"Said It All" is a song by English vocal 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 ...

. It is the fourth single from to be taken from their fifth studio album, '' The Circus'' (2008). The single was released in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2009, where it peaked at number nine on the

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and number one on the

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. It was their last hit as a four-piece as

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 ...

return to the group on the next hit, " The Flood".

Song information

"Said It All" was written by band members

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

, together with

Steve Robson Steve Robson is an English songwriter and record producer who has sold in excess of 138 million records around the world. He has written and produced 12 no 1 UK/US singles, 38 no 1 UK/US albums and a further 41 top 5 UK/US albums and singles. H ...

. It was released on 15 June 2009 in the UK. It features Barlow and Owen on lead vocals. The B-side, "Throwing Stones", has Owen take the lead vocals.

Critical reception

Digital Spy's Alex Fletcher described the song as a "swirling mega-ballad with a killer key change."

Chart performance

The single entered the

at number 74 based on downloads alone, two weeks before the physical release date. "Said It All" peaked at number nine in its third week on the chart, becoming the band's 18th top 10 single in the UK. "Said It All" debuted at number one on the

, becoming the band's eighth number one in that country and their only number-one single that didn't also reach the top spot on the UK Singles Chart. In Ireland the song peaked at number 17 the week of the single's release date.

Music video

The official music video for "Said It All" was premiered on Monday 11 May 2009. The video sees the four band members dressed as clowns preparing for a circus performance. It was directed by

Lindy Heymann Lindy Heymann is a British director and assistant director, known for '' Showboy'' (2002), ''The Laughing King'' (2016) and ''Kicks'' (2009). Career She received a British Independent Film Award (BIFA) for Best Directorial Debut for her featur ...

, who has also worked on videos for Faithless and

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. The four members did their own unicycle work after heavy preparation.

Personnel

– co-lead vocals, backing vocals *

– backing vocals *

– backing vocals

Track listings

UK CD single 1 # "Said It All" – 4:15 # "Throwing Stones" – 3:19 UK CD single 2 # "Said It All" – 4:15 # "Rule the World" (live) – 5:16 # "Julie" (live) – 4:35 UK DVD single # "Said It All" (video) – 3:56 # "Said It All" (Making of the Video)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Said It All (Take That Song) 2008 songs 2009 singles Take That songs Pop ballads Rock ballads Songs written by Gary Barlow Songs written by Mark Owen Songs written by Jason Orange Songs written by Howard Donald Songs written by Steve Robson Music videos directed by Lindy Heymann Number-one singles in Scotland