Its success elicited offers to reunite them in another film; Travolta read the screenplay for Two of a Kind and persuaded Newton-John to star in it with him.

[2] In the US, "Take a Chance" debuted on Billboard magazine's Adult Contemporary chart in the issue dated 26 November 1983 and peaked at number 3 during its 17 weeks there.

[4] In their review of the soundtrack album, the editors of RPM wrote that Newton-John "makes Travolta sound not too bad" on their one song together.

In a review of the collection for Billboard, Paul Grein wrote of the duet, "The video is a soft-focus valentine, which suits the wispy nature of the song, but also serves to make the overall package excessively slushy and syrupy.

"[6] The Twist of Fate collection was nominated for Best Video, Short Form at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards but lost to David Bowie's Jazzin' for Blue Jean.