Rule the World (Take That song)
"Rule the World" | ||||
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Single by Take That | ||||
from the album Beautiful World (deluxe edition) | ||||
Released | 21 October 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
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Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Take That | |||
Producer(s) | John Shanks | |||
Take That singles chronology | ||||
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"Rule the World" on YouTube |
"Rule the World" is a song by English boy band Take That. It was recorded for the soundtrack of the film Stardust (2007), and then included on the deluxe edition of their fourth studio album Beautiful World (2006).
It was released in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2007 via
The song was submitted for consideration at the 80th Academy Awards for Best Original Song, but was not nominated.[1] In addition to the song featuring in the film, it also plays over the ending of the episode “Fireworks” of the sitcom, Not Going Out.
Background
"Rule the World" is the first song written by Take That specifically for a film.
It was released internationally exclusively as a single in October 2007, and was premiered live by the band at the inaugural National Movie Awards on 28 September 2007 to rave reviews and critical acclaim. It ended 2007 as the year's 5th biggest-selling single in the UK, despite being released just two months from the end of the year.[2] The song was also the 44th best selling single in the UK of 2008, the following year, and the 16th best selling single in Ireland in 2007.
The full-length version appears exclusively on the Tour Souvenir Edition of the album Beautiful World.
Crossover singer Camilla Kerslake, a protégée of Gary Barlow, has recorded the song on her eponymous debut album as "Il Mondo è Nostro" ("The World Is Ours").
Chart performance
In October 2007, "Rule the World" entered the
The song spent twelve weeks inside the UK top ten, the longest of any Take That song. It re-entered the chart again in November 2009 following another X Factor performance, this time by Stacey Solomon, and again in November 2010, and has spent 75 weeks on the official
Critical reception
Digital Spy praised the song, stating it is "a big, proper, important-sounding ballad – the piano chords tremor with passion, the strings sweep impressively and every strum of the guitar seems to quiver with emotion – it offers copious proof that Gary Barlow's flair for melody is still very much intact."[4]
Music video
The music video was directed by Barney Clay and filmed at
Live performances
The song was the finale to
Personnel
- Gary Barlow – lead vocals
- Howard Donald – backing vocals
- Jason Orange – backing vocals
- Mark Owen – backing vocals
Track listing
UK CD single[7]
- "Rule the World" (radio edit) – 3:58
- "Stay Together" – 3:57
German CD single[8]
- "Rule the World" (radio edit) – 3:58
- "Stay Together" – 3:57
- "Rule the World" (video) – 4:00
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[31] | 3× Platinum | 1,800,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Academy unveils 56 songs eligible for original song Oscar". Screen Daily. Retrieved 13 August 2019
- ^ "Top 40 Singles of the Year 2007". BBC Music. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ Myers, Justin (24 March 2017). "Take That's Top 40 biggest songs revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Take That: 'Rule The World'". 13 October 2007.
- ^ Ltd, Project 53. "Rushes".
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- ^ "Year End Charts: European Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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