Take That

Released: June 13, 2011

Songwriter: Gary Barlow Howard Donald Jason Orange Mark Owen Robbie Williams

Producer: Stuart Price

[Verse 1]
When we were young the world seemed so old
Careless and cold
We did what we were told in our lives
When we were young
Had the world by the tail
Good would prevail
Starships set sail
And none of us would fail in this life
Not when you're young

[Pre-Chorus 1]
We were drawn to whoever
Could keep us together
And bound by the heavens above
And we tried to survive
Travelling at the speed of love

[Chorus 1]
Whoa, when we were young
When we adored the fabulous
Whoa, when we were young
We were the foolish fearless
Never knowing the cost of what we paid
Letting someone else be strong
Whoa, when we were young

[Verse 2]
In the moment of grace
A long leap of faith
There's still more glory stored away
It's my life
I'm here with the lovers

[Pre-Chorus 2]
And we burn the bridges we're crossing over
Just to see the firelight
And the innocent are getting over
Being old tonight

[Chorus 2]
Whoa, when we were young
When everything was what it seemed
Whoa, when we were young
And every day was how we dreamed
Never knowing the cost of what we paid
Letting someone else be strong
Whoa, when we were young

[Bridge]
And when you'll look at yourself tonight
Are you someone you recognize?
You can take back what you've given away
But it must be the last time

[Chorus 3]
Whoa, when we were young
Whoa, when we were young
When we were young
Whoa, when we were young
When we adored the fabulous
Whoa, when we were young
We were the foolish fearless
Whoa, when we were young
We didn't know it wouldn't last
Whoa, when we were young

One of Britain’s most successful boy bands, Take That are an English pop group from Manchester, formed in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams.

Back in the 90s, they achieved unparalleled success, recording three albums which topped the UK Everything Changes and Nobody Else and Greatest Hits. Some of their biggest hits from then include “Back for Good”, “Pray”, “Everything Changes”, “A Million Love Songs” as well as covers of “Relight My Fire” by Dan Hartman and “It Only Takes a Minute” by Tavares.

Their popularity was unsurpassed in Britain. But tensions started growing and Robbie Williams left the band in 1995. The group disbanded the following year after the four remaining members completed their world tour.

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