Released: November 22, 2013

Featuring: Elton John

Songwriter: John Shanks Gary Barlow

Producer: Steve Power

[Verse 1: Elton]
It’s a true sign of a soldier
Taking care of the hearts around us
And the whole world loves a hero
A leader and a shoulder to cry on

[Pre-Chorus: Gary]
That’s what you are to me
Everyone around can see, yeah

[Chorus: Gary & Elton]
When we’re face to face, oh I
When the music plays, oh I
Standing side by side
Put the past behind us
No one can take your place
When we’re face to face

[Verse 2: Gary]
You can measure the strength of a human
By the weight of the love around them
One sweet light in the darkness
Guided us all like a pilot

[Pre-Chorus: Elton]
That’s that you are to me
Everyone around believes, yeah

[Chorus: Gary]
When we’re face to face, oh I
When the music plays, oh I
Standing side by side
Put the past behind us
No one can take your place
When we’re face to face

[Bridge: Elton then Gary]
When you live your life with a passion
Taking nothing for granted
You made me believe if you give love, you will find it
You, you are the world to me, yeah
A heart as wide as the ocean
You aim to climb every mountain
And the unknown you understand it

[Chorus: Gary & Elton]
When we’re face to face, oh I
When the music plays, oh I
Standing side by side
Put the past behind us
No one can take your place
When we’re face to face, oh I
When the music plays, oh I
Standing side by side
Put the past behind us
No one can take your place
When we’re face to face

Gary Barlow

One-fifth of pop group Take That, singer, songwriter, X Factor judge, he’s been around.

His first solo effort came in 1997 with Open Road, following the break-up of Take That. It became a success in the UK, charting at #1, and releasing hits “Forever Love”, “Love Won’t Wait” and “Open Road”. However, after being overshadowed by former bandmate Robbie Williams, second album Twelve Months, Eleven Days didn’t do nearly as well, only making it to #35 in the UK Albums Chart. By this point, the music industry had ridiculed and ostracised him, and Gary disappeared from the limelight.

It wasn’t until 2005 that he made a comeback when Take That reunited, and went on to record number one albums Beautiful World in 2006 and The Circus in 2008. In 2010, with Robbie Williams‘ return, the band released Progress, which became the fastest selling album of the 21st century and the second fastest selling album in British history.