- Rule the World
Infobox single
Writer = Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald and Jason Orange
Producer =Take That ,John Shanks
Released = Flagicon|Europe October 22, 2007
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Pop
Name = Rule the World
Artist =Take That
Length = 3:58 (Radio Edit)
4:58 (Album Version)
from Album =
Certification =
Last single= "Reach Out"
(2007)
This single= "Rule the World"
(2007)
Next single= TBAExtra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate Covers
Lower caption = Promo CD cover"Rule the World" is a song by British group
Take That , taken from the film "Stardust", released on November 19, 2007 in theUK , a download on 21 October 2007 and a CD single on 22 October, 2007.ong Information
"Rule the World" is the first song that
Take That wrote specifically for a film.Matthew Vaughn , the director of "Stardust", contactedTake That in the hope of getting them to write a song for the film. After seeing the film the band members agreed to write and perform a song who wrote the chorus inSpain . The band played the song forMatthew Vaughn who included it in the end credits of the film. The song is featured in the film "Stardust" during the closing credits.Gary Barlow performs main lead vocals with a partial lead fromHoward Donald .The song is not included on the soundtrack for "Stardust", nor on the original release of the album "Beautiful World". It was released internationally exclusively as a single in October 2007. It ended 2007 as the year's 5th biggest-selling single in the UK [
BBC Music . [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles2007.shtml "Top 40 Singles of the Year 2007 "] . Retrieved2007-12-27 ] The full length version appears exclusively on the Tour Souvenir Edition of the album "Beautiful World".Music Video
The music video had its premiere on
ITV on 22 September 2007. It features the band and various musicians appearing to record the song, including scenes from the film "Stardust". The video was filmed atAbbey Road Studios .Charts
In October 2007, the song entered the
UK Singles Chart at #46 and then peaked at #2, being held off the #1 spot byLeona Lewis ' "Bleeding Love ". The song became the 5th biggest selling single of 2007 and has remained in the Top 100 since then.On September 21, 2008, the song managed to climb back up to #34 on the
UK Singles Chart due to a performance by a contestant on The X Factor.Tracklistings
;U.K. Promo CD Single (WORLD1) [ [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=422287 Addition Product Information ] ]
# Rule The World (Radio Edit) - 3:57;U.K. CD single (175 159-1 [ [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=416872 Take That Rule The World UK 5" CD SINGLE (416872) ] ]
# Rule The World (Radio Edit) - 3:57
# Stay Together - 3:57Official Versions
* Album Version (4:58)
* Radio Edit (3:58)=References=
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