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Wonderland Live
Wonderland Live was the tenth concert tour by British band Take That, in support of their eighth studio album '' Wonderland''. It began on 5 May 2017, in Birmingham, England at the Genting Arena and continued throughout the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Israel and the UAE concluding on 29 November 2017, in Dubai, UAE, at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre. This was the group's first tour since they toured Australia in 1995 and also marked their first ever concerts in New Zealand and Israel. The shows were announced on 22 October 2016. The demand for the tour led to all dates selling out as soon as they went on sale, with some dates selling out in pre-sale alone. It was their second concert tour since the Progress Live tour in 2011 and the second to feature the band as a trio following the departures of Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Opening act * All Saints (not at the cinemas) (UK and Ireland) * Dannii Minogue (Australia) *Harel Skaat (Israel) * Dina Rabadi (Unite ...
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Take That
Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Barlow is the group's lead singer and primary songwriter, with Owen and Williams initially providing backing vocals and Donald and Orange serving primarily as dancers. The group have had 28 top-40 singles and 17 top-5 singles on the UK Singles Chart, 12 of which have reached number one, including " Back for Good", " Never Forget", "Patience" and " Greatest Day". They have also had eight number-one albums on the UK Albums Chart. Internationally, the band have had 56 number one singles and 39 number-one albums. They have received eight Brit Awards—winning for Best British Group and Best British Live Act. In 2012 they received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Take That has been certi ...
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Giants (Take That Song)
"Giants" is a song recorded by English band Take That for their eighth studio album, '' Wonderland'' (2017). It was written by Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jamie Norton and Ben Mark, while the production was done by Mark Ralph. It was released as the lead single from ''Wonderland'' on 17 February 2017 through Polydor Records. Background and release The lead single from the album, titled "Giants", was released on 17 February 2017. It was written by Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jamie Norton and Ben Mark. The production of the song was handled by Mark Ralph, who had previously produced songs for Clean Bandit and Years & Years. In addition, Ralph also provided the bass, guitars, synthesizers and the programming. Drew Smith and Tom AD Fuller, served as the song's engineers, whilst Charlie Russel did the additional engineering and the keys programming. Fuller also provided additional backing vocals alongside Geoff Holroyde. The mixing of "Giants" was done by ...
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Daily Mirror
The ''Daily Mirror'' is a British national daily tabloid. Founded in 1903, it is owned by parent company Reach plc. From 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002, the title on its masthead was simply ''The Mirror''. It had an average daily print circulation of 716,923 in December 2016, dropping to 587,803 the following year. Its Sunday sister paper is the '' Sunday Mirror''. Unlike other major British tabloids such as '' The Sun'' and the '' Daily Mail'', the ''Mirror'' has no separate Scottish edition; this function is performed by the '' Daily Record'' and the '' Sunday Mail'', which incorporate certain stories from the ''Mirror'' that are of Scottish significance. Originally pitched to the middle-class reader, it was converted into a working-class newspaper after 1934, in order to reach a larger audience. It was founded by Alfred Harmsworth, who sold it to his brother Harold Harmsworth (from 1914 Lord Rothermere) in 1913. In 1963 a restructuring of the media interests of the Ha ...
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Rule The World (Take That Single)
"Rule the World" is a song by British boy band Take That. It was recorded for the soundtrack of the film '' Stardust'' (2007), and then included on the deluxe edition of their fourth studio album '' Beautiful World'' (2006). It was released in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2007 via digital download and as a CD single the following day. The single peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and went on to become the group's second best selling single, shifting over 1.2 million units and being certified as 2× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The song was submitted for consideration at the 80th Academy Awards for Best Original Song, but was not nominated. In addition to the song featuring in the film, it also plays over the ending of an episode of the sitcom, ''Not Going Out''. Background "Rule the World" is the first song written by Take That specifically for a film. Matthew Vaughn, the director of '' Stardust'', contacted Take That in the hope of getting ...
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Never Forget (Take That Song)
"Never Forget" is a song recorded by English boy band Take That, included as the sixth track on their third studio album, ''Nobody Else'' (1995). Written by Gary Barlow, it features Howard Donald on lead vocals. The song was released on 24 July 1995 and became the band's seventh number one on the UK Singles Chart, remaining at number one for three weeks. Robbie Williams left the band during the promotion of the song. Song information The song was written by Gary Barlow and sung mostly by Howard Donald. Robbie Williams has a short solo section in the middle of the song and his vocals are also featured before the final chorus. Courtesy of a remix by producer Jim Steinman, the single version contains heavier, more robust instrumentation, with brass arrangements and additional vocals from the Henllan Boys Choir. It also features a short instrumental intro taken from Verdi's ''Requiem''. The song was mimed by the leading characters in the series finale in the fourth series of '' S ...
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These Days (Take That Song)
"These Days" is a song by British pop group Take That. It was released through Polydor Records on 14 November 2014 as the lead single from their seventh studio album, '' III'' (2014). The song was written by Take That, Jamie Norton and Ben Mark, and produced by Greg Kurstin. "These Days" was the first song to feature Take That as a trio following the departures of Jason Orange and Robbie Williams, and features all three members singing joint lead vocal. The song debuted at number one in the United Kingdom, becoming the group's 12th UK number one and 20th top ten hit. Background It became known early into the writing process that Jason Orange was unsure whether he would rejoin the band for the new single and album. Gary Barlow admitted that the band had "known for a while that Jay ason Orangewas like, 'I don't know if I'm doing this or not'" As time went on, Mark Owen stated that "we hit the point where we could do nothing else", and began writing music with Orange's blessing. ...
