Giants (Take That song)

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Giants (Take That song) - Wikipedia

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"Giants"

Single by Take That

from the album Wonderland

B-side

"Loving or Leaving"

Released

17 February 2017

Recorded

Abbey Road Studios, Metropolis Studios (London)

Genre

Pop^[1]

Length

3:53 ^[2]

Label

Polydor

Songwriter(s)

Gary Barlow
Howard Donald
Mark Owen
Jamie Norton
Ben Mark

Producer(s)

Mark Ralph

Take That singles chronology

"Cry"
(2016)

"Giants"
(2017)

"New Day"
(2017)

Music video

Giants on YouTube

"Giants" is a song recorded by English band Take That for their eighth studio album, Wonderland (2017). It was written by Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jamie Norton and Ben Mark, while the production was done by Mark Ralph. It was released as the lead single from Wonderland on 17 February 2017 through Polydor Records.

Background and release

The lead single from the album, titled "Giants", was released on 17 February 2017.^[3] It was written by Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jamie Norton and Ben Mark.^[4] The production of the song was handled by Mark Ralph, who had previously produced songs for Clean Bandit and Years & Years.^[3] In addition, Ralph also provided the bass, guitars, synthesizers and the programming. Drew Smith and Tom AD Fuller, served as the song's engineers, whilst Charlie Russel did the additional engineering and the keys programming. Fuller also provided additional backing vocals alongside Geoff Holroyde. The mixing of "Giants" was done by Mark "Spike" Stent, with Geoff Swan serving as the mixing assistant. The strings were recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in London. Will Malone was the string arranger and conductor whilst Perry Montague-Mason was the string leader. Isobel Griffiths served as conductor and Susie Gillis provided assistance in the process. Tim Young did the mastering at the Metropolis Studios in London.^[4]

Critical reception

In his review of the song, Nicholas Reilly of the British newspaper Metro called it "ready-made for arenas" and stated, "It’s a welcome return to their penchant for huge choruses that are tailor made for cavernous arenas. It’s also got a damn catchy chorus too that wouldn't be too far out of place on a recent Coldplay album."^[5]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Mat Whitecross.^[6]

Chart performance

The single debuted at 13 in the UK, becoming Take That's 24th UK top 20 single. However, it was the week's highest selling physical release. It performed well on the Scottish charts, entering the top 10 at number 6, whilst it also reached 86 on the Irish chart.^[7]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from "Giants" physical CD single.^[4]

Locations

Strings recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London
Mastering at Metropolis Studios in London

Personnel

Gary Barlow – vocals, writing
Howard Donald – vocals, writing
Mark Owen – vocals, writing
Mark Ralph – production, bass, guitars, synthesizers, programming
Jamie Norton – writing
Ben Mark – writing
Drew Smith – engineering
Tom AD Fuller – engineering, backing vocals
Charlie Russel – additional engineering, keys programming
Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
Geoff Swan – mixing assistant
Will Malone – strings arranger and conductor
Perry Montague-Mason – string leader
Isobel Griffiths – string contractor
Susie Gillis – assistant string contractor
Tim Young – mastering
Geoff Holroyde – backing vocals, drums

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[8]	86
Scotland (OCC)^[9]	6
UK Singles (OCC)^[10]	13

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[11]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Petridis, Alexis (21 January 2021). "Take That's 20 greatest songs – ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
^ [1] ^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b Houghton, Rianne (17 February 2017). "Take That unveil their massive new single 'Giants'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Giants (CD single) (Media notes). Take That. Polydor Records. 2017.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Take That release new single Giants and it's ready-made for arenas". Metro. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
^ Bather, Luke (17 March 2017). "Take That 'Giants' by Mat Whitecross". Promonews. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Ed Sheeran dominates Official Singles Chart after BRITs performance". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ "IRMA - Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
^ "British single certifications – Take That – Giants". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

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