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"Back for Good" is a song by the British pop group Take That. It was released in 1995 as a single from Nobody Else and achieved great success in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Norway and UK where it topped the charts.

Song Information

Written by Gary Barlow, who also sang the lead vocal on the track, it was their sixth UK chart-topper, and their only US top ten hit. It was initially unveiled at the 1995 BRIT Awards, and such was the demand for the single that the release date was brought forward and the song made available to the media an unprecedented six weeks before release. It was released on March 27, 1995 and entered the UK singles chart at number one, selling 300,000 copies in its first week. It remained at number one for four weeks, and eventually sold 965,000 copies. The song won Best British Single at the 1996 Brit Awards. The song would later reach number seven on the American Billboard Hot 100 chart, Take That's only charting US single. The song was a big hit in Brazil, during the years of 1995 and 1996, due to soap-opera "Explode Coração" on which the song appeared as one of the main songs on the TV show's soundtrack. Former Take That member Robbie Williams recorded a live version, which was a b-side to his 1998 single Angels. The song was featured on the final episode of the second series of "Spaced", in which Tim, Brian, and Mike, along with Mike's Territorial Army buddies, attempt to play the song for Marsha, ala boombox scene from "Say Anything..." It also featured in the final episode of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's The Office as a love theme for characters Tim (Martin Freeman) and Dawn (Lucy Davis). Gary Barlow stated on ITV1's An Audience With Take That Live broadcast on 2 December 2006 that there were 89 recorded versions of the song by other artists. The song has received a Platinum sales status certification in the UK. "Back for Good" was covered by Boyz II Men for their Love album.

Music Video

A music video was released to promote this song. The video was shot in black and white. The group at the start are running through the rain and into a hut. Jason is playing the guitar and the others are sat around singing the song. Towards the end of the video the group sing the song and dance in the rain, with the cars in the background. The music video appears on the DVD release: Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection. A 1958 Chevrolet Impala and a 1951 Mercury, both customised in the styles of the 1950s/early 60's feature in the video.

Tracklisting

UK CD1 (74321 27146 2)

1. "Back For Good" (Radio Mix) - 3:59
2. "Sure" (Live On The UK Tour '94) - 3:16
3. "Beatles Tribute" (Live On The UK Tour '94) - 11:40

UK CD2 (74321 27147 2)

1. "Back For Good" (Radio Mix) - 3:59
2. "Pray" - 3:43
3. "Why Can't I Wake Up With You" - 3:36
4. "A Million Love Songs" - 3:53

Chart Performance

References

1. BBC - Music TV - Pop on trial - 1950s-1990s
2. ^ "Back For Good", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 4, 2008)
3. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
4. UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
5. ^ Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
6. ^ Billboard (1995). "Artist Chart History - Take That". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
7. Billboard (1995-12-16). "Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks Back For Good". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
8. Billboard (1995-11-25). "Top 40 Mainstream Back For Good". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
9. 1995 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
10. 1995 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
11. 1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
12. 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
13. 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
14. 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved July 28, 2008)

• 1995 singles
• BRIT Award for British Single
• Number-one singles in Australia
• European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles
• Number-one singles in Germany
• Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
• Number-one singles in Norway
• UK Singles Chart number-one singles
• Take That songs
• Songs written by Gary Barlow