Take a Bow (Leona Lewis song)

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"Take a Bow"
Hollywood, California
Genre
Length3:54
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • The Runaways
  • Sam Watters
  • Wayne Wilkins
  • Louis Biancaniello
  • Ryan "Alias" Tedder

"Take a Bow" is a song recorded by British singer

urban song, the lyrics focus the failure of a relationship. Its composition features an Ebb and Flo groove and received several comparisons to "Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake
.

"Take a Bow" received positive reviews from music critics. Most praised the production as unexpected and different but one felt it overshadowed Lewis' vocals. Upon the release of Spirit, the song debuted at number 97 on the

UK Singles Chart due to strong digital download sales. Lewis performed "Take a Bow" at the Rock in Rio festival and on her 2010 concert tour, The Labyrinth
.

Recording and production

"Take a Bow" was conceived during recording sessions for Lewis' debut studio album,

mixed by Biancaniello, Mani, Watters and Omley at The Record Plant, Hollywood, California.[2] As reported by Digital Spy, Tedder revealed that the types of songs that people expected to hear on Spirit, such as powerful vocal performance ballads, needed to be different and stand out rather than conventional, "if you're going to push that kind of music [these days] – big ballads and big songs – you have to be edgier; they can't be clean and polished."[3]

Composition and critical reception

"Take a Bow" is a

beats per minute.[4] Lewis' vocal range spans over two octaves from low note of A3 to the high note of Eb6.[4] The song's opening lyrics are "The flowers are faded now, along with your letters."[4] Chad Grischow for IGN and Sarah Rodman for The Boston Globe compared the song's production to Justin Timberlake's song "Cry Me a River" (2002).[10][11] The lyrics of "Take A Bow" pertain to a failed relationship, which Nick Levine for Digital Spy described as "admirably stark."[3]

"Take a Bow" garnered a positive response from music critics. Nick Levine for Digital Spy described the track as "unexpected" due to its urban edge.

Beyoncé end of the market than the Mariah end."[12] Kitty Empire for The Guardian noted that all of the songs on Spirit are love songs, but only "Take a Bow" feels like it is from the 21st century.[8] Chad Grischow for IGN wrote that the "Take a Bow"'s production distracted from Lewis' vocal performance.[11]

Live performances

A picture of a woman wearing a short black and metallic dress, holding a microphone. She is facing forward.
Lewis performing "Take a Bow" on The Labyrinth tour.

Lewis performed "Take a Bow" at the

Don't Let Me Down", "Better in Time" and "Whatever It Takes".[14] The set was decorated in the style of a castle; acrobats performed as they were hanging from the ceiling on large pieces of fabric while Lewis wore a gold sequined dress and thigh high boots.[15]

Track listing

Spirit standard/deluxe edition[1][5]
  1. "Take a Bow" – 3:54
Spirit United States standard/deluxe version[6][7]
  1. "Take a Bow" – 3:53
The Labyrinth Tour: Live from the O2[14]
  1. "Take a Bow" (Live from the 02) – 5:41

Credits and personnel

Recording
  • Recorded and mixed at The Record Plant, Hollywood, California.
Personnel
  • Lead vocals – Leona Lewis
  • Background vocals – RaVaughn Brown
  • Songwriting – Jordon Omley, Michael Mani, Wayne Wilkins, Louis Biancaniello, Ryan Tedder
  • Production – The Runaways, Sam Watters, Wayne Wilkins, Louis Biancaniello, Ryan "Alias" Tedder
  • Music production – Wayne Wilkins, Louis Biancaniello, Ryan "Alias" Tedder
  • Recording and mixing – Louis Biancaniello, Michael Mani, Sam Watters, Jordon Omley
  • Vocal production – Sam Watters
  • Keyboards and programming – Wayne Wilkins, Louis Biancaniello, Ryan "Alias" Tedder

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Spirit.[2]

Chart

Upon the release of Spirit, "Take a Bow" debuted at number 97 on the strength of digital download sales in the chart issue released on 24 November 2007.[16]

Chart (2007) Peak
position
UK Singles (
Official Charts Company)[16]
 97

References

  1. ^ a b c "'Spirit' (Deluxe Version) – Leona Lewis". iTunes Store (Great Britain). Apple. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. ^
    Syco. 2007. 8 86970 25542 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
    )
  3. ^ a b c d Levine, Nick (12 November 2007). "Leona Lewis: 'Spirit'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. ^
    Peer International Music Publishing
    . 2007.
  5. ^ a b "Spirit – Leona Lewis". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. 5 February 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  6. ^ a b "'Spirit' – Leona Lewis". iTunes Store (United States). Apple. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  7. ^ a b "'Spirit' (Deluxe edition) – Leona Lewis". iTunes Store (United States). Apple. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  8. ^ a b Empire, Kitty (4 November 2007). "The flesh is willing but the spirit is weak". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  9. ^ Winship, Lyndsey (2 November 2007). "Spirit is just the sound of a generic diva". BBC Music. BBC. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  10. ^ a b c Rodman, Sarah (8 April 2008). "Lewis's huge voice lifts 'Spirit'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  11. ^
    News Corporation. Archived from the original
    on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  12. ^ McGee, Linda (3 January 2008). "Leona Lewis - Spirit". RTÉ. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  13. ^ "Leona Lewis Setlist at Rock In Rio Lisboa 2010". SetlistFM. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  14. ^ a b c d "'The Labyrinth Tour – Live from the O2' – Leona Lewis". iTunes Store (United States). Apple. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  15. ^ Wright, Jade (1 June 2010). "Review: Leona Lewis at ECHO arena Liverpool". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  16. ^ a b "Chart Log UK: Chart entries update". Official Charts Company. 24 November 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
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