Pray (Take That song)

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"Pray"

Cover of "Pray"
Single by Take That
from the album Everything Changes
A-side "Pray"
Released July 5, 1993
Format 7", maxi-CD, 3" CD
Recorded 1993
Genre Europop
Length 3:44
Label RCA, BMG
Writer(s) Gary Barlow
Producer Steve Jervier, Paul Jervier, Jonathan Wales
Take That singles chronology
"Why Can't I Wake Up With You"
(1993)		 "Pray"
(1993)		 "Relight My Fire"
(1993)
Alternative covers
UK CD single 2 cover
E.U. 7" Vinyl cover
German CD single cover
Japanese 3" CD single cover
Australian Tour Souvenir CD single

"Pray" is song by boyband Take That. Written by Gary Barlow and released on July 5, 1993, it was the second single from their second album Everything Changes. It is the first of 11 singles by the band to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart, staying at number one for four weeks and starting a streak of four consecutive number one singles. The song has received a Gold sales status certification and sold over 410,000 copies in the UK, won Best British Single and Best British Video at the 1994 Brit Awards, and was the finale of the Beautiful World Tour (2007).

Contents

[edit] Music video

The video was directed by Gregg Masuak and shot in Acapulco, Mexico. The clip features the band members in the exotic location singing and dancing. Each of the band members is pared with a girl relating to one of the four elements(Mark Owen-Air, Jason Orange-Fire, Robbie Williams-Earth, Howard Donald-Water) with the exception of Gary Barlow which is represented in a neutral black and white context. In Gary Barlow's autobiography, he stated that after the disappointment of where I Found Heaven was filmed, the band were a lot happier about the location for this video.

[edit] Track listings

UK CD single #1 (74321 15450 2)
  1. "Pray" (radio edit) - 3:43
  2. "Pray" (acappella) - 4:26
  3. "Pray" (alternative club mix) - 5:21
UK CD single #2 (74321 15451 2)
  1. "Pray" (club swing mix) - 5:37
  2. "It Only Takes a Minute" (Tommy Musto Underground dub) - 6:32
  3. "Once You've Tasted Love" (Harding & Curnow remix) - 4:20
  4. "It Only Takes a Minute" (Tommy Musto Underground vocal) - 6:16
EU CD single (74321 15478 2)
  1. "Pray" (radio edit) - 3:43
  2. "Pray" (acappella) - 4:26
  3. "Pray" (alternative club mix) - 5:21
Japanese 3" CD single (BVDP-88)
  1. "Pray" (radio edit) - 3:43
  2. "Pray" (acappella) - 4:26
Australian 'tour edition' CD single (74321 21112 2)(picture disc w/poster)
  1. "Pray" (radio edit) - 3:43
  2. "Relight My Fire" (live) - 8:07
  3. "Could It Be Magic" (live) - 5:32
  4. "It Only Takes a Minute" (live) - 4:11
Australian 'limited edition' CD single (74321 21113 2)(Personality Poster Pack)
  1. "Pray" (radio edit) - 3:43
  2. "Pray" (acappella) - 4:26
  3. "Pray" (alternative club mix) - 5:21
  4. "Pray" (club swing mix) - 5:37
  5. "It Only Takes a Minute" (Tommy Musto Underground dub) - 6:32
  6. "Once You've Tasted Love" (Harding & Curnow remix) - 4:20
  7. "It Only Takes a Minute" (Tommy Musto Underground vocal) - 6:16
UK cassette (74321 15452 2)
  1. "Pray" (radio edit) - 3:43
  2. "Pray" (acappella) - 4:26
UK 7" single (74321 15453 2)
  1. "Pray" (radio edit) - 3:43
  2. "Pray" (acappella) - 4:26
European 12" single (74321 15454 2)
  1. "Pray" (radio edit) - 3:43
  2. "Pray" (acappella) - 4:26
  3. "Pray" (alternative club mix) - 5:21
  4. "Pray" (club swing mix) - 5:37

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[1] 24
Dutch Singles Chart[1] 38
German Singles Chart 21
Irish Singles Chart 2
Norwegian Singles Chart[1] 8
Swedish Singles Chart[1] 17
Swiss Singles Chart[1] 24
UK Singles Chart 1
Chart (1994) Peak
Position
Australian Singles Chart[1] 10
Chart (1996) Peak
Position
Canadian Singles Chart[2] 55
End of year chart (1993) Position
UK Singles Chart (1993 Year-End) 18

[edit] Chart succession

Preceded by
"Dreams" by Gabrielle		 UK Singles Chart number-one single
July 11, 1993 (4 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Living on My Own" by Freddie Mercury

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
UK[3] Gold 1 September 1993 400,000

[edit] Official versions

  • Album version (3:45)
  • Radio edit (3:34)
  • Acappella (4:26)
  • Alternative club mix (5:21)
  • Swing club mix (5:37)
  • Live On the Advision Mobile Studio (6:33)
  • Live In Berlin (5:16)
  • Live at Wembley (4:00)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Steffen Hung. "Take That - Pray". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Take+That&titel=Pray&cat=s. Retrieved 2012-02-17. 
  2. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2913&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=chdi18ih6lgn1f0t8ir6ci6gi2. Retrieved 2012-02-17. 
  3. ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved 2 September 2008)
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