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* [[Blue-eyed soul]]<ref name="chuckcampbell"/><ref name="alanjones"/>
* [[swingbeat]]<ref name="music&media"/>
* [[Pop music|pop]]<ref name= "Petridis 2021">{{cite web|first= Alexis|last= Petridis|title= Take That's 20 greatest songs – ranked!|website= [[The Guardian]]|date= January 21, 2021|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/21/take-thats-20-greatest-songs-ranked|accessdate= August 5, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name= "Petridis 2021"/>
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| label = {{hlist|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]}}
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* [[RCA Records|RCA]]
* [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]
| writer = {{hlist|[[Gary Barlow]]|[[Mark Owen]]|[[Robbie Williams]]}}
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* [[Gary Barlow]]
* [[Mark Owen]]
* [[Robbie Williams]]
| producer = {{hlist|[[Brothers in Rhythm]]|Gary Barlow}}
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* [[Brothers in Rhythm]]
* Gary Barlow
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"'''Sure'''" is a single by British [[boy band]] [[Take That]], released as the lead single from their third studio album, ''[[Nobody Else]]'' (1995). It was written by Take That's lead singer [[Gary Barlow]] and fellow band members [[Robbie Williams]] and [[Mark Owen]].<ref>''1000 UK Number One Singles'' by Jon Kutner & Spencer Leigh, page 400, {{ISBN|978-1844492831}}</ref> Released on 3 October 1994, the song became the band's fifth number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and has received a silver disc certification in the UK for selling over 200,000 copies. In 2003, ''[[Q (magazine)|Q Magazine]]'' ranked "Sure" at number 86 in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/Q1001bestsongsever.htm|title=Q – 1001 best songs ever (2003)}}</ref>
"'''Sure'''" is a single by English [[boy band]] [[Take That]], released as the lead single from their third studio album, ''[[Nobody Else]]'' (1995). It was written by Take That's lead singer [[Gary Barlow]] and fellow band members [[Robbie Williams]] and [[Mark Owen]].<ref>''1000 UK Number One Singles'' by Jon Kutner & Spencer Leigh, page 400, {{ISBN|978-1844492831}}</ref> Released on 3 October 1994 by [[RCA Records|RCA]] and [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]], the song became the band's fifth number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and has received a silver disc certification in the UK for selling over 200,000 copies. ''[[Q (magazine)|Q Magazine]]'' ranked "Sure" at number 86 in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever" in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/Q1001bestsongsever.htm|title=Q – 1001 best songs ever (2003)}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
''[[Music & Media]]'' commented, "International stardom is not enough. Concerns about the credibility factor are the latest craze in teenland. Yet through Sure's hip and raw [[swingbeat]] production even Take That enemies will have to give in."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= |last= |title= New Releases: Singles |magazine= [[Music & Media]] |date= 15 October 1994 |page= 16 |access-date= 15 March 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-10-15.pdf}}</ref> Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' gave it five out of five, picking it as Pick of the Week. He added that it is "far from their most distinctive track, but this slick piece of synthetic [[Soul music|soul]] balladry has all the ingredients necessary to keep the Take That bandwagon rolling." He concluded, "Clearly one to watch."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Alan |last= Jones |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-10-01.pdf |title= Market Preview: Mainstream – Singles – Pick of the Week |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= 1 October 1994 |page= 18 |access-date= 21 April 2021}}</ref>
Chuck Campbell from ''[[Knoxville News Sentinel]]'' described the song as "slinky" and "[[Hip hop music|hip-hoppish]]", adding that songs like 'Sure' "are serviceable as updates of British [[blue-eyed soul]]".<ref name="chuckcampbell">Campbell, Chuck (15 September 1995). "Take That Arrives Stateside With 'Back For Good'". ''[[Knoxville News Sentinel]]''.</ref> Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' commented, "International stardom is not enough. Concerns about the credibility factor are the latest craze in teenland. Yet through 'Sure'{{'}}s hip and raw [[swingbeat]] production even Take That enemies will have to give in."<ref name="music&media">{{cite magazine|first= |last= |title= New Releases: Singles |magazine= [[Music & Media]] |volume= 11 |issue= 42 |date= 15 October 1994 |page= 16 |access-date= 15 March 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-10-15.pdf}}</ref> Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' gave the song five out of five and named it Pick of the Week, adding that it is "far from their most distinctive track, but this slick piece of synthetic [[soul ballad]]ry has all the ingredients necessary to keep the Take That bandwagon rolling." He concluded, "Clearly one to watch."<ref name="alanjones">{{cite magazine|first= Alan |last= Jones |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-10-01.pdf |title= Market Preview: Mainstream – Singles – Pick of the Week |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= 1 October 1994 |page= 18 |access-date= 21 April 2021}}</ref> Leesa Daniels from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' gave it a full score of five out of five and described it as "classy", writing, "It's a lot smoother than anything else they've done."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Leesa|last=Daniels|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/54030183230/in/album-72177720320699273|title=New Singles|work=[[Smash Hits]]|date=28 September 1994|page=53|access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref>


