
The song is light and summery, thanks to the 90’s rent-a-beat". Now they're praying for continental attention for their matchless bubble gum soul." Īlan Jones from Music Week described it as a "fairly intricate mid-tempo workout has pleasant harmonies and a glossy sheen, although the song itself is more slight than some of the group's previous efforts – none of which really matters, as it's bound for the Top Five." Pop Rescue noted that Barlow's "soft soulful vocals make light work of this whilst the rest of the group put in some great vocal harmonies. Music & Media commented, "The five messiahs have found a juvenile congregation in the UK willing to lend its ear. So the classic Take That song – "Pray" isn't their best, but it very much sets a template – wanders like a lost puppy on the verses then pulls itself together for a monster chorus." Anne Slemmelid from Norwegian newspaper Laagendalsposten picked it as one of two "standout" tracks from the album.
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He said that "at this point he was still the group's secret weapon – canny and professional enough to bring the hooks but with a streak of desperate earnestness. Tom Ewing from Freaky Trigger complimented Barlow's songwriting on the song. The album was released on 23 November 2018 followed by a Greatest Hits tour marking the band's 30th anniversary in 2019.ĪllMusic editor Peter Fawthrop described it as a "quality ballad" in his review of Everything Changes. The song has received a Gold sales status certification and sold over 438,000 copies in the UK, won British Single of the Year and British Video of the Year at the 1994 Brit Awards, and was the finale of Take That's Beautiful World Tour 2007.Ī newly arranged and recorded version was released on 21 September 2018 as the first single of their greatest hits album Odyssey. It is the first of twelve singles by the band to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart, staying at number one for four weeks, and starting a streak of four consecutive number-one singles.


Written by Gary Barlow, it was released on 5 July 1993 as the second single from their second studio album, Everything Changes (1993).

" Pray" is a song by English boy band Take That.
