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This Life (Take That song)

"This Life"
Single by Take That
from the album This Life
Released3 November 2023
Length3:48
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ryan Carline
Take That singles chronology
"Brand New Sun"
(2023) 		"This Life"
(2023) 		"You and Me"
(2024)
Audio video
"This Life" on YouTube

"This Life" is a song by the English pop group Take That. It was released by EMI Records on 3 November 2023 as the third single from their ninth studio album, This Life (2023). It was written by Take That, and produced by Ryan Carline. The song featured the lead vocals by Gary Barlow.

Background

The song was recorded in RCA Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee.

Live performances

Take That performed the single during their BBC Radio 2 In Concert performance, broadcast on 25th November 2023.[1]

Critical reception

The Independent stated: "There's a touch of Billy Joel and Joe Jackson to the descending piano chord stomp of 'This Life'."[2]

The Standard labelled the track as "a retro, bouncy piano number that unfortunately sounds like the theme tune to a Seventies daytime soap opera".[3]

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "This Life"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[4] 21
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[5] 21

References

  1. ^ "Take That to perform BBC Radio 2 gig: Here's how to get tickets". The Standard. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Take That review, This Life: Cosy collection of durable, hummable, very English songs". Independent.co.uk. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Take That: This Life album review: Barlow and the boys prioritise nostalgia over newness". 22 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 November 2023.


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