Babe

"Babe"
Single by Take That
from the album Everything Changes
A-side	"Babe"
B-side	"All I Want Is You"
Released	13 December 1993
Format	Cassette, 7" Vinyl, CD Single
Recorded	1993
Genre	Pop
Length	4:51
Label	RCA, BMG
Writer(s)	Gary Barlow
Producer	Steve Jervier, Paul Jervier, Jonathan Wales, Chris Porter, Dave Clayton
Certification	Platinum
Take That singles chronology
"Relight My Fire" (1993) "Babe" (1993) "Everything Changes" (1994)
Alternative covers

"Babe" is a song by boyband Take That. It was the fourth single from Take That's second album Everything Changes. Written by Gary Barlow, it features Mark Owen on lead vocals. Released on 13 December 1993, it became Take That's third single in a row to go straight to number one in the UK Singles Chart, knocking Mr Blobby's novelty single from the number one slot in the process. The following week however, Mr Blobby's single climbed back to number one, denying Take That the Christmas number one place. The song has received a Platinum sales status certification for sales of over 600,000 copies in the UK.

Music video

The music video was the first Take That music video to involve the members act out a story and to use drama in. The video runs parallel to the song's lyrics showing Owen trying to track down a loved one after coming back from war. Later in the video it emerges that Owen has fathered a child. The video uses intercut clips of the band standing around Gary, all performing the song. The last few seconds of the video are somewhat happier showing outtakes of the band from the video.

Tracklisting

UK Cassette Single (74321 18286 2)

1. "Babe" (Return Remix) - 4:55
2. "All I Want Is You" - 3:21

UK 7" Vinyl (74321 18213 7)

1. "Babe" (Return Remix) - 4:55
2. "All I Want Is You" - 3:21

UK 7" Vinyl (74321 18214 7) (Limited Edition w/ photo sleeve)

1. "Babe" (Return Remix) - 4:55
2. "All I Want Is You" - 3:21

UK CD Single #1 (74321 18212 2)

1. "Babe" (Return Remix) - 4:55
2. "All I Want Is You" - 3:21
3. "Could It Be Magic" (Live) - 6:18
4. "Pray" (Live) - 6:33

UK CD Single #2 (74321 18213 2)

1. "Babe" (Return Remix) - 4:55
2. "It Only Takes A Minute" (Live) - 3:47
3. "Give Good Feeling" (Live) - 3:52

Japanese CD Single (BVCP-7412)

1. "Babe" (Return Remix) - 4:55
2. "It Only Takes A Minute" (Live) - 3:47
3. "Give Good Feeling" (Live) - 3:52

EU CD Single #1 (74321 18286 2)

1. "Babe" - 4:51
2. "All I Want Is You" - 3:21

EU CD Single #2 (74321 18285 2)

1. "Babe" - 4:51
2. "All I Want Is You" - 3:21
3. "Pray" (Live) - 6:33
4. "Give Good Feeling" (Live) - 3:52

Chart performance

Certifications

Official versions

• Album Version (4:51)
• Return Remix (4:55)
• Live at Berlin Deutschlandhalle (6:25)
• Live From MTV's Most Wanted (4:41)
• Live From the Manchester Nynex (7:39)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} lescharts.com - Take That - Babe
2. ^ source: Pennanen, Timo: Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, 2006. ISBN 9789511210535. page: 280
3. ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved 2 September 2008)
4. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Take That; 'Babe')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Babe&strInterpret=Take+That&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 28 July 2008.