Shine

"Shine" was released on 26 February 2007 and features lead vocals by Mark Owen. The song is featured in several commercials for the relaunched Morrisons supermarkets in the UK, fronted by actress Denise van Outen, comedian Nick Hancock, television presenter Gabby Logan, gardener Diarmuid Gavin, singer Lulu, and television presenter Richard Hammond. It is also used on the third series of The Kevin Bishop Show in the celebrity book club sketch. A 'live' version was recorded at a session with BBC Radio 2, and appears on the CD singles of "I'd Wait For Life" and "Reach Out". It became Take That's sixth consecutive number one single and their tenth number one overall, making them one of only seven acts in the history of the UK charts to have more than nine number one hits. The song went on to win the British single of the year award at the 2008 BRIT Awards. The live version of "Shine" performed during the band's "Beautiful World" Tour in 2007 featured an intro that was taken from the finale to the song Mr. Blue Sky by the British pop/rock group Electric Light Orchestra. The song has sold 345,850 copies in the UK and the song has received a Silver sales status certification. Lily Allen's song "Who'd Have Known" samples "Shine".

[Verse 1: Mark & Take That] You, you're such a big star to me You're everything I wanna be But you're stuck in a hole And I want you to get out I don't know what there is to see But I know it's time for you to leave We're all just pushing along Trying to figure it out, out, out All your anticipation pulls you down When you can have it all You can have it all [Chorus: Mark & Take That] So come on So come on, get it on I don't know what you're waiting for Your time is coming don't be late, hey hey So come on See the light on your face Let it shine Just let it shine Let it shine [Verse 2: Mark & Take That] Stop (stop) Being so hard on yourself It's not good for your health I know that you can change So clear your head and come 'round You only have to open your eyes You might just get a big surprise And it may feel good And you might want to smile, smile, smile Don't you let your demons pull you down Cause you can have it all You can have it all [Chorus: Mark & Take That] So come on So come on, get it on I don't know what you're waiting for Your time is coming don't be late, hey hey So come on See the light on your face Let it shine Just let it shine Let it shine [Post-Chorus 1: Take That & Mark] (Hey) Hey (Let me know ya) Let me know ya (You're all that matters to me) You're all that matters to me (Hey, let me show ya) Let me show ya (You're all that matters to me) You're all that matters to me [Chorus: Mark & Take That] So come on, get it on I don't know what you're waiting for Your time is coming don't be late, hey hey So come on See the light on your face Let it shine Just let it shine Let it shine [Post-Chorus 2: Take That & Mark] (Hey, let me know ya) Let me know ya (You're all that matters to me) You're all that matters to me (Hey, let me show ya) Let me show ya (You're all that matters to me) You're all that matters (Shine) Hey (Let me love ya) (Shine) Let me love ya (Shine) (You're all that matters to me) (Shine) Oh come on (Hey) See the light on your face (Oh, come on yeah) Let it shine Just let it shine (Shine all your light over me) Shine