"Giants" | ||||
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Single by Take That | ||||
from the album Wonderland | ||||
B-side | "Loving or Leaving" | |||
Released | 17 February 2017 | |||
Recorded | Abbey Road Studios, Metropolis Studios (London) | |||
Length |
3:53 (Radio Edit) |
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Label | Polydor | |||
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Producer(s) | Mark Ralph | |||
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"Giants" is a song recorded by English band Take That for their eighth studio album, Wonderland (2017). It was written by Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jamie Norton, and Ben Mark, while the production was done by Mark Ralph. It was released as the lead single from Wonderland on 17 February 2017 through Polydor Records.
On 22 October 2016, Take That announced that they would be releasing their eighth studio album, Wonderland in early 2017. At the same time, they also posted the dates for their tour, titled Wonderland Live, set to begin in May 2017. The lead single from the album, titled "Giants" was released on 17 February 2017. It was written by Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jamie Norton and Ben Mark. The production of the song was handled by Mark Ralph, who has previously produced songs for Clean Bandit and Years & Years. In addition, Ralph also provided the bass, guitars, synthesizers and the programming. Drew Smith and Tom AD Fuller, served as the song's engineers, whilst Charlie Russel did the additional engineering and the keys programming. Fuller also provided additional backing vocals alongside Geoff Holroyde. The mixing of "Giants" was done by Mark "Spike" Stent, with Geoff Swan serving as the mixing assistant. The strings were recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in London. Will Malone was the string arranger and conductor whilst Perry Montague-Mason was the string leader. Isobel Griffiths served as also conductor and Susie Gillis provided assistance in the process. Tim Young did the mastering at the Metropolis Studios in London.