Back For Good (Take That)

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"Back for Good" is a song by the British pop group Take That. It was released in 1995 as a single from Nobody Else and achieved great success in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Spain and the UK where it topped the charts. The song went on to reach the #1 spot in over 30 nations, making it the most successful song ever recorded by a boyband.

Written by Gary Barlow, who also sang the lead vocal on the track, it was their sixth UK chart-topper, and their only US top ten hit. It was initially unveiled at the 1995 BRIT Awards, and such was the demand for the single that the release date was brought forward and the song made available to the media an unprecedented six weeks before release. It was released on 27 March 1995 and entered the UK singles chart at number one, selling nearly 350,000 copies in its first week. This was one of the fastest selling singles of the year, selling almost as many as the rest of the top 10 that week added together. It remained at number one for four weeks. It is their biggest selling single in the UK, with sales of 1,042,000 up to 30 May 2010 . The song won Best British Single at the 1996 Brit Awards. The...

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