- Never Forget (song)
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"Never Forget" Single by Take That from the album Nobody Else Released 24 July 1995 Format CD single Recorded 1994 Genre Pop Length 5:32 Writer(s) Gary Barlow Producer Brothers in Rhythm, David James, Jim Steinman Take That singles chronology "Back for Good"
(1995)"Never Forget"
(1995)"How Deep Is Your Love"
(1996)Alternative covers U.K. CD single 2 coverU.K. Promo CD Single cover"Never Forget" is a 1995 song recorded by Take That, from the album Nobody Else. It was released on 24 July 1995, and achieved success in many countries, including the UK, Spain and Ireland where it topped the singles chart.
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Song information
The song was written by Gary Barlow and sung mostly by Howard Donald. The opening of the song is taken from Verdi's Requiem. It was released on 24 July 1995 and reached #1 in the UK chart, as the band's 7th number one single. The song remained at number one for three weeks in the UK charts. It was also the sixth track on the band's 1995 album Nobody Else. It was voted #4 in NME's "Top 50 Boyband Records" chart in September 2005. Robbie Williams left the band during the promotion of this song. It was mimed by the leading characters in the series finale in the fourth series of Shameless. The song was the finale of the Take That : The Ultimate Tour (2006). In 2008, Eoghan Quigg performed a cover of this song on The X Factor and it featured on his self-titled album, released on April 6, 2009. The following year it was performed by the final twelve during the final group performance of series 6. The song sold over 425,000 copies in the UK and has received a Gold sales status certification.
Music video
The music video is a montage of moments of Take That caught on camera. Most of the footage is taken from the band performing live, backstage at gigs or on tour. Other moments such as the band meeting Prince Charles and TV appearances are also shown.
Live performances
In the original recording of the song, Robbie Williams had a solo bit near the end. When the group reformed in 2006 without him, the first part of Williams' bit was sometimes sung by whoever was supporting the band on tour. The second half was sung by Mark Owen. After Robbie Williams rejoined the group in 2010, the song was performed live by all five members for the first time on BBC Children In Need on Friday 19 November 2010. It was also performed at the beginning of the X Factor Final 2010 featuring the 3 finalists Matt Cardle, Rebecca Ferguson and One Direction.
Track listings
- UK CD Single #1 (74321 29957 2)[1]
- "Never Forget" (Radio Edit) — 5:32
- "Back For Good" (Live From MTV's "Most Wanted") — 4:10
- "Babe" (Live From MTV's "Most Wanted") — 4:41
- UK CD Single #2 (74321 29958 2)[2]
- "Never Forget" (Single Mix) — 6:24
- "Pray" (Live From MTV's "Most Wanted") / Interview - 17:36
- EU CD Single #1 (74321 29842 2)[3]
- "Never Forget" (Radio Edit) — 5:32
- "Back For Good" (Live From MTV's "Most Wanted") — 4:10
- EU CD Single #2 (74321 29843 2)
- "Never Forget" (Radio Edit) — 5:32
- "Back For Good" (Live From MTV's "Most Wanted") — 4:10
- "Pray" (Live From MTV's "Most Wanted") / Interview - 17:36
- Japanese CD Single (BVCP 1302)
- "Sunday To Saturday" - 5:03
- "Back For Good" (Live From MTV's "Most Wanted") — 4:10
- "Babe" (Live From MTV's "Most Wanted") — 4:41
- "Pray" (Live From MTV's "Most Wanted") / Interview - 17:36
- UK Cassette Single (74321 29959 2)
- "Never Forget" (Radio Edit) — 5:32
- "Back For Good" (Live From MTV's "Most Wanted") — 4:10
- UK 7" Viynl - Jukebox Release Only (74321 29960 2)
- "Never Forget" (Radio Edit) — 5:32
- "Back For Good" (Live From MTV's "Most Wanted") — 4:10
Official versions
- Album Version (5:13)
- Single Mix Radio Edit (5:32)
- Single Mix (6:24)
- Live At The Manchester Nynex (7:32)
- Live at Wembley (5:28)
Certifications
