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"Sure"
Single by Take That
from the album Nobody Else
Released3 October 1994
Recorded1994
GenreR&B
Length3:42
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Brothers in Rhythm
Take That singles chronology
"Love Ain't Here Anymore"
(1994) 		"Sure"
(1994) 		"Back for Good"
(1995)
Alternative covers
File:Take that sure 2.jpg
EU CD2
Alternative cover
UK CD2
Music video
"Sure" on YouTube

"Sure" is a single by British boy band Take That, released as the lead single from their third studio album, Nobody Else (1995). Released on 3 October 1994, it was a departure from their previous singles, having a more American R&B sound compared to their previous more pop/dance oriented songs. It was written by Take That's lead singer Gary Barlow and fellow band members Robbie Williams and Mark Owen.[1] 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 ranked "Sure" at number 86 in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever".[2]

Chart performance

The single was released on 3 October 1994. 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 to becoming their fifth number-one single. It remained at the top for two weeks but dropped quickly thereafter.[3] It was the 42nd best selling single of 1994 in the UK, the lowest-selling number-one single of the year.[4][5]

Music video

The music video was seven minutes long and is somewhat comical. It shows the band preparing for a party whilst Mark Owen is also babysitting a disruptive little girl named Emily who is halting the band from getting ready. Gary Barlow is writing a song, Jason Orange is dancing, Howard Donald is preparing food and Robbie Williams emerges back from shopping. Once the song starts, the video shows a house party occurring as well as the band performing the song in vest nets against a blue backdrop.

A shorter edited version of the song exists in which music video channels play the video from where the song starts.

Track listing

UK CD single 1 (74321 23662 2)

  1. "Sure" – 3:40
  2. "Sure" (Thumpers Club Mix) – 8:21
  3. "Sure" (Full Pressure Mix) – 5:37
  4. "Sure" (Strictly Barking Dub) – 7:16

UK CD single 2 (74321 23663 2)

  1. "Sure" – 3:40
  2. "No Si Aqui No Hay Amor" – 3:57
  3. "Why Can't I Wake Up with You" (Club Mix) – 4:09
  4. "You Are The One" (Tonic Mix) – 5:50

EU CD single 1 (74321 23859 2)

  1. "Sure" – 3:40
  2. "No Si Aqui No Hay Amor" – 3:57

EU CD single 2 (74321 23860 2)

  1. "Sure" – 3:40
  2. "No Si Aqui No Hay Amor" – 3:57
  3. "You Are the One" (Tonic Mix) – 5:50

Japanese CD single (BVCP-8705)

  1. "Sure" – 3:40
  2. "No Si Aqui No Hay Amor" – 3:57
  3. "Why Can't I Wake Up with You" (Club Mix) – 4:09
  4. "You Are the One" (Tonic Mix) – 5:50

UK cassette single 1 (74321 23664 2)

  1. "Sure" – 3:40
  2. "No Si Aqui No Hay Amor" – 3:57

UK cassette single 2 (74321 23861 2)

  1. "Sure" – 3:40
  2. "No Si Aqui No Hay Amor" – 3:57
  3. "You Are the One" (Tonic Mix) – 5:50

UK 7" vinyl – Jukebox release only (74321 23665 2)

  1. "Sure" – 3:40
  2. "No Si Aqui No Hay Amor" – 3:57*

UK 12" vinyl (74321 23666 2) (limited edition w/tour poster)

  1. "Sure" (Thumpers Club Mix) – 8:21
  2. "Sure" (Full Pressure Mix) – 5:37
  3. "Sure" (Brothers In Rhythm Mix) – 3:48

*Lists "Sure" on both sides of the record, however Side B plays "No Si Aqui No Hay Amor".

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Official versions

  • Album version (3:40)
  • Thumpers Club Mix (8:21)
  • Full Pressure Mix (5:37)
  • Strictly Barking Dub (7:16)
  • Brothers in Rhythm Mix (3:48)

References

  1. ^ 1000 UK Number One Singles by Jon Kutner & Spencer Leigh, page 400, ISBN 978-1844492831
  2. ^ "Q - 1001 best songs ever (2003)".
  3. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Top 100 Singles 1994". Music Week. 14 January 1995. p. 9.
  5. ^ "Top 50 UK singles of 1994". Onmc.iinet.net.au. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Take That – Sure". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Take That – Sure" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 November 1994. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 November 1994. p. 47. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  10. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sure". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 3. 21 January 1995. p. 15. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  13. ^ "M-1 TOP 40". M-1.fm. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 1994" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Take That – Sure" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  17. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  18. ^ "Take That – Sure". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Take That – Sure". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1994" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  21. ^ "1994 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  22. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1994" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  23. ^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
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