"Million to One" is a song by
Cuban–American singer
Camila Cabello from the 2021 soundtrack ''
Cinderella''. The song was written by Cabello,
Scott Harris and produced by the latter. It was released on July 21, 2021, through
Epic Records
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, as the first
promotional single from the soundtrack.
Background and promotion
In April 2019 it was announced that Camila Cabello was working on the soundtrack for the film ''
Cinderella''.
[ ] In October 2020, Idina Menzel confirmed that "
he and Camilaboth have original songs as well." In June 2021, a snippet of the song was featured in the teaser trailer of the film, when the music director of the film Keith Harrison teased the title of the song. On July 28, 2021 a demo version of the song which was recorded in 2019 was leaked on the internet. On August 27, 2021, a snippet of the pop remix was released on
TikTok
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.
The pop remix was officially released on September 3, 2021, along with the deluxe edition of the soundtrack.
Music video
The music video for the original song, directed by
Kay Cannon
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, premiered on August 31, 2021, on ''
Cinderella''s official
Vevo
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channel.
Track listings
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from
Tidal
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* Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim
* TidalCycles, a live coding environment for music
* ...
.
*
Camila Cabello – vocals, songwriting
*
Scott Harris – songwriting, production
*
Anne Preven – miscellaneous production
*
Matt Rad
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– miscellaneous production
*
Tony Maserati – mixing
* Bart Schoudel – vocal production
* Dave Kutch – mastering
Charts
Reprises
"Million to One (Reprise)" and "Million to One / Could Have Been Me (Reprise)" are the
reprises of the song "Million to One" from ''
Cinderella''. The first reprise like the original is sung by
Camila Cabello but the second reprise is a mashup containing ''Cinderella'' co-star
Nicholas Galitzine
Nicholas Dimitri Constantine Galitzine (born 29 September 1994) is a British actor and singer. known for his roles in '' High Strung'' (2016), '' Handsome Devil'' (2016), ''Cinderella'' (2021) and '' Purple Hearts'' (2022).
Early life
Galitzin ...
singing "
Could Have Been Me
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" by
the Struts
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The band has cited its influences as: Queen, The D ...
.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from
Tidal
Tidal is the adjectival form of tide.
Tidal may also refer to:
* Tidal (album), ''Tidal'' (album), a 1996 album by Fiona Apple
* Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim
* TidalCycles, a live coding environment for music
* ...
.
*
Camila Cabello – vocals, songwriting
*
Nicholas Galitzine
Nicholas Dimitri Constantine Galitzine (born 29 September 1994) is a British actor and singer. known for his roles in '' High Strung'' (2016), '' Handsome Devil'' (2016), ''Cinderella'' (2021) and '' Purple Hearts'' (2022).
Early life
Galitzin ...
– vocals
*
Kay Cannon
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–
arrangement
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* Keith Harrison – arrangement
*
Anne Preven – production
*
David Campbell – orchestra
*
Scott Harris – songwriting
*
Matt Rad
Matthew Radosevich, also known as Matt Rad, is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician. He has worked with artists such as One Direction, Niall Horan, Martin Garrix, Demi Lovato, Little Mix, Guy Sebastian, Lupe Fiasco, Walk th ...
– miscellaneous production
*
Tony Maserati –
mixing
* Dave Kutch –
mastering
Release history
References
{{Cinderella
2021 songs
Camila Cabello songs
Songs written by Camila Cabello
Songs written by Scott Harris (songwriter)