Country Certification Date Sales certified UK[4] Gold 1 August 1995 400,000 Charts
Chart (1995) Peak
PositionAustralian ARIA Singles Chart[5] 12 Austrian Singles Chart 17 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[5] 8 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[5] 5 Danish Singles Chart 3 Dutch Singles Chart[5] 8 Finnish Singles Chart[5] 5 French SNEP Singles Chart[5] 44 German Singles Chart[6] 8 Irish Singles Chart[7] 1 Italian Singles Chart[8] 5 Latvian Singles Chart[9] 1 Norwegian Singles Chart[5] 14 Spanish Singles Chart[10] 1 Swedish Singles Chart[5] 34 Swiss Singles Chart[5] 6 UK Singles Chart[11] 1 End of year chart (1995) Position Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[12] 74 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[13] 33 Italian Singles Chart[14] 53 Swiss Singles Chart[15] 50 UK Singles Chart (1995 Year-End) 27 Chart successions
Preceded by
"Boom Boom Boom" by The Outhere BrothersIrish IRMA number one single
22 July 1995 - 29 July 1995 (1 week)Succeeded by
"Country House" by BlurPreceded by
"Boom Boom Boom" by The Outhere BrothersUK Singles Chart number-one single
30 July 1995 – 20 August 1995 (3 weeks)Succeeded by
"Country House" by BlurPreceded by
"Get It Up" by Sensity WorldSpanish Singles Chart
31 July 1995 – 14 August 1995 (2 weeks)Succeeded by
"El tiburon" by "Proyecto uno"References
- ^ http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=101821
- ^ http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=72761
- ^ http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=49380
- ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved 2 September 2008)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Never Forget", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 11, 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 11, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 11, 2008)
- ^ Italian Single Chart [1] (Retrieved August 21, 2009)
- ^ http://m-1.fm/top40/?topid=1326
- ^ http://afyvecharts.blogspot.com/2007/08/1995-singles.html
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 11, 2008)
- ^ 1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 1, 2008)
- ^ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 1, 2008)
- ^ 1995 Italian Singles Chart
- ^ 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved September 1, 2008)
Gary Barlow · Howard Donald · Jason Orange · Mark Owen · Robbie Williams Studio albums Other albums The Greatest Day · Progressed · Progress LiveCompilation albums Take That: Greatest Hits · The Best of Take That · Forever... Greatest Hits · Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection · The Platinum CollectionSingles "Do What U Like" · "Promises" · "Once You've Tasted Love" · "It Only Takes a Minute" · "I Found Heaven" · "A Million Love Songs" · "Could It Be Magic" · "Why Can't I Wake Up with You" · "Pray" · "Relight My Fire" · "Babe" · "Everything Changes" · "Love Ain't Here Anymore" · "Sure" · "Back for Good" · "Never Forget" · "How Deep Is Your Love" · "Patience" · "Shine" · "I'd Wait for Life" · "Reach Out" · "Rule the World" · "Greatest Day" · "Up All Night" · "The Garden" · "Said It All" · "Hold Up a Light" · "The Flood" · "Kidz" · "Happy Now" · "Love Love" · "When We Were Young"Tours Party Tour · Everything Changes Tour · Pops Tour · Nobody Else Tour · The Ultimate Tour · Beautiful World Tour 2007 · Take That Present: The Circus Live · Progress LiveTelevision Take That: For the Record · An Audience With Take That: Live · Take That's Countdown To Midnight · Take That Come To Town · Look Back, Don't StareSee also Discography · Nigel Martin-Smith · John Shanks · Stuart Price · Never Forget (musical) · SingStar Take ThatCategories:- 1995 singles
- Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
- UK Singles Chart number-one singles
- Take That songs
- Songs written by Gary Barlow
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