"I'd Wait for Life" was the third single released from Take That's album Beautiful World.

Background

The song was written by Take That

Take That

Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...

. Featuring Gary Barlow

Gary Barlow

Gary Barlow is an English singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. He is frontman and lead vocalist of pop group Take That and is currently the head judge on the eighth series of The X Factor. Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters...

 on lead vocals, the single was released internationally on June 18, 2007 as a download

Music download

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 and CD Single

CD single

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. Take That performed the song live on T4's Popworld

Popworld

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 for promotion on May 5, 2007. It was their first single to miss the top ten since 1992's "I Found Heaven

I Found Heaven

"I Found Heaven" is the fifth single taken from Take That's debut album "Take That & Party"- Song information :Written and produced by Billy Griffin and Ian Levine, it was released on August 10, 1992 as the fifth single from the band's debut album Take That & Party . It became the group's second...

", and ended the band's streak of 6 consecutive number ones.

Chart performance

One week before the official release, the single charted at 109 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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, but jumped to number 17 after the single's official release. It slipped out of the Top 40 the second week.

Music video

The music video was directed by Sean de Sparengo and premièred on Channel 4

Channel 4

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 (UK) at 11.05 p.m on Wednesday May 16, 2007. The video focuses on each member of the band sinking deep beneath water, symbolising the 10 years they each spent individually away from the media spotlight. There are clips of happy memories shown throughout the video such as parenthood and falling in love as well as unhappier times such as relationships falling apart and violence, which are used to represent the struggle they all faced after the band split. The video ends with Gary Barlow

Gary Barlow

Gary Barlow is an English singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. He is frontman and lead vocalist of pop group Take That and is currently the head judge on the eighth series of The X Factor. Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters...

 pulling Jason Orange

Jason Orange

Jason Thomas Orange is an English musician and dancer. He is a member of the pop band Take That who gained popularity in the 1990s and are currently enjoying further success since their reunion in 2005.-Early fame and Take That:...

 out of the water whilst Howard Donald

Howard Donald

Howard Paul Donald , is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist, dancer, DJ and house producer. He is a member of English pop band Take That. As well as working with Jason Orange as band choreographers, he sang lead vocals on one of the band's many number one singles first time round, "Never...

 and Mark Owen

Mark Owen

Mark Anthony Patrick Owen , is an English singer-songwriter. He is a member of pop band Take That. The band were hugely successful during the 1990s and have enjoyed even more success since their reunion in 2005...

 make it to the surface and look around them reflectingly as they hang onto a raft.

Tracklisting

UK CD Single (1736401)

1. "I'd Wait For Life" (Radio Edit) - 4:11
2. "We All Fall Down" - 3:47

Dutch CD Single

1. "I'd Wait For Life" (Radio Edit) - 4:11
2. "We All Fall Down" - 3:47
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
Ireland (IRMA IRMA IRMA may refer to:* Institute of Rural Management, Anand, a management school for rural development in the state of Gujarat, India* International Recording Media Association*International Rectal Microbicide Advocates... )	32
Italy (FIMI)	13
Latvia (EHR European Hit Radio European Hit Radio is one of the very first commercial radio stations in Baltic States. This radio focuses on reflecting the current situation in European music charts... )	24
Slovakian Singles Chart	74
UK Singles Chart (The Official Charts Company)	17