==Release and chart performance==
==Release and chart performance==
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==Music video==
==Music video==
The [[music video]] for the song is seven minutes long and somewhat comical. It shows the band preparing for a party in their apartment whilst also babysitting a disruptive 5-year-old girl named Emily who is halting them from getting ready while her mother is out of town. [[Gary Barlow]] is writing a song, [[Jason Orange]] is dancing and [[Mark Owen]] is preparing food and struggling to deal with Emily throwing her food on the table while answering phone calls about the party. When [[Robbie Williams]] returns from grocery shopping, [[Howard Donald]] takes the calls in Owen's place. Once Owen is finally able to tuck Emily into bed, the song starts, and many guests arrive for the party. As several couples hook up at the party, the band are seen performing the song in vest nets against a blue backdrop. As the guests leave the party, one girl is left behind and falls asleep in the trashed apartment. The video ends with Emily waking up in the middle of the night to find the band asleep amidst the disarray from the party.
The accompanying music video for "Sure" is seven minutes long and somewhat comical. It shows the band preparing for a party in their apartment whilst also babysitting a disruptive 5-year-old girl named Emily who is halting them from getting ready while her mother is out of town. [[Gary Barlow]] is writing a song, [[Jason Orange]] is dancing and [[Mark Owen]] is preparing food and struggling to deal with Emily throwing her food on the table while answering phone calls about the party. When [[Robbie Williams]] returns from grocery shopping, [[Howard Donald]] takes the calls in Owen's place. Once Owen is finally able to tuck Emily into bed, the song starts, and many guests arrive for the party. As several couples hook up at the party, the band are seen performing the song in vest nets against a blue backdrop. As the guests leave the party, one girl is left behind and falls asleep in the trashed apartment. The video ends with Emily waking up in the middle of the night to find the band asleep amidst the disarray from the party.


A shorter edited version of the song exists in which music video channels play the video from where the song starts.
A shorter edited version of the song exists in which music video channels play the video from where the song starts. It was A-listed on Germany's [[VIVA (German TV channel)|VIVA]] in November 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=|last=|title=Station Reports > VIVA TV/Cologne|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-11-12.pdf|work=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=46|date=12 November 1994|page=30|accessdate=28 December 2022}}</ref>


==Track listings==
==Track listings==
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'''UK and European CD1''' {{small|(74321236622)}}<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Sure|others=[[Take That]]|year=1994|type=UK & European CD1 liner notes|publisher=[[RCA Records]], [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]|id=74321236622}}</ref>
* '''UK and European CD1''' {{small|(74321236622)}}<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Sure|others=[[Take That]]|year=1994|type=UK & European CD1 liner notes|publisher=[[RCA Records]], [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]|id=74321236622}}</ref>
# "Sure"
# "Sure"
# "Sure" (Thumpers club mix)
# "Sure" (Thumpers club mix)
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# "Sure" (Strictly Barking dub)
# "Sure" (Strictly Barking dub)


