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Take That – How Did It Come to This (2008) | Track profile | Dork

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The Circus
How Did It Come to This

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How Did It Come to This

Release date: 28th November 2008

From The Circus

Track 7

3:10

Pop Music Teen Pop Britpop

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About This Track

"How Did It Come to This" is a track by Take That, from the album The Circus, released 28th November 2008. The track is 3:10 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Take That.

About the Artist

Take That

Take That

Lyrics

How Did It Come to This

Just the other day somebody said to me
Hey, maybe you're just slightly schizophrenic
And a little out of reach my friend

I said yes that's partly true
But jokes aside I can explain
It's just my way of keeping track with living on this planet

Now then have you turned on your TV?
Have you seen reality?
Have you found the program that
You've spent your whole life looking for?

There's a girl in Camden town
Indecision makes her frown
Which dress would she wear today
And which way should she smile at me

How did it come to this?
How did it ever come to this?

All this noise and all these lights
All this talking through the night
All this expectation
Now it's making me neurotic

Tell me have I seen your face before?
I forgot to say hello
Thought I'd made it clear now
That I've always been a smiler, tell me

How did it come to this?
How did it ever come to this?
How did it come to this?
How did it ever come to this?

Sometimes it's like I'm a world away
Sometimes I feel a world away

Just the other day somebody said to me
Hey, maybe you are oh so slightly OCD
A little out of reach my friend

I said yes that's partly true
But jokes aside please just stay with me
It just my way of compartmentalising all the things I see

How did it come to this?
How did it ever come to this?
How did it come to this?
How did it ever come to this?

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Track details

From The Circus

3:102008

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Album

28th November 2008

Track number

7

Release year

2008

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3:59
3Hello
3:31
4Said It All
4:16

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Take That and Jeff Goldblum are going to perform at the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards

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Take That will perform 'Greatest Day' and Jeff Goldblum will play piano during the In Memoriam segment at next year's awards ceremony.

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Ben Mark, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jamie Norton, Jason Orange, Mark Owen
Producer: John Shanks
Bass: John Shanks
Drums: Jeff Rothschild
Guitar: John Shanks
Keyboards: Gary Barlow, John Shanks
Acoustic Guitar: Jason Orange
Additional Engineering: Graham Archer, Ryan Carline
Additional Keyboards: Ryan Carline
Additional Programming: Ryan Carline
Assistant Engineer: Richard Lancaster
Drum Programmer: Jeff Rothschild
Mastering Engineer: Stephen Marcussen
Mixing Engineer: Jeff Rothschild
Piano: Gary Barlow
Recording Engineer: Jeff Rothschild
Strings: London Session Orchestra
Strings Arranger: Will Malone
Strings Conductor: Will Malone

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