"Love Ain't Here Anymore" is a song by English

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. Released on 27 June 1994, it was the sixth and final single taken from the band's second studio album, '' Everything Changes'' (1993). It peaked at number three in the

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, ending their string of consecutive number-one singles. It failed to overtake

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's cover of "

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" at number one, and American R&B group,

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, who reached number two with "

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". The song was re-recorded for release in the United States and included on their first ''

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'' compilation in 1996. Take That also recorded a

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version of the song, "No si aqui no hay amor", which entered the Spanish charts at number two. It appears as a

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to Take That's following single, " Sure", while the English version appears on the United States single of " Back for Good". "Love Ain't Here Anymore" has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK. A new, re-recorded version of the song appears as a track on the group's 2018 compilation album ''

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'', featuring vocals from US singing group

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Critical reception

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described the song as a "quality

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". A reviewer from ''

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'' wrote, "Teenage girls can't play with

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all the time. Actually they're in for a bit of romance too, and dreams about future loves are given some contours by Take That's sophisticated ballad." Alan Jones from ''

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'' gave it five out of five, picking it as the Pick of the Week. He stated, "With this warm and tender ballad, Take That are set to become the third act to have five chart-toppers inside a 12-month period, following in the illustrious footsteps of

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and the

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." Pop Rescue commented, "Turn the lights down for Love Ain’t Here Anymore, with Gary singing his regrets out". They also deemed it "a mid-tempo ballad, with soaring strings that fit perfectly with the vocal range of the group".

Music video

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was made to accompany the song. It shows the band performing the song in what appears to be a recording studio. Lighting effects are used to make the video more complex and appealing showing silhouettes of the band.

Track listings

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", " (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear", and "

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". * UK CD1 and Japanese CD single # "Love Ain't Here Anymore" – 3:48 # "The Party Remix" – 7:13 # "Another Crack in My Heart" (live) – 3:02 # " Everything Changes" (live ''

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'' satellite performance) – 4:25 * UK CD2 # "Love Ain't Here Anymore" (live at Berlin

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) # "Rock 'n' Roll Medley" (live at Berlin Deutschlandhalle) # "Wasting My Time" (live at Berlin Deutschlandhalle) # "

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" (live at Berlin Deutschlandhalle) * UK cassette single 1 # "Love Ain't Here Anymore" # "The Party Remix" # "Everything Changes" (live ''Top of the Pops'' satellite performance) * UK cassette single 2 # "Love Ain't Here Anymore" (live at Berlin Deutschlandhalle) # "Rock 'n' Roll Medley" (live at Berlin Deutschlandhalle) # "Babe" (live at Berlin Deutschlandhalle) * European CD single # "Love Ain't Here Anymore" # "The Party Remix" * Australasian CD single # "Love Ain't Here Anymore" # "The Party Remix" # "Babe" (live at Berlin Deutschlandhalle) * Spanish CD single # "No si aqui no hay amor" # "The Party Remix" # "Love Ain't Here Anymore" # "Babe" (live at Berlin Deutschlandhalle) * Spanish 12-inch single # "No si aqui no hay amor" – 3:54 # "The Party Remix" – 7:25 # "Love Ain't Here Anymore" – 3:51 # "Babe" (live at Berlin Deutschlandhalle) – 6:24 # "Rock 'n' Roll Medley" (live at Berlin Deutschlandhalle) – 6:37

Personnel

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 ...

– lead 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'' from ...

– 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 *

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 ...

– backing vocals *

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– backing vocals

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control Take That songs 1993 songs 1994 singles Pop ballads RCA Records singles Songs written by Gary Barlow