'''UK and European CD2''' {{small|(74321236632)}}<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Sure|others=Take That|year=1994|type=UK & European CD2 liner notes|publisher=RCA Records, BMG|id=74321236632}}</ref>
* '''UK and European CD2''' {{small|(74321236632)}}<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Sure|others=Take That|year=1994|type=UK & European CD2 liner notes|publisher=RCA Records, BMG|id=74321236632}}</ref>
# "Sure" – 3:40
# "Sure" – 3:40
# "[[Love Ain't Here Anymore|No si aqui no hay amor]]"
# "[[Love Ain't Here Anymore|No si aqui no hay amor]]"
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# "You Are the One" (Tonic Mix)
# "You Are the One" (Tonic Mix)
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'''UK 12-inch single''' {{small|(74321236621)}}<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Sure|others=Take That|year=1994|type=UK 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=RCA Records, BMG|id=74321236621}}</ref>
* '''UK 12-inch single''' {{small|(74321236621)}}<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Sure|others=Take That|year=1994|type=UK 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=RCA Records, BMG|id=74321236621}}</ref>
:A1. "Sure" (Thumpers club mix) – 8:21
:A1. "Sure" (Thumpers club mix) – 8:21
:B1. "Sure" ([[Brothers in Rhythm]] mix) – 3:40
:B1. "Sure" ([[Brothers in Rhythm]] mix) – 3:40
:B2. "Sure" (Full Pressure mix) – 5:37
:B2. "Sure" (Full Pressure mix) – 5:37


'''UK cassette single''' {{small|(74321236624)}}<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Sure|others=Take That|year=1994|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=RCA Records, BMG|id=74321236624}}</ref>
* '''UK cassette single''' {{small|(74321236624)}}<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Sure|others=Take That|year=1994|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=RCA Records, BMG|id=74321236624}}</ref>
# "Sure"
# "Sure"
# "No si aqui no hay amor"
# "No si aqui no hay amor"
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* [[Robbie Williams]] – backing vocals
* [[Robbie Williams]] – backing vocals


==Charts and certifications==
==Charts==
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{{single chart|Flanders|9|artist=Take That|song=Sure|rowheader=true|access-date=25 November 2019}}
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!scope="row"|Denmark ([[IFPI Danmark|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-10-29.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=44|page=20|date=29 October 1994|access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Denmark ([[IFPI Danmark|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-10-29.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=44|date=29 October 1994|page=20|access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-10-29.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=44|page=18|date=29 October 1994|access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-10-29.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=44|date=29 October 1994|page=18|access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Europe (European AC Radio)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-12-17.pdf|title=Adult Contemporary Europe Top 25|work=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=51|date=17 December 1994|page=34|access-date=28 May 2023}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Dance Radio Chart|European Dance Radio]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-10-22.pdf|title=European Dance Radio Top 25|work=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=43|date=22 October 1994|page=27|access-date=27 May 2023}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}</ref>
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|4
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!scope="row"|France Airplay ([[SNEP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tubesenfrance.com/annees-90/classements-de-1994/classement-du-11-decembre-1994/|title=Top 100 French Radio Airplay|publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]]|date=December 11, 1994|access-date=December 22, 2024}}</ref>
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{{single chart|Germany|24|artist=Take That|song=Sure|songid=2891|rowheader=true|access-date=25 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Germany|24|artist=Take That|song=Sure|songid=2891|rowheader=true|access-date=25 November 2019}}
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{{single chart|Ireland2|3|song=Sure|rowheader=true|access-date=25 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|3|song=Sure|rowheader=true|access-date=25 November 2019}}
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!scope="row"|Israel ([[Israel Broadcasting Authority|IBA]])<ref>Israel Top-30: Peak Date: (22.11.94)</ref>
!scope="row"|Israel ([[Israel Broadcasting Authority|IBA]])<ref>22 November 1994</ref>
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!scope="row"|Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-01-21.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=12|issue=3|page=15|date=21 January 1995|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-01-21.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=12|issue=3|date=21 January 1995|page=15|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Lithuania ([[M-1 (Lithuanian radio station)|M-1]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m-1.fm/top40/?topid=1285|title=M-1 TOP 40|publisher=M-1.fm|access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Italy Airplay (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-10-22.pdf|title=Regional Airplay: South|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=43|page=35|date=22 October 1994}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Lithuania ([[M-1 (Lithuanian radio station)|M-1]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m-1.fm/top40/?topid=1285|title=M-1 Top 40|publisher=M-1.fm|access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>
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{{single chart|UK|1|date=19941015|rowheader=true|access-date=25 November 2019|refname="uk"}}
{{single chart|UK|1|date=19941015|rowheader=true|access-date=25 November 2019|refname="uk"}}
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!scope="row"|[[Record Mirror Club Chart|UK Club Chart]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-10-08.pdf|title=The ''RM'' Club Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=8 October 1994|page=6|accessdate=20 May 2023}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-12-24.pdf|title=1994 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=52|page=12|date=24 December 1994|access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-12-24.pdf|title=1994 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=52|date=24 December 1994|page=12|access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Italy Airplay (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-12-24.pdf|title=1994 In Review, Regional Airplay: South|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=52|page=19|date=24 December 1994}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr1994.html|title=Jaarlijsten 1994|publisher=Stichting Nederlandse Top 40|language=nl|access-date=30 November 2019}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr1994.html|title=Jaarlijsten 1994|publisher=Stichting Nederlandse Top 40|language=nl|access-date=30 November 2019}}</ref>
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===Certifications===
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Take That|title=Sure|award=Silver|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|access-date=25 November 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Take That|title=Sure|award=Silver|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|id=6400-1216-1|access-date=11 March 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:40, 22 December 2024

