"Takin' a Chance" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston, promoted and released as a single in Japan on October 21, 1989 by Arista Records.
The following year, the song was included only on the Japanese edition of Houston's third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990).
A 3-inch mini CD single and 7-inch vinyl included the b-side track "Love Is a Contact Sport" from her second studio album, Whitney (1987).
"Takin' a Chance" was used as the theme song of Sanyo TV commercial in Japan.
Takin' a Chance was released in Japan on 21 October 1989, and peaked at number 88 on the Oricon Singles chart.