"Everything Changes" is a song by English

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Take That. Released as the fifth single from the band's second studio album, '' Everything Changes'' (1993), and written by Gary Barlow and producers Michael Ward, Eliot Kennedy and Cary Bayliss, the song features Robbie Williams on lead vocals. The single was released on 28 March 1994, becoming Take That's fourth consecutive single to go straight in at number one on the UK Singles Chart, where it remained for two weeks. The song sold 200,000 copies in the UK and has received a silver disc certification from the British Phonographic Industry.

Critical reception

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described "Everything Changes" as "breezy" and "

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-inspired", noting that "this is the first number one with lead vocals from Robbie Williams."

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deemed it "a pop-tinged slice of 70s disco soul" in his weekly UK chart commentary. Pan-European magazine ''

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'' commented, " Philly soul is what the "fab five" exercise on the title track off their current album." Alan Jones from '' Music Week'' rated it five out of five, writing, "The glossy but insubstantial title track of the boys' double platinum album has a good chance of becoming their fourth consecutive number one". Pop Rescue remarked that Williams opens the song "with some sultry reassurance before it opens out into a bouncy little pop song", adding that "at times, this song feels somewhat

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Music video

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's video for her single " Give Me Just a Little More Time" (shot in the same location, two years earlier, in sepia tone), shows the band in a jazz cafe performing the song with people in the cafe joining in. The video uses the 7-inch mix, which removes Williams' spoken intro from the album version that says "Girl, come over here, let me hold you for a little while and remember I'll always love you." The 7-inch mix also appears on their ''Greatest Hits'' album. "Everything Changes" received heavy rotation on MTV Europe and was A-listed on Germany's

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Track listings

The

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of the single features a studio version of a medley of songs by the Beatles, which the band performed live in concerts. The songs included, in order, are " I Want to Hold Your Hand", " A Hard Day's Night" and " She Loves You". * UK and European 7-inch and cassette single # "Everything Changes" # "Beatles Medley" * UK CD single # "Everything Changes" # "Beatles Medley" # "Everything Changes" (Nigel Lowis remix) # "Everything Changes" (extended version) * UK CD digipak single # "Everything Changes" (Nigel Lowis remix) # "Interview" # " Relight My Fire" (live at Wembley Arena) * German CD single # "Everything Changes" – 3:35 # "You Are the One" – 8:07 # "Beatles Medley" – 3:39 # "Interview" – 4:26 * European CD single # "Everything Changes" – 3:33 # "Relight My Fire" (live at Wembley Arena) – 8:07 * Australasian CD single # "Everything Changes" # "Beatles Medley" # "Everything Changes" (Nigel Lowis remix) # "Everything Changes" (extended version) # "Interview" * Japanese CD single # "Everything Changes" # "Beatles Medley" # "Everything Changes" (Nigel Lowis remix) # "Everything Changes" (extended version) # "Interview" # "Relight My Fire" (live at Wembley Arena)

Personnel

* Robbie Williams – lead vocals * Gary Barlow – backing vocals * Howard Donald – backing vocals * Jason Orange – backing vocals * Mark Owen – backing vocals

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

Usage in media

In the '' Derry Girls'' episode " The Concert", the girls attend a Take That concert. Footage from a real gig was used, in which the band sang "Everything Changes".

References

{{Authority control 1993 songs 1994 singles Bertelsmann Music Group singles Number-one singles in Scotland RCA Records singles Songs written by Eliot Kennedy Songs written by Gary Barlow Songs written by Michael Ward (musician) Take That songs UK Singles Chart number-one singles