"Sure"
UK CD1 artwork
Single by Take That
from the album Nobody Else
Released3 October 1994 (1994-10-03)
Genre
Length3:42
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Take That singles chronology
"Love Ain't Here Anymore"
(1994) 		"Sure"
(1994) 		"Back for Good"
(1995)
Alternative cover
UK CD2 artwork
Music video
"Sure" on YouTube

"Sure" is a single by English boy band Take That, released as the lead single from their third studio album, Nobody Else (1995). It was written by Take That's lead singer Gary Barlow and fellow band members Robbie Williams and Mark Owen.[5] Released on 3 October 1994 by RCA and BMG, the song became the band's fifth number one on the UK Singles Chart and has received a silver disc certification in the UK for selling over 200,000 copies. Q Magazine ranked "Sure" at number 86 in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever" in 2003.[6]

Critical reception

[edit]

Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel described the song as "slinky" and "hip-hoppish", adding that songs like 'Sure' "are serviceable as updates of British blue-eyed soul".[1] Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "International stardom is not enough. Concerns about the credibility factor are the latest craze in teenland. Yet through 'Sure''s hip and raw swingbeat production even Take That enemies will have to give in."[3] Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song five out of five and named it Pick of the Week, adding that it is "far from their most distinctive track, but this slick piece of synthetic soul balladry has all the ingredients necessary to keep the Take That bandwagon rolling." He concluded, "Clearly one to watch."[2] Leesa Daniels from Smash Hits gave it a full score of five out of five and described it as "classy", writing, "It's a lot smoother than anything else they've done."[7]

Release and chart performance

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The single was released on 3 October 1994.[8] Take That's previous single had stalled at number three on the UK Singles Chart after four consecutive number-one hits, but "Sure" debuted at number one becoming their fifth number-one single. It remained at the top for two weeks but dropped quickly thereafter.[9] It was the 42nd best selling single of 1994 in the UK, the lowest-selling number-one single of the year.[10][11]

Music video

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The accompanying music video for "Sure" is seven minutes long and somewhat comical. It shows the band preparing for a party in their apartment whilst also babysitting a disruptive 5-year-old girl named Emily who is halting them from getting ready while her mother is out of town. Gary Barlow is writing a song, Jason Orange is dancing and Mark Owen is preparing food and struggling to deal with Emily throwing her food on the table while answering phone calls about the party. When Robbie Williams returns from grocery shopping, Howard Donald takes the calls in Owen's place. Once Owen is finally able to tuck Emily into bed, the song starts, and many guests arrive for the party. As several couples hook up at the party, the band are seen performing the song in vest nets against a blue backdrop. As the guests leave the party, one girl is left behind and falls asleep in the trashed apartment. The video ends with Emily waking up in the middle of the night to find the band asleep amidst the disarray from the party.

A shorter edited version of the song exists in which music video channels play the video from where the song starts. It was A-listed on Germany's VIVA in November 1994.[12]

Track listings

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Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Campbell, Chuck (15 September 1995). "Take That Arrives Stateside With 'Back For Good'". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  2. ^ a b Jones, Alan (1 October 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream – Singles – Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 18. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 42. 15 October 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b Petridis, Alexis (21 January 2021). "Take That's 20 greatest songs – ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  5. ^ 1000 UK Number One Singles by Jon Kutner & Spencer Leigh, page 400, ISBN 978-1844492831
  6. ^ "Q – 1001 best songs ever (2003)".
  7. ^ Daniels, Leesa (28 September 1994). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 53. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 1 October 1993. p. 27. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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