Gary Barlow OBE (born 20 January 1971 in Frodsham, Cheshire) is an English singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. He is the lead vocalist and songwriter of the pop group Take That, and is one of the UK's most successful songwriters, having written 13 number 1 singles in the UK to date including Back for Good which went to number 1 in 31 countries across the world.
Barlow has had 14 number 1 UK singles, 8 number 1 albums and has had 20 top 5 singles, selling over 50 million records worldwide and over 7 million concert tickets.
Below is a list of some songs written by him, including collaborations with other songwriters.
Song Title | Additional writers | Artist | Album | Notes |
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2 of a Kind | Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock | Monrose | Temptation | |
5 O'Clock | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Greg Kurstin, T-Pain, Lily Allen, Cameron Thomaz, Steve Robson | T-Pain feat. Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen | RevolveЯ | |
6 in the Morning Fool | Billy Mann, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Beautiful World (bonus track) | |
84 | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | None | B-side |
Adventures of a Lonely Balloon | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | None | Opening music on The Circus Live |
Actress | James Maddock | Clinic | Unknown | |
Affirmation | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progress | |
Ain't No Sense In Love | Billy Mann, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Beautiful World | |
The Alchemist | Eliot Kennedy | Russell Watson | ||
Aliens | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progressed | |
All for Nothing | Matt Cardle, Eg White | Matt Cardle | Letters | |
All I Want Is You | None | Take That | Forever... Greatest Hits | |
All That I've Given Away | None | Gary Barlow | Twelve Months, Eleven Days | |
All That Matters to Me | None | Take That | Forever... Greatest Hits | |
Always | None | Gary Barlow | Open Road | |
Always Be My Baby | Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock, Liz McClarnon | Atomic Kitten | Ladies Night | |
Another Crack In My Heart | None | Take That | Everything Changes | |
Apache 2006 | Donald Howard, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Unknown | |
Are You Ready Now | None | Gary Barlow | Open Road | |
Arms Around Me | Peter Vettese | Gary Barlow | Twelve Months, Eleven Days | |
Babe | None | Take That | Everything Changes | |
Back for Good | None | Take That | Nobody Else | |
Beautiful | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progressed | |
Beautiful Morning | Ben Mark, John Shanks, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Beautiful World (bonus track) | |
Beautiful World | Steve Robson, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Beautiful World | |
Before You Turn Away | None | Gary Barlow | Twelve Months, Eleven Days | |
Best of Me | Eliot Kennedy, Gary Baker, James Bourne | Various | Britannia High (soundtrack) | |
Breeze On By | Donny Osmond, Bobby Womack, Eliot Kennedy | Donny Osmond | What I Mean to Say | |
Broken Your Heart | None | Take That | Everything Changes | |
Butterfly | John Shanks, Howard Donald | Delta Goodrem | Innocent Eyes | |
Butterfly | John Shanks, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Beautiful World (bonus track) | |
Candy | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | Take The Crown | |
Christmas is Everywhere | None | Gary Barlow | ||
Christmas Time | Donny Osmond, Eliot Kennedy | Donny Osmond | What I Mean to Say | |
Conquered | Eliot Kennedy, Rick Allison | Lara Fabian | A Wonderful Life | |
The Circus | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | The Circus | |
The Day After Tomorrow | None | Take That | Nobody Else | |
The Day The Work Is Done | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progressed | |
Different | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | Take The Crown | |
Do it all Over Again | Eliot Kennedy, Ina Wroldsen | Various | Britannia High (soundtrack) | |
Do What U Like | Ray Hedges | Take That | Take That and Party | |
Don't Need a Reason | None | Gary Barlow | Twelve Months, Eleven Days | |
Don't Say Goodbye | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progressed | |
Don't Take Your Love | None | Take That | Forever... Greatest Hits | |
Easy Way Out | Charlotte Church, Eliot Kennedy | Charlotte Church | Tissues and Issues | |
Eight Letters | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progress | |
Every Guy | None | Take That | Nobody Else | |
Everything Changes | Eliot Kennedy Mike Ward, Cary Baylis | Take That | Everything Changes | |
Everything I Ever Wanted | None | Gary Barlow | Open Road | |
Fast Car | None | Gary Barlow | Twelve Months, Eleven Days | |
Feel Like I Feel | None | Marcus Collins | Marcus Collins | |
The Flood | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progress | |
Flowerbed | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progress | |
For All That You Want | Max Martin, Kristian Lundin | Gary Barlow | Twelve Months, Eleven Days | |
Forever Love | None | Gary Barlow | Open Road | |
Four Minute Warning | Eliot Kennedy, Mark Owen | Mark Owen | In Your Own Time | |
The Garden | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | The Circus | |
Geraldine’s Melody | Peter Kay | ASCAP lists the performer as Take That | ||
Girl I’ll Never Understand | Tim Woodcock | Blue | All Rise | |
Give Good Feeling | None | Take That | Take That and Party | |
Greatest Day | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | The Circus | |
Guess Who Tasted Love | None | Take That | Take That and Party (bonus track) | |
Guilty | Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock, Duncan James | Blue | Guilty | |
