It Takes More

"It Takes More"
Single by Ms. Dynamite
from the album A Little Deeper
B-side	"Dynamite"
Released	20 May 2002 (2002-05-20)
Length	4:39 (album version) 4:19 (radio edit)
Label	Polydor Biggerbeats P
Songwriter(s)	Niomi Daley Steve Ranger
Producer(s)	Punch
Ms. Dynamite singles chronology
"It Takes More" (2002) "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" (2002)

"It Takes More" is a song by British rapper Ms. Dynamite, released as her debut single from her first album, A Little Deeper (2002), on 20 May 2002. It reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart, her second-highest-charting song on the chart. The melody is taken from the song "Chitarra romana", a popular Roman song written by C. Bruno (pseudonym of Bruno Cherubini) and Eldo Di Lazzaro in 1934. ^{[1] [ better source needed ]}

Versions

There are two versions that were released, album and radio edit. For the radio edit, Ms. Dynamite re-wrote her lyrics instead of using the censor option. On clean versions of A Little Deeper , a censored version is used, bleeping out inappropriate content. The album version was released on physical UK CD singles.

Track listings

UK CD single ^[2]

1. "It Takes More" (Bloodshy main mix)
2. "Dynamite" (album version)
3. "It Takes More" (Nash Band mix)

UK 12-inch single and European CD single ^{[3] [4]}

1. "It Takes More" (Bloodshy main mix)
2. "It Takes More" (Nash Band mix)

UK cassette single ^[5]

1. "It Takes More" (clean version)
2. "Dynamite" (album version)

Australian CD single ^[6]

1. "It Takes More" (Bloodshy main mix)
2. "It Takes More" (Nash Band mix)
3. "It Takes More" (Nash Band acoustic version)
4. "It Takes More" (video)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [7] 21 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [8] 17 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [9] 50 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [10] 35 Germany (GfK) [11] 53 Ireland (IRMA) [12] 38 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [13] 22 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [14] 24 Scotland (OCC) [15] 26 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [16] 57 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 35 UK Singles (OCC) [18] 7 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [19] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position UK Singles (OCC) [20] 110

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United Kingdom	20 May 2002	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Polydor Biggerbeats P	[21] [22]
Australia	17 June 2002	CD		[23]

References

1. "Chitarra Romana". Eldo di Lazzaro (1902–1968). April 2008. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021.
2. It Takes More (UK CD single liner notes). Ms. Dynamite. Polydor Records, Biggerbeats Records, P Records. 2002. 570 798-2.
3. It Takes More (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Ms. Dynamite. Polydor Records, Biggerbeats Records, P Records. 2002. 570 798-1.
4. It Takes More (European CD single liner notes). Ms. Dynamite. Polydor Records, Biggerbeats Records, P Records. 2002. 570 844-2.
5. It Takes More (UK cassette single sleeve). Ms. Dynamite. Polydor Records, Biggerbeats Records, P Records. 2002. 570 798-4.
6. It Takes More (Australian CD single liner notes). Ms. Dynamite. Polydor Records, Biggerbeats Records, P Records. 2002. 570 843-2.
7. "Ms. Dynamite – It Takes More" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
8. "Ms. Dynamite – It Takes More" (in French). Ultratip.
9. "Top 50 Singles". Jam! . Archived from the original on 28 November 2002. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
10. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 20, no. 24. 8 June 2002. p. 9. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
11. "Ms. Dynamite – It Takes More" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
12. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Ms. Dynamite". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
13. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 31, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
14. "Ms. Dynamite – It Takes More" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
16. "Ms. Dynamite – It Takes More". Singles Top 100.
17. "Ms. Dynamite – It Takes More". Swiss Singles Chart.
18. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
19. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
20. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus . Retrieved 3 December 2018.
21. Hubner, Miriam (1 June 2002). "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 23. p. 22. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
22. "New Releases – For Week Starting 20 May 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 18 May 2002. p. 27. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
23. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 17th June 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 17 June 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2002. Retrieved 30 April 2021.