Giants

Album: Wonderland (2017)
Charted: 13
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Songfacts®:

  • This uplifting, inspirational anthem is full of lyrics about how when two people truly love each other they can feel that nothing will topple them.

    When I look in your eyes
    I'm bigger than the night sky
    As high as the sun, high as a storm
    We are giants, we are giants


    Mark Owen is 5ft 5in tall (1.65 metres), Gary Barlow is 5 feet and 7.5 inches (1.75 metres) and Jason Orange is 6 feet (1.83 metres).
  • The Take That trio wrote the song with their touring band's keyboardist, Jamie Norton and his longtime collaborator Ben Mark. The same quintet also wrote Take That's 2014 UK #1 hit "These Days."
  • The track's big synthy backdrop was produced by Mark Ralph, who's also worked with the likes of Clean Bandit and Years & Years.

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