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Cry (Sigma Song)
"Cry" is a song performed by British drum and bass duo Sigma featuring vocals from British pop group Take That (lead vocals by Gary Barlow). The song was released as a digital download on 20 May 2016, through 3 Beat Records. The song peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart and is included on the deluxe edition of Take That's eighth studio album, '' Wonderland'' (2017). Critical reception Official Charts labelled the collaboration a "fists-in-the-sky anthem." Heat World stated that the track proved "the lads can still ''Take That & Party'' with the best of 'em." Music video A music video to accompany the release of "Cry" was first released onto YouTube on 28 May 2016 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-eight seconds.Sigma ft. Take That - Cry (Official Music Video)
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The Flood (Take That Song)
"The Flood" is a song by British pop group Take That from their sixth studio album, ''Progress'' (2010). It was released as the lead single in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2010. The song is the first to feature Robbie Williams since his return to the band in July 2010, and features both Williams and Gary Barlow on lead vocals. The song received acclaim from critics, who praised its anthemic sound and Williams' vocals. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, and was a hit internationally. Promotion The song was placed on the Radio 1 A-Playlist for a number of weeks after its first play on radio in early October. The band appeared on X Factor result show 6 to perform "The Flood" live for the first time on 14 November, it was also the first time they had performed as a five piece in 15 years. They also performed it on '' Children in Need'' and closed the show with number-one single " Never Forget". They then sang "The Flood" on '' X Factor Italy'' on 23 November, as we ...
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Pray (Take That Song)
"Pray" is a song by English boy band Take That. Written by band member Gary Barlow, the ballad was released on 5 July 1993 as the second single from their second studio album, '' Everything Changes'' (1993). It is the first of twelve singles by the band to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart, staying at number one for four weeks, and starting a streak of four consecutive number-one singles. The song has received a Gold sales status certification and sold over 438,000 copies in the UK, won British Single of the Year and British Video of the Year at the 1994 Brit Awards, and was the finale of Take That's Beautiful World Tour 2007. A newly arranged and recorded version was released on 21 September 2018 as the first single of their greatest hits album ''Odyssey''. The album was released on 23 November 2018 followed by a Greatest Hits tour marking the band's 30th anniversary in 2019. Critical reception AllMusic editor Peter Fawthrop described "Pray" as a "quality ballad" in h ...
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Patience (Take That Song)
"Patience" is a song by British boy band Take That. It was released on 13 November 2006 as the first single from their comeback album, '' Beautiful World''. The single peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart, and also topped the charts in Germany, Spain and Switzerland, as well as peaking in the top ten of the charts in Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Austria and Sweden. Chart performance "Patience" debuted at number four on the UK Singles Chart and rose to number one in its second week, staying there for four weeks. It was the UK's eighth best-selling single of 2006 and spent eleven weeks in the top ten, making it the longest that any Take That single had spent in the top ten until the release of 2007's " Rule the World". The song also became the 30th best selling single of 2007, the following year. The song just missed out on being the UK Christmas number one of 2006, being knocked off the top spot on Christmas Eve by ''The X Factor'' winner Leona Lewis' " A Moment Like This". Th ...
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Back For Good (song)
"Back for Good" is a song by British band Take That from their third studio album, ''Nobody Else'' (1995). It was written by lead singer Gary Barlow, who also co-produced it with Chris Porter. The song topped the UK Singles Chart whilst also charting at number one in 31 countries, as well as reaching the top 10 in many others (including the United States, making it their only hit in that country). At the 1996 Brit Awards, "Back for Good" won the Brit Award for British Single of the Year. In 2003, ''Q Magazine'' ranked the song at number 910 in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever" and in a UK poll in 2012, it was voted number 11 on the ITV special '' The Nation's Favourite Number One Single''. Background and later versions Written by Gary Barlow, who also sang lead vocals and engineered by Phil Coxon (keyboard player with OMD), it was Take That's sixth chart topper in the United Kingdom and only top ten hit in the United States. Barlow claims he wrote the song in fifteen minu ...
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Shine (Take That Song)
"Shine" is the second single taken from English pop group Take That's comeback album, '' Beautiful World'' (2006). It became Take That's sixth consecutive number one single and their tenth number-one overall, making them one of only seven acts in the history of the UK charts to have more than nine number one hits. The song is about former Take That member Robbie Williams' battle with depression. Background and release The song is written in the key signature of E flat major; however, on some live versions it is performed in D major. It later emerged that Robbie Williams was the subject of the track, written and released prior to his decision to return to the band. The version of "Shine" performed during the band's Beautiful World Tour in 2007 featured an intro that was taken from the finale to the song "Mr. Blue Sky" by the British pop rock group Electric Light Orchestra—this was also done on the group's subsequent The Circus Tour in 2009 and Progress Live Tour in 2011. "Sh ...
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