Reach Out (Take That song)

"Reach Out" is a song from Take That's fourth album, Beautiful World, released as the album's fourth single on 22 June 2007. Reach Out was released exclusively in Europe, as an alternative to the British-only single "I'd Wait for Life".

"Reach Out"
Single by Take That
from the album Beautiful World
B-side	"We All Fall Down" (Acoustic)
Released	22 June 2007^[1]
Length	4:16
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Take That John Shanks^[2]
Producer(s)	John Shanks
Take That singles chronology
"I'd Wait for Life" (2007) "Reach Out" (2007) "Rule the World" (2007)

Background

It performed well across Europe, peaking inside the top twenty in the Danish charts and narrowly missing the top ten in the Italian charts, peaking at number 11. No official music video was produced for the release, although, the Italian division of Universal Music ran a competition for people to produce a music video based on the song, and the winning entry, directed by Alisha Antylla, was aired once on Total Request Live on MTV Italy.^[3]

Critical reception

Alexis Petridis from The Guardian described the song as a "dazzingly effective pop song."^[4] AllMusic mentioned that the uptempo track showed the group "were obviously enjoying every minute of the comeback".^[5]

Personnel

• Gary Barlow – lead vocals
• Howard Donald – backing vocals
• Jason Orange – backing vocals
• Mark Owen – backing vocals

Track listing

• CD single^[6]

1. "Reach Out" – 4:16
2. "We All Fall Down" (acoustic) – 3:51

• Limited edition CD single^[7]

1. "Reach Out" – 4:16
2. "We All Fall Down" (acoustic) – 3:51
3. "Shine" (BBC Radio 2 'Live & Exclusive') – 3:36
4. "Back for Good" (BBC Radio 2 'Live & Exclusive') – 4:11

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[8]	64
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[9]	13
Europe (Hot 100)^[10]	99
Germany (Official German Charts)^[11]	44
Italy (FIMI)^[12]	11

References

1. "Take That-Reach Out". NME. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
2. "Ascap entry for Reach Out". Ascap.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
3. "– YouTube" – via YouTube.
4. "CD: Take That, Beautiful World". The Guardian. London. 24 November 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
5. "Take That – Beautiful World Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
6. "Take That Reach Out German CD single (CD5 / 5") (415674)".
7. "Take That Reach Out German CD single (CD5 / 5") (415677)".
8. "Take That – Reach Out" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
9. "Take That – Reach Out". Tracklisten.
10. "Take That". Billboard.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
11. "Take That – Reach Out" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
12. "Take That – Reach Out". Top Digital Download.