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Take That, Rule The World:

After the tragedy that was choosing I’d Wait For Life as their last single (which I completely ignored and pretended that the much lovelier If I Never Loved You At All was the single), I was hoping that the that would release something more ace like Hold On or even anything from Mark Owen’s last album (except slightly dull Hail Mary). Then news surfaced that they had recorded a brand new track for the movie Stardust. The movie came out stateside (don’t ask how I saw it then, then you can plead the 5^th) but the powers that be decided to sit on the track until the UK release. And finally it’s here. The song is as reflective of the movie as it could be ~ a song filled with yearning, desire, hope and powerful emotion. Much more collaborative than their last single choice, the song is drenched in sumptuous orchestration, paired with Gary’s smooth earnest voice and the band providing some lovely harmonies. As mid-tempo ballads go, this one is a corker. Westlife would give their back teeth (another weird expression) to come up with something like this…