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Take That – The Champion (2023) | Track profile | Dork

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Take That
This Life
The Champion

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The Champion

Release date: 24th November 2023

From This Life

Track 7

3:37

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About This Track

"The Champion" is a track by Take That, from the album This Life, released 24th November 2023. The track is 3:37 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

The Champion

Champagne from a fast-food restaurant paper cup
Candle conversations in a power cut
Sometimes broken plans can end up
Better than when they're not breaking up

So, I won't settle down
No, I won't settle down for a while

And it feels like
It's been a long time
Coming

I'm a light-head dreamer
I am a little bit yesterday
I'm a nice try
I'm a little bit broken

I'm a last chance flying high
I'm a patched-up champion of the world
Feeling like a king, but I'm still broken
Yeah, I'm still broken

Headlights shine like diamonds in the pouring rain
Wrapped around the city making silver chains
Sometimes things look better when you're looking from far away
Oh, yeah

And it feels like
It's been a long time
Coming

I'm a light-headed dreamer
I am a little bit yesterday
I'm a nice try
I'm a little bit broken

I'm a last chance flying high
I'm a patched-up champion of the world
Feeling like a king, but I'm still broken
Yeah, I'm still broken
Yeah, I'm still broken

Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm a patched-up champion of the world
I'm a light-headed dreamer
I am a little bit yesterday

I'm a champion of the world
I'm a champion of the world
I'm a champion of the world
I'm a champion of the world

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Track details

From This Life

3:372023

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Album

24th November 2023

Track number

7

Release year

2023

1Keep Your Head Up
3:14
2Windows
3:58
3This Life
3:48
4Brand New Sun
4:28

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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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7The Champion

3:37

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Ben Mark, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jamie Norton, Mark Owen
Lyricist: Ben Mark, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jamie Norton, Mark Owen
Composer: Ben Mark, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jamie Norton, Mark Owen
Producer: Jennifer Decilveo
Bass: Patrick Kelly, Patrick Kelly (9)
Drums: Sam KS
Guitar: David Levita, David Levitt
Vocals: Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen
Assistant Mastering Engineer: Tess Greenham
Assistant Recording Engineer: Ryan Carline
Drum Programmer: Jennifer Decilveo
Drum Programming: Jennifer Decilveo
Mastering Engineer: John Greenham
Mellotron: Jennifer Decilveo
Mixing Engineer: Dan Grech-Marguerat
Piano: Jamie Norton, Jennifer Decilveo
Programmer: Dan Grech-Marguerat
Recording Engineer: Cian Riordan, Nick Squillante
Synthesizer: Jennifer Decilveo