Love Ain't Here Anymore
"Love Ain't Here Anymore" | ||||
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Single by Take That | ||||
from the album Everything Changes | ||||
B-side | "The Party Remix" | |||
Released | 27 June 1994[1] | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:57 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Gary Barlow | |||
Producer(s) |
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Take That singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Love Ain't Here Anymore" on YouTube |
"Love Ain't Here Anymore" is a song by English
UK Singles Chart, ending their string of consecutive number-one singles. It failed to overtake Wet Wet Wet's cover of "Love Is All Around" at number one, and American R&B group, All-4-One, who reached number two with "I Swear". "Love Ain't Here Anymore" was re-recorded for release in the United States and included on their first Greatest Hits
compilation in 1996.
Take That also recorded a
B-side to Take That's following single, "Sure", while the English version appears on the United States single of "Back for Good". "Love Ain't Here Anymore" has received a silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK. A new, re-recorded version of the song appears as a track on the group's 2018 compilation album Odyssey, featuring vocals from US singing group Boyz II Men
.
Critical reception
Peter Fawthrop from
Beatles."[4] Pop Rescue commented, "Turn the lights down for "Love Ain’t Here Anymore", with Gary singing his regrets out". They also deemed it "a mid-tempo ballad, with soaring strings that fit perfectly with the vocal range of the group".[5]
Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single. It shows the band performing the song in what appears to be a recording studio. Lighting effects are used to make the video more complex and appealing showing silhouettes of the band.
Track listings
"Rock 'n' Roll Medley" contains versions of "
Born to Hand Jive
".
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Personnel
- Gary Barlow – lead vocals
- Howard Donald – backing vocals
- Jason Orange – backing vocals
- Mark Owen – backing vocals
- Robbie Williams – backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[33] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 25 June 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Fawthrop, Peter. "Take That – Everything Changes". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 9 July 1994. p. 9. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Jones, Alan (25 June 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 18. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Review: "Everything Changes" By Take That (CD, 1993)". Pop Rescue. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Love Ain't Here Anymore (UK CD1 liner notes). Take That. RCA Records, BMG. 1994. 74321214832.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ No si aqui no hay amor (Spanish CD single liner notes). Take That. RCA Records, BMG. 1994. 74321214842.
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- ^ "Take That – Love Ain't Here Anymore" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (21.7.–27.7. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 21 July 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love Ain't Here Anymore". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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- ^ "M-1 TOP 40". M-1.fm. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 31, 1994" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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- ^ "Take That: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Major Market Airplay – Week 32/1994" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 33. 13 August 1994. p. 19. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles 1994". Music Week. 14 January 1995. p. 9.
- ^ "British single certifications – Take That – Love Ain't Here Anymore". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 May 2021.