Hanging onto Your Love | David Morales | Take That | Nobody Else (UK bonus track) | |
Happy Now | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progress | |
Hate It | None | Take That | Nobody Else (UK bonus track) | |
Heart and I | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | The Definitive Collector's Edition | |
Hello | Steve Robson, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | The Circus | |
Here | Olly Knights, Gail Paridjanian, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | The Circus | |
Hold On | John Shanks, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Beautiful World | |
Hold Up a Light | Ben Mark, Jamie Norton, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | The Circus | |
Holding Back the Tears | None | Take That | Nobody Else | |
How Can it Be | None | Take That | Take That and Party (bonus track) | |
How Did It Come To This? | Ben Mark, Jamie Norton, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | The Circus | |
I Can Make It | None | Take That | Take That and Party | |
I Should Have Followed You Home | Jörgen Elofsson | Agnetha Fältskog | A | |
I Won't Be There | Natasha Hamilton, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock | Atomic Kitten | Ladies Night | |
I'd Wait for Life | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Beautiful World | |
If You Weren't Leaving Me | Mark Owen, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock | Mark Owen | In Your Own Time | |
In it for Love | Donny Osmond, Eliot Kennedy, Delaire Peterson, Paul Peterson, Richard Peterson | Donny Osmond | What I Mean to Say | |
In the Morning Fool | Billy Mann, Donald Howard, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | ||
Insecurity | Donny Osmond, Wayne Hector, Eliot Kennedy | Donny Osmond | What I Mean to Say | |
Intoxicated | Lara Fabian | Lara Fabian | A Wonderful Life | |
It's Gonna Be a Long Night | Andrew Tierney, Michael Tierney | Human Nature | Human Nature | |
It's Only Life | Tim Rice | Elaine Paige | Elaine Paige and Friends | |
Julie | Steve Robson, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | The Circus | |
Keep Her in Mind | Donny Osmond, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock | Donny Osmond | What I Mean to Say | |
Kidz | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progress | |
King Without a Crown | None | |||
Lady Tonight | None | Take That | Nobody Else (UK bonus track) | |
Lay Down for Love | Richard Stannard, Matt Rowbottom | Gary Barlow | Open Road | |
Let it Rain | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, | Take That | ||
Lie to Me | None | Gary Barlow | Twelve Months, Eleven Days | |
Lighthouse | John Shanks | Westlife | Greatest Hits | |
Like I Never Loved You at All | John Shanks, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Beautiful World | |
A Little Too Late | Eliot Kennedy, Delta Goodrem | Delta Goodrem | Mistaken Identity | |
Longer | Delta Goodrem, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock | Delta Goodrem | Innocent Eyes | |
Love Ain't Here Anymore | None | Take That | Everything Changes | |
Love Love | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progressed | |
Luv Luv Luv | None | Gary Barlow | B Side | |
Man | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progressed | |
Mancunian Way | Eg White, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Beautiful World | |
A Million Love Songs | None | Take That | Take That and Party | |
Meaning Of Love | None | Take That | Everything Changes | |
Missing Person | Eliot Kennedy, Gary Baker | Various | Britannia High (soundtrack) | |
My Big Mistake | Delta Goodrem, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock | Delta Goodrem | Innocent Eyes | |
My Commitment | Diane Warren | Gary Barlow | Open Road | |
My Perfect Rhyme | Donny Osmond, Eliot Kennedy | Donny Osmond | What I Mean to Say | |
Never Forget | None | Take That | Nobody Else | |
Never Knew | None | Gary Barlow | Open Road | |
Never Want To Let You Go | None | Take That | Take That and Party | |
No Big Deal | Tim Woodcock, Eliot Kennedy, Lara Fabian, Rick Allison | Lara Fabian | A Wonderful Life | |
No Good In Goodbye | Alex Cantrell, Damon Sharpe, Eliot Kennedy | Mercury4 | Mercury4 | |
No One Knows | Richard Rawson, Tulisa Contostavlos, Dappy | N-Dubz | Against All Odds | |
No Si Aqui No Hay Amor | None | Take That | Forever... Greatest Hits | |
Nobody Else | None | Take That | Nobody Else | |
Not Me, Not I | Kara DioGuardi, Delta Goodrem, Eliot Kennedy, Jarrad Rogers | Delta Goodrem | Innocent Eyes | |
Nothing Feels the Same | None | Gary Barlow | Twelve Months, Eleven Days | |
Once Upon a Christmas Song | Peter Kay | Geraldine McQueen | None | ASCAP lists the performer as Take That. |
Once You've Tasted Love | None | Take That | Take That and Party | |
Open Road | None | Gary Barlow | Open Road | |
Patience | John Shanks, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Beautiful World | |
Pray | None | Take That | Everything Changes | |
Pretty Things | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progress | |
Promises | Graham Stack | Take That | Take That and Party | |
Rain Song | Donald Howard, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | ||
Reach Out | John Shanks, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Beautiful World | |
Rocket Ship | Robbie Williams, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | None | B-side |
Rule the World | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Beautiful World (bonus track) | |
Run for your Life | None | Matt Cardle | Letters | |
Running Away | Delta Goodrem, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock | Delta Goodrem | Innocent Eyes | |
Said It All | Steve Robson, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | The Circus | |
