"Love Love" is a single by British pop group

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 ...

from the band's first EP, '' Progressed''. The song features

Gary Barlow Gary Barlow (born 20 January 1971) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He is the lead singer of the British pop group Take That. Barlow is one of the United Kingdom's most successful songwriters, havi ...

and

Mark Owen Mark Owen (born 27 January 1972) is an English singer and songwriter best known for being a member of pop group and band Take That; as of 2019, the group have sold 14 million albums and 11.4 million singles in the UK. In Owen's solo career, he ...

on lead vocals. It was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 11 May 2011. The song was featured in the end credits of the 2011 film '' X-Men: First Class''. This was the second time the group has worked with director

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, having previously written and recorded " Rule the World" for Vaughn's film '' Stardust''.

Critical reception

Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the single 4 out of 5 stars, praising it and stating, "'You bring me right back down to the Earth from the promised land' are the lyrics in the opening bars over mud-squelching synths, while the fat 'n' chunky chorus where they command their lovers to "give me what I need" is immediately satisfying. Like their recent offerings, it's a style that has transformed them from cheesy boyband to tough manband". The '' Daily Star'' gave the single a positive review stating that "The boys haven't strayed away from the crunching electro template they employed on Progress, which means another mean, moody stadium shaker hich willsound ace booming from footy grounds on their upcoming Progress Tour."

Music video

The Music video of the single was officially announced through the Take That official website on 27 May 2011 and debuted the same day at 4pm UTC. Directed by AlexandLiane, the video shows the members of the band performing the song as a set of highly choreographed dancers parade around them. The video focuses on each of the members during different parts of the video as they sing from light emitting microphone stands as the picture flickers in and out of recognition.

Personnel

– co-lead vocals *

– co-lead vocals, backing vocals *

Howard Donald Howard Paul Donald (born 28 April 1968) is an English singer, songwriter, drummer, pianist, dancer and record producer. He is a member of English pop-group Take That. Donald was also judge on the German reality talent show ''Got to Dance'' fro ...

– backing vocals *

Jason Orange Jason Thomas Orange (born 10 July 1970) is an English former singer and dancer, known for being a member of Take That. He departed from the group in September 2014. Early life Jason Thomas Orange was born on 10 July 1970 in Manchester, Lancashi ...

– backing vocals *

Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut stud ...

– backing vocals

Track listing

*Digital download # "Love Love" – 3:42 *UK promo single # "Love Love" – 3:42 # "Love Love" (''X-Men'' version) – 3:37

Promotion

The group performed the song live for the first time at the

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on 11 May 2011, which was held at Wembley Arena and broadcast live on ITV1.Entertainment Focus 29-04-2011 Entertainment Focus Nation Moviw awards
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Progress Live Progress Live was the eighth concert tour by British pop group Take That. The tour, sponsored by Samsung, supported their sixth studio album, ''Progress'' as they visited major cities in the UK and Europe. It was the first tour to feature all f ...

Tour in which the members of Take That performed the song whilst standing on a 60 ft mechanical man as it moves through the crowd and into the centre of the stadium.

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Love Love (Take That Song) 2011 singles Take That songs Songs written by Gary Barlow Songs written by Mark Owen Songs written by Jason Orange Songs written by Howard Donald Song recordings produced by Stuart Price