"The Garden" is the third single from British

United Kingdom

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 group 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...

's fifth studio album, The Circus

The Circus (Take That album)

The Circus is the fifth studio album from the British pop band Take That. The album was released on 1 December 2008.- Album information :...

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Song information

Released on 20 March 2009, it is the third single from the album The Circus

The Circus (Take That album)

The Circus is the fifth studio album from the British pop band Take That. The album was released on 1 December 2008.- Album information :...

. It's B-Side is 84, the same B-Side of their preceding single Up All Night, and is sung by 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:...

. 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...

 confessed to Observer Music Monthly that his wish to sing this song's bridge didn't come to fruition. Said Owen: "I was hoping it'd be my role, you know: [He sings] "Everyone! Everyone!" I was really looking forward to that... and as we were getting to it, I was getting ready to sing, and... Howard sung it. And it sounded... better."

Promotion

The band performed "The Garden" on BBC's Comic Relief show on 13 March 2009. The song has been performed on Mooi Weer de leeuw in Holland on 14 March 2009. The song was then performed on Swiss television on the show, Music Stars on 15 March 2009. The group then made an appearance on the Italian version of X Factor on 17 March 2009. The band also performed the song on German TV show, Wetten Dass on 21 March 2009. The band then performed the track at the final of the X Factor, Denmark on 27 March 2009.

Music video

The video for "The Garden" debuted on March 21, 2009, with all members singing lead vocals. The video for the song was shot at the Greenwich Maritime Museum, South London. The video is black and white and shows the band dressed in black, performing the song. The video is interspersed with blurred images of people going about their daily lives. In the official Take That book 'Take Two' the band expresses their dislike for the video, claiming that it worked with still images but as a music video, it didn't work.

Release

A physical version of the single was released in Europe. The single was available on two CDs, both containing the same tracklisting, however a Limited Edition CD2, housed in a large jewel case, contained an exclusive foam car sticker of the TT logo, with 'The Garden' written underneath.

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