Pray (Take That song)

"Pray"
Single by Take That
from the album Everything Changes
Released	5 July 1993 (1993-07-05)[1]
Genre	Pop[2] R&B[2]
Length	3:44
Label	RCA BMG
Songwriter(s)	Gary Barlow
Producer(s)	Steve Jervier Paul Jervier Jonathan Wales
Take That singles chronology
"Why Can't I Wake Up with You" (1993) "Pray" (1993) "Relight My Fire" (1993)
Music video
"Pray" on YouTube

"Pray" is a song by English boy band Take That. Written by band member Gary Barlow, the ballad was released on 5 July 1993 by RCA and BMG as the second single from the band's second studio album, Everything Changes (1993). It is the first of twelve singles by the band to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart, staying at number one for four weeks, and starting a streak of four consecutive number-one singles.^[3] The song has received a Gold sales status certification and sold over 438,000 copies in the UK, won British Single of the Year and British Video of the Year at the 1994 Brit Awards, and was the finale of Take That's Beautiful World Tour 2007. The music video for "Pray" was directed by Gregg Masuak and filmed in Mexico.

The song won the Ivor Novello for Best Contemporary Song and Songwriter of the Year for band lyricist Gary Barlow in 1994.^[4]

A newly arranged and recorded version was released on 21 September 2018 as the first single of their greatest hits album Odyssey. The album was released on 23 November 2018 followed by a Greatest Hits tour marking the band's 30th anniversary in 2019.