor_Birgisson), and [Kandi Burruss](/source/Kandi_Burruss), and produced by Björn Krumbügel, featuring co-production from [Yann "Yanou" Peifer](/source/Yanou). [Cheyenne Records](/source/Cheyenne_Records) and [Polydor Island](/source/Polydor_Records) released the uptempo song as Wahls's solo debut single on 8 September 2003 following her departure from [No Angels](/source/No_Angels). It debuted and peaked at number 41 on the [German Singles Chart](/source/German_Singles_Chart).<ref name="Germany"/>

==Track listings==
{{tracklist
| headline        = CD single<ref>{{cite web|title=Jess – Ten Steps Back (CD, Mini, Single, Copy Protected)|website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs)|url=https://www.discogs.com/de/Jess-Ten-Steps-Back/release/1190601|accessdate=July 3, 2018}}</ref>
| title1          = Ten Steps Back
| note1           = Radio Version
| length1         = 2:51
| title2          = Ten Steps Back
| note2           = Video Version
| length2         = 3:01
}}
{{tracklist
| headline        = Maxi single<ref>{{cite web|title=Jess – Ten Steps Back (CD, Maxi-Single)|website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs)|url=https://www.discogs.com/de/Jess-Ten-Steps-Back/release/4337176|accessdate=July 3, 2018}}</ref>
| title1          = Ten Steps Back
| note1           = Radio Version
| length1         = 2:51
| title2          = Ten Steps Back
| note2           = Video Version
| length2         = 3:01
| title3          = Ten Steps Back
| note3           = Extended Version
| length3         = 4:34
| title4          = Ten Steps Back
| note4           = Karaoke Version
| length4         = 2:51
}}

== Personnel and credits ==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Ten Steps Back."<ref name="liner notes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Ten Steps Back|others=[Jess](/source/Jessica_Wahls) |year=2003 |type=liner notes |publisher=[Cheyenne Records](/source/Cheyenne_Records)}}</ref>

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* [Anders Bagge](/source/Anders_Bagge) – writing
* [Arnthor Birgisson](/source/Arnthor_Birgisson) – writing
* [Kandi Burruss](/source/Kandi_Burruss) – writing
* Nike Hafeman – vocal recording
* Björn Krumbügel – [production](/source/music_production)
{{col-2}}
* [Alexa Phazer](/source/Alexa_Feser) – backing vocals
* [Peter Ries](/source/Peter_Ries) – [mixing](/source/audio_mixing)
* Solomon Thomas – arrangement
* Yanou – co-production, arrangement
* Ulf Zwerger – vocal recording
{{col-end}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
{{singlechart|Austria|54|artist=Jess|song=Ten Steps Back|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 3, 2017}}
|-
{{singlechart|Germany|41|artist=Jess|song=Ten Steps Back|songid=9381|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 18, 2019|refname="Germany"}}
|}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ "Ten Steps Back" release history
|-
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col"| Ref
|-
! scope="row"| Various
| rowspan="1"| 8 September 2003
| rowspan="1"| {{hlist|[CD single](/source/CD_single)|[digital download](/source/Music_download)}}
| rowspan="1"| [Cheyenne](/source/Cheyenne_Records)
| rowspan="1"| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Ten Steps Back – Jess|language=de|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/ten-steps-back-single/1445123295|access-date=24 June 2022|website=[Apple Music](/source/Apple_Music)}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

Category:2003 songs
Category:Polydor Records singles

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