Satisfied | None | Take That | Take That and Party | |
Shame | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010 | |
She Said | Ben Mark, Jamie Norton, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | The Circus | |
Shi Zong | Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock, Chen Chuan | Gigi Liang | Unknown | |
Shine | Steve Robson, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Beautiful World | |
Shoulda’ Known Better | Donny Osmond, Eliot Kennedy | Donny Osmond | What I Mean to Say | |
Shout In Silence | Andy Hill | Katherine Jenkins | Rejoice | |
Sing | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Various Artists | Sing | Written as the official song of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee |
Sleepwalking | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | The Circus (Japanese edition bonus track) | |
Somebody | Natasha Hamilton, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock | Atomic Kitten | Access All Areas: Remixed and B-Sides | |
SOS | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progress | |
Start of Something | Eliot Kennedy Andy Hill | Various | Britannia High (soundtrack) | |
Stay Together | John Shanks, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | None | B-side |
Still Can't Get Over You | None | Take That | Forever... Greatest Hits | |
Stronger | Graham Gouldman | Gary Barlow | Twelve Months, Eleven Days | |
Stronger Than I Am | None | Ronan Parke | Ronan Parke | |
Sunday to Saturday | Howard Donald, Mark Owen | Take That | Forever... Greatest Hits | |
Superhero | Kristian Lundin, Max Martin, Jolyon Skinner | Gary Barlow | Open Road (US release only) | |
Supersexual | Eliot Kennedy, Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Anthony Costa, Tim Woodcock | Blue | One Love | |
Sure | Robbie Williams, Mark Owen | Take That | Nobody Else | |
Taste It | Duncan James, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock | Blue | Guilty | |
Take That and Party | Ray Hedges | Take That | Take That and Party | |
Testify | Amy Studt, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock | Amy Studt | False Smiles | |
The Official BBC Children in Need Medley | Various | Peter Kay | None | Samples and features Barlow's Never Forget |
This Time | None | Dame Shirley Bassey | The Performance | |
Throw It Away | Cathy Dennis, Eliot Kennedy | Delta Goodrem | Innocent Eyes | |
Throwing Stones | Milton Donald, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | None | B-side |
To Love Again | Alesha Dixon, John Shanks | Alesha Dixon | The Alesha Show : Encore | |
Today I've Lost You | None | Take That | Forever... Greatest Hits | |
Trouble With Me | John Shanks, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Patience (Australian release) | |
True To Yourself | Andrew Murray, Sylvia Smith, Jane Vaughan | Vanessa Amorosi | Change | |
Turn the Light On | Mark Owen, Eliot Kennedy | Mark Owen | In Your Own Time | |
Underground Machine | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progress | |
Up All Night | Ben Mark, Jamie Norton, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | The Circus | |
Viva Tonight | Andy Hill | Katherine Jenkins | Rejoice | |
Wait | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progress | |
Waiting Around | None | Take That | Take That and Party (bonus track) | |
Walk | None | Gary Barlow | Twelve Months, Eleven Days | |
Walkin’ Away | Graham Gouldman | Graham Gouldman | And Another Thing | |
Wasting My Time | None | Take That | Everything Changes | |
We All Fall Down | Steve Robson, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Beautiful World (bonus track) | |
We Love To Entertain You | John Shanks, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | None | ('Shine' EU Single) |
What About Us | Chris Braide | John Barrowman | Music Music Music | |
What Do You Want From Me? | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progress | |
What Good Is Love? | Stephen Lipson, Chris Braide | Various | Britannia High (soundtrack) | |
What I Meant to Say | Donny Osmond, Eliot Kennedy | Donny Osmond | What I Mean to Say | |
What Is Love? | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | The Circus | |
What You Believe In | Anders Bagge, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Beautiful World | |
Whatever You Do to Me | None | Take That | Everything Changes | |
When I Need You the Most | Jörgen Elofsson, Wayne Hector | Lee Mead | Lee Mead | |
When We Were Young | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progressed | |
Whenever the Truth Lies | Eliot Kennedy, Savan Kotecha | Sarah Whatmore | ||
Whenever You're in Trouble | Donny Osmond, Eliot Kennedy | Donny Osmond | What I Mean to Say | |
Who'd Have Known | Lily Allen, Howard Donald, Greg Kurstin, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Steve Robson | Lily Allen | It's Not Me, It's You | |
Why Can't I Wake Up With You | None | Take That | Everything Changes Take That and Party |
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The Winner's Song | Peter Kay | Geraldine McQueen | None | ASCAP lists the performer as Take That. |
Without You | Eliot Kennedy, Lucie Silvas | Various | Britannia High (soundtrack) | |
Wonderful World | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams | Take That | Progressed | |
Wondering | None | Gary Barlow | Twelve Months, Eleven Days | |
Wooden Boat | Billy Mann, John Shanks, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | Beautiful World | |
Yesterday's Girl | None | Gary Barlow | Twelve Months, Eleven Days | |
You | Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen | Take That | The Circus | |
You Are The One | None | Take That | Everything Changes |
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