Ten Steps Back

"Ten Steps Back" is a song by German recording artist Jessica Wahls. It was written by Anders Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, and Kandi Burruss, and produced by Björn Krumbügel, featuring co-production from Yann "Yanou" Peifer. Cheyenne Records and Polydor Island released the uptempo song as Wahls's solo debut single on 8 September 2003 following her departure from No Angels. It debuted and peaked at number 41 on the German Singles Chart.^[1]

"Ten Steps Back"
Single by Jess
Released	8 September 2003
Length	2:51
Label	Cheyenne Polydor Island
Songwriter(s)	Anders Bagge Arnthor Birgisson Kandi Burruss
Producer(s)	Björn Krumbügel Yanou
Jess singles chronology
"Ten Steps Back" (2003) "Don't Get Me Started" (2004)

Track listings

CD single^[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ten Steps Back" (Radio Version)	2:51
2.	"Ten Steps Back" (Video Version)	3:01

Maxi single^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ten Steps Back" (Radio Version)	2:51
2.	"Ten Steps Back" (Video Version)	3:01
3.	"Ten Steps Back" (Extended Version)	4:34
4.	"Ten Steps Back" (Karaoke Version)	2:51

Personnel and credits

Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Ten Steps Back."^[4]

Anders Bagge – writing Arnthor Birgisson – writing Kandi Burruss – writing Nike Hafeman – vocal recording Björn Krumbügel – production

Alexa Phazer – backing vocals Peter Ries – mixing Solomon Thomas – arrangement Yanou – co-production, arrangement Ulf Zwerger – vocal recording

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5]	54
Germany (GfK)[1]	41

Release history

"Ten Steps Back" release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref
Various	8 September 2003	CD single digital download	Cheyenne	[6]

References

1. "Jess – Ten Steps Back" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
2. "Jess – Ten Steps Back (CD, Mini, Single, Copy Protected)". Discogs. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
3. "Jess – Ten Steps Back (CD, Maxi-Single)". Discogs. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
4. Ten Steps Back (liner notes). Jess. Cheyenne Records. 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. "Jess – Ten Steps Back" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
6. "Ten Steps Back – Jess". Apple Music (in German). Retrieved 24 June 2022.