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Wikipedia article




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"'Giants'" is a song recorded by English band Take That for their eighth studio album, 'Wonderland' (2017). It was written by Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jamie Norton, and Ben Mark, while the production was done by Mark Ralph. It was released as the lead single from 'Wonderland' on 17 February 2017 through Polydor Records.

Background and release



The lead single from the album, titled "Giants" was released on 17 February 2017. It was written by Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jamie Norton and Ben Mark. The production of the song was handled by Mark Ralph, who has previously produced songs for Clean Bandit and Years & Years. In addition, Ralph also provided the bass, guitars, synthesizers and the programming. Drew Smith and Tom AD Fuller, served as the song's engineers, whilst Charlie Russel did the additional engineering and the keys programming. Fuller also provided additional backing vocals alongside Geoff Holroyde. The mixing of "Giants" was done by Mark "Spike" Stent, with Geoff Swan serving as the mixing assistant. The strings were recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in London. Will Malone was the string arranger and conductor whilst Perry Montague-Mason was the string leader. Isobel Griffiths served as conductor and Susie Gillis provided assistance in the process. Tim Young did the mastering at the Metropolis Studios in London.

Critical reception



In his review of the song, Nicholas Reilly of the British newspaper 'Metro' called it 'ready made for arenas' and stated "Its a welcome return to their penchant for huge choruses that are tailor made for cavernous arenas. Its also got a damn catchy chorus too that wouldn't be too far out of place on a recent Coldplay album."

Music video



The song's music video was directed by Mat Whitecross.

Chart performance



The single debuted at 13 in the UK, becoming Take That's 24th UK top 20 single. However, it was the week's highest selling physical release. It performed well on the Scottish charts: entering the top 10 at number 6, whilst it also reached 86 on the Irish chart.

Credits and personnel



Credits adapted from "Giants" physical CD single.

;Locations

* Strings recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London

* Mastering at Metropolis Studios in London

;Personnel

* Gary Barlow  vocals, writing

* Howard Donald  vocals, writing

* Mark Owen  vocals, writing

* Mark Ralph  production, bass, guitars, synthesizers, programming

* Jamie Norton  writing

* Ben Mark  writing

* Drew Smith  engineering

* Tom AD Fuller  engineering, backing vocals

* Charlie Russel  additional engineering, keys programming

* Mark "Spike" Stent  mixing

* Geoff Swan  mixing assistant

* Will Malone  strings arranger and conductor

* Perry Montague-Mason  string leader

* Isobel Griffiths  string contractor

* Susie Gillis  assistant string contractor

* Tim Young  mastering

* Geoff Holroyde  backing vocals, drums

Charts



Certifications



References



Category:2017 singles

Category:Take That songs

Category:Songs written by Gary Barlow

Category:Songs written by Howard Donald

Category:Songs written by Mark Owen

Category:Songs written by Ben Mark

Category:Songs written by Jamie Norton

Category:Polydor Records singles

Category:2017 songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Mark Ralph (record producer)

Category:Music videos directed by Mat Whitecross

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