SingStar Take That
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SingStar Take That is a competitive karaoke video game for the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

 and PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

. It is the third band-specific SingStar game released in the UK, following up on SingStar ABBA
SingStar ABBA
SingStar ABBA is a singing/voice simulation video game released in 2008 for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3. It was the first band specific SingStar game, followed by SingStar Queen in 2009.-Development:...

and SingStar Queen
SingStar Queen
SingStar Queen is a competitive karaoke video game for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2, developed by London Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. The game features the music of rock band Queen...

. It was released on 6 November 2009.

Gameplay

SingStar
SingStar
SingStar is a competitive music video game series for PlayStation consoles, developed by London Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. 23 English-language instalments of the series have been released for the PlayStation 2, and six versions for the PlayStation 3 have been released...

games require players to sing along with music in order to score points. Players interface with their console via SingStar USB microphones while a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 plays in the background. The pitch
Pitch (music)
Pitch is an auditory perceptual property that allows the ordering of sounds on a frequency-related scale.Pitches are compared as "higher" and "lower" in the sense associated with musical melodies,...

 players are required to sing is displayed as horizontal grey bars, which function similar to a musical stave, with corresponding lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...

 displayed at the bottom of the screen. The game analyses a player's pitch and compares it to the original track, with players scoring points based on how accurate their singing is. Different modes of SingStar may vary this basic pattern, but the principle is similar throughout.

SingStar includes a variety of game modes. The standard singing mode allows one or two people to sing simultaneously, either competitively or in a duet.

The PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

 version of the game supports trophies.

Launch

SingStar Take That was spectacularly launched at the SingStar Take That Extravaganza charity party on Wednesday 25th November 2009 at the Tabanacle in Notting Hill. The event hosted by comedian James Corden, featured a number of celebrity guests including Kate Moss, Pixie Geldof, Rachel Stevens, Remi Nicole, Paloma Faith and the band Take That themselves. The event came later than originally scheduled and after the game launched in the shops due to the unfortunate death of Gary Barlow's father. The band entertained guests by performing their popular song, Rule The World, on the PlayStation game.

Track list

  • "A Million Love Songs
    A Million Love Songs
    "A Million Love Songs" is the penultimate single released by Take That from their debut album and was written by lead vocalist Gary Barlow at the age of 15.-Song information:...

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  • "Babe
    Babe (Take That song)
    "Babe" is a song by boyband Take That. It was the fourth single from Take That's second album Everything Changes. Written by Gary Barlow, it features Mark Owen on lead vocals. Released on 13 December 1993, it became Take That's third single in a row to go straight to number one in the UK Singles...

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  • "Back For Good
    Back for Good
    "Back for Good" is a song by the British pop group Take That. It was released in 1995 as the second single from the band's third studio album, Nobody Else and achieved great success in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Spain and the UK where it topped...

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  • "Beautiful World"
  • "Could It Be Magic
    Could It Be Magic
    "Could It Be Magic" is a song by Adrienne Anderson and Barry Manilow. It was included on Manilow's 1973 debut album, Barry Manilow.Due to its popularity, it was released as a single in 1975, two years after it had originally been recorded, where it reached #6 in the United States.Manilow's...

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  • "Do What U Like"
  • "Everything Changes
    Everything Changes (Take That song)
    "Everything Changes" is a song by British boy band Take That. The song was the fifth single from the band's second studio album Everything Changes. It was written by Gary Barlow, Michael Ward, Eliot Kennedy and Cary Bayliss, and it was produced by Ward...

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  • "Greatest Day
    Greatest Day (Take That song)
    "Greatest Day" is the lead single taken from British pop group Take That's fifth studio album, The Circus.-Song information:"Greatest Day" was written by Take That themselves and was produced by John Shanks. The song was written and recorded at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill and was mixed in Los...

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  • "Hold Up A Light
  • "I'd Wait for Life
    I'd Wait for Life
    "I'd Wait for Life" was the third single released from Take That's album Beautiful World.-Background:The song was written by Take That. Featuring Gary Barlow on lead vocals, the single was released internationally on June 18, 2007 as a download and CD Single. Take That performed the song live on...

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  • "It Only Takes a Minute
    It Only Takes a Minute
    "It Only Takes a Minute" is a 1975 song by Tavares. It would become the group's only Top 10 pop hit in the United States, peaking at #10. It also became their second #1 song on the American soul charts....

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  • "Love Ain't Here Anymore
    Love Ain't Here Anymore
    "Love Ain't Here Anymore" is a song by boyband Take That. Released on 17 May 1994, it was the sixth and final single taken from Take That's second album Everything Changes. It peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart, ending their string of consecutive number-one singles...

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  • "Never Forget"
  • "Once You've Tasted Love
    Once You've Tasted Love
    "Once You've Tasted Love" pop–dance song by boy band Take That.-Song information:Written by Gary Barlow and produced by Duncan Bridgeman, "Once You've Tasted Love" was released on 3 February 1992 as the third single from the band's debut album Take That & Party...

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  • "Patience
    Patience (Take That song)
    "Patience" is a song by British boy band Take That. It was released on 13 November 2006 as the first single from their comeback album Beautiful World...

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  • "Pray
    Pray (Take That song)
    "Pray" is song by boyband Take That. Written by Gary Barlow and released on July 5, 1993, it was the second single from their second album Everything Changes. It is the first of 11 singles by the band to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart, staying at number one for four weeks and starting a...

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  • "Promises
    Promises (Take That song)
    "Promises" is an pop–dance song by boy band Take That.-Song information:Written by Gary Barlow and Graham Stack, it was released on November 18, 1991 as the second single from the band's debut album Take That & Party...

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  • "Reach Out
    Reach Out (Take That song)
    "Reach Out" is a single from Take That's album Beautiful World. It was released as the album's fourth single on June 29, 2007.-Song information:"Reach Out" was released exclusively in the EU...

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  • "Relight My Fire
    Relight My Fire
    "Relight My Fire" is a popular song which was written and released by Dan Hartman in 1979, when it topped the U.S. dance-music charts for six weeks...

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  • "Rule the World
    Rule the World
    "Rule the World" is the fifth single from Take That's fourth studio album Beautiful World. It was released in the UK on 21 October 2007 and as a CD single the following day.-Song information:...

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  • "Said It All
    Said It All
    "Said It All" is the fourth single from British group Take That to be taken from their fifth studio album, The Circus. The single was released in the UK on 15 June 2009, where it peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart.-Song information:...

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  • "Shine
    Shine (Take That song)
    "Shine" is the second single taken from Take That's comeback album Beautiful World.-Song information:"Shine" was released on 26 February 2007 and features lead vocals by Mark Owen....

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  • "Sure
    Sure (Take That song)
    "Sure" is a song by successful British boyband Take That. It was the first release from their third album, Nobody Else. Released on October 3, 1994, it was a departure from their previous singles, having a more American, R&B sound compared to their previous, more pop/dance orientated songs...

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  • "Up All Night
    Up All Night (Take That song)
    "Up All Night" is the second single from British group Take That's fifth studio album, The Circus.-Song information:Released on 2 March 2009, it was the second single from the album The Circus. The single was only released in the UK and Ireland. The band performed "Up All Night" on Ant and Dec's...

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