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Released | 24 November 2023 | |||
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Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 46:27 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
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This Life is the ninth studio album by English pop band Take That, released on 24 November 2023 as their label debut on EMI. It marks their first studio album in six years since 2017's Wonderland . [1]
The album debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and earned the biggest first-week sales for a British act in 2023. [2]
This Life was announced on 22 September 2023, along with the release of its lead single "Windows" and an announcement of an ensuing tour. The announcement was made on The Radio 2 Breakfast Show with the debut of "Windows". Barlow said of the album, "We made most of the album in Savannah in Georgia, so it had that [American] South sort of influence to it, and it's strange how an environment actually comes out in the music as well." [3] Other portions of the album were recorded in Nashville and New York City. [4]
An accompanying UK tour, called This Life on Tour, was announced on 22 September, with tickets going on sale on 29 September. English singer Olly Murs will be the supporting act. [1] The single "You and Me" was released on 28 March 2024 in promotion of the tour. [5]
The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and earned the biggest first-week sales for a British act in 2023, with 116,000 chart sales, 97% of which were on physical formats. [6] This Life sold the highest number of physical CD's in 2023, having sold more than 100,000 units. [7]
On 26 April 2024, a deluxe edition of This Life was announced, containing five studio tracks and five live tracks. The edition was released on 24 May 2024. The first single from the edition, "You and Me", had been released prior on 28 March 2024. Alongside the announcement, the single "All Wrapped Up", also from the deluxe edition, was released. "Serenity", while originally a HMV exclusive, is also included on the deluxe edition. [8]
All tracks are written by Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald; additional songwriters are noted below.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Keep Your Head Up" (lead vocals: Barlow) | Ryan Carline | 3:14 | |
2. | "Windows" (lead vocals: Barlow) | 3:58 | ||
3. | "This Life" (lead vocals: Barlow) |
| 3:48 | |
4. | "Brand New Sun" (lead vocals: Owen) |
| Jennifer Decilveo | 4:28 |
5. | "March of the Hopeful" (lead vocals: Donald) |
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| 3:49 |
6. | "Days I Hate Myself" (lead vocals: Barlow) |
| 4:01 | |
7. | "The Champion" (lead vocals: Owen) |
| Decilveo | 3:37 |
8. | "We Got All Day" (lead vocals: Barlow) | Carline | 3:05 | |
9. | "Mind Full of Madness" (lead vocals: Barlow) |
| 4:04 | |
10. | "Time and Time Again" (lead vocals: Owen) |
| Decilveo | 4:03 |
11. | "One More Word" (lead vocals: Donald) |
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| 3:50 |
12. | "Where We Are" (lead vocals: Barlow) |
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| 4:30 |
Total length: | 46:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Serenity" (lead vocals: Barlow) | Woodcock | Carline | 3:50 |
Total length: | 50:17 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You and Me" (lead vocals: Barlow) | Stuart Price | 3:31 | |
2. | "All Wrapped Up" (lead vocals: Owen) |
| Carline | 4:00 |
3. | "The Man I Am" (lead vocals: Donald) |
| Cobb | 3:03 |
4. | "Serenity" (lead vocals: Barlow) | Woodcock | Carline | 3:50 |
5. | "You and Me" (Acoustic) | Carline | 3:34 | |
6. | "This Life" (BBC Live Version) |
| Dan Roberts | 3:40 |
7. | "Brand New Sun" (BBC Live Version) |
| Roberts | 4:39 |
8. | "Windows" (BBC Live Version) | Roberts | 4:09 | |
9. | "Patience" (Live at KOKO) | Carline | 3:37 | |
10. | "Shine" (Live at KOKO) |
| Carline | 3:48 |
Total length: | 37:51 |
Notes
Credits adapted from the liner notes. [9]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [22] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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