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"Shine"
Song
B-side"Trouble with Me"
"We Love to Entertain You"

"Shine" is the second single taken from Take That's comeback album, Beautiful World (2006). It became Take That's sixth consecutive number one single and their tenth number one overall, making them one of only seven acts in the history of the UK charts to have more than nine number one hits. The song is about former Take That member Robbie Williams' battle with depression.

Background

"Shine" was released on 26 February 2007 and features lead vocals by Mark Owen. A 'live' version was recorded at a session with BBC Radio 2, and appears on the CD singles of "I'd Wait for Life" and "Reach Out".

The song went on to win the British single of the year award at the 2008 BRIT Awards[1] making it Take That's seventh Brit Award.

It later emerged that Robbie Williams was the subject of the song, written and released prior to his decision to return to the band.

The version of "Shine" performed during the band's Beautiful World Tour in 2007 featured an intro that was taken from the finale to the song "Mr. Blue Sky" by the British pop/rock group Electric Light Orchestra—this was also done on the group's subsequent The Circus Tour in 2009 and Progress Live Tour in 2011.

UK music licensing body PPL announced in December 2009 that this was the second most played and used song in the UK of the 2000s.

The song is written in the key signature of E flat major; however, on some live versions it is performed in D major.

When Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams appeared on BBC Radio 1 Live promoting their single Shame, Williams performed a cover of Shine.

In December 2011 Olly Murs covered "Shine" when he joined Gary Barlow for his live show at the Royal Albert Hall.

Chart performance

The single entered the UK Singles Chart at number 83, and made its official debut to the charts at number 30 the following week, three weeks before its physical release. It reached number one on 4 March 2007, staying two weeks at the top. The single peaked at number two on the download chart. During its first week at the top of the UK Singles Chart, the single rose from number 20 to 2 on the Irish Singles Chart. The single has been certified Gold in the UK with sales of 493,000.[2]

Music video

The video for "Shine" was directed by Justin Dickel[3] with a concept of recreating a Busby Berkeley style musical number.[4] It premiered on Channel 4 on Thursday 25 January 2007 at 11:05 p.m.[5]

Use in media

The song was featured in several commercials for the Morrisons supermarkets in the UK, fronted by actress Denise van Outen, comedian Nick Hancock, television presenter Gabby Logan, gardener Diarmuid Gavin, singer Lulu, and television presenter Richard Hammond. According to a PRS-published list of songs used in TV and radio advertisements, it was 7th most played song for the year 2012.[6]

It was then brought back in an instrumental form in 2013 as part of the 'More of what Matters' campaign.

It is also used on the third series of The Kevin Bishop Show in the celebrity book club sketch.

It has also been used by Gala Bingo to mark the start of their bingo sessions, in club, between 2008 and 2014.

It has been used on an episode of Doctor Who Confidential in 2007.

Use by other artists

The song is sampled in Lily Allen's 2009 song "Who'd Have Known", which in turn is sampled in T-Pain's 2011 single "5 O'Clock".[7]

Personnel

Track listings

Official versions

  • Album version (3:31)
  • Radio mix (3:29)
  • BBC Radio 2 'Live & Exclusive' (3:36)
  • Live at Wembley (3:46)
  • Abbey Road version (3:42)
  • Progress Live (5:43)

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Platinum 600,000[30]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Entertainment | Take That scoop Brit Award double". BBC News. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/take-thats-top-40-biggest-selling-songs-3313/ Official Charts Company - best selling Take That songs 29 November 2014
  3. ^ "Take That - Shine Video and Lyrics". Musicloversgroup.com. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. ^ "News - Take That "Shine"". Golden Sq. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  5. ^ [1] Archived 16 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Advert music nets writers £10m with Go-Compare most played". The Daily Telegraph. 2 May 2013.
  7. ^ Unterberger, Andrew (24 April 2018). "Man Band Top 10: The Best Songs by Grown-Up Boy Bands". Billboard.com.
  8. ^ "Take That Shine UK CD single (CD5 / 5") (389879)". Eil.com. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Take That Shine Germany CD single (CD5 / 5") (396902)". Eil.com. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Images for Take That - Shine". Discogs.com. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Shine (2-Track): Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Take That – Shine" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  13. ^ "Take That – Shine" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  14. ^ "Take That – Shine" (in French). Ultratip.
  15. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 18. týden 2007 in the date selector.
  16. ^ "Take That – Shine". Tracklisten.
  17. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 17 March 2007. p. 103. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  18. ^ "Kereső - lista és dátum szerint - Archívum - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  19. ^ "Chart Track: Week 9, 2007". Irish Singles Chart.
  20. ^ "Take That – Shine". Top Digital Download.
  21. ^ "Take That – Shine" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  22. ^ Take That – Shine Retrieved on 2011-09-30.
  23. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  24. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200715 into search.
  25. ^ "Take That – Shine". Swiss Singles Chart.
  26. ^ "Take That: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  27. ^ "Billboard - Google Books". Retrieved 6 June 2014 – via Google Books.
  28. ^ "Jaarlijsten 2007" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  29. ^ BPI Best Selling singles 2007
  30. ^ Myers, Justin (24 November 2014). "Take That's Top 40 Biggest Selling Songs". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  31. ^ "British single certifications – Take That – Shine". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Shine in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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