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| Name = Hail Mary
| Name = Hail Mary
| Artist = [[Mark Owen]]
| Artist = [[Mark Owen]]
| Cover =
| Cover = Markowenhailmary.jpg
| Album = [[How The Mighty Fall]]
| Album = [[How The Mighty Fall]]
| B-side =
| B-side = "The Greatest Love Song"
| Released = 12th December 2005
| Released = December 2, 2005<ref>http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hail-Mary-mark-Owen/dp/B000C9CRXC/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1286383076&sr=1-1</ref>
| Format = CD single
| Format = CD Single
| Recorded = 2004
| Recorded = 2004-2005
| Genre = Pop
| Genre = [[Pop Music|Pop]]
| Length = 3:58
| Length = 3:58 (Radio Edit)
| Label = Sedna Records
| Label = Sedna Records (UK)<br> Edel Records (ROW)
| Writer = Mark Owen
| Writer = Mark Owen
| Producer = Tony Hoffer
| Producer = Tony Hoffer
| Last single = ''Believe In The Boogie'''''<br />(2005)
| Last single = "''Believe In The Boogie'''''"<br />(2005)
| This single = '''''[[Hail Mary]]'''''<br />(2005)
| This single = "'''''[[Hail Mary]]'''''"<br />(2005)
| Next single = ''[[Everybody Hurts]] <br /> as featured artist (2010)
| Next single =

}}
}}


"'''Hail Mary'''" is the third and final single from [[Take That]] band member [[Mark Owen]]'s third and final independently released solo studio album, [[How The Mighty Fall]].<ref>http://www.mark-owen.de/</ref> The single was released on December 2, 2005.<ref>http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hail-Mary-mark-Owen/dp/B000C9CRXC/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1286383076&sr=1-1</ref> The single entered at #103 on the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref>http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=170</ref> however, following the reunion of [[Take That]] later that month, peaked at #52.<ref>http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=170</ref> The song was recorded at Sunset Studios in [[Los Angeles]] between August [[2004]] and January [[2005]]. The single recieved little to no promotion due to the reunion of [[Take That]]. Owen describes the song as a "melody about having faith in love and how wonderful it can be."<ref>http://www.markowenofficial.com/markOwen.php</ref> The video for the track involves Owen playing a grand piano in a mansion hall, as well as lying on a bed while performing the song. Emma Faraclough was cast as "Mary".<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M08miEKO-w</ref>
''Hail Mary'' is a song written and performed by [[singer-songwriter]], [[Take That]] member [[Mark Owen]]. It was released on 12 December 2005 as the third and final single from his third album, [[How The Mighty Fall]].


==Tracklisting==
It received little to no promotion due to the reunion of [[Take That]] in 2005, but otherwise would have been promoted. It was recorded at Sunset Studios, [[Los Angeles]], [[USA]] in [[2004]].
; UK CD Single
# "Hail Mary" (Radio Edit) - 3:58
# "The Greatest Love Song" - 4:21


; Rest Of The World Single
==Song composition==
# "Hail Mary" (Radio Edit) - 3:58
The song is about having faith in love and how wonderful it can be.
# "Hail Mary" (Album Version) - 5:21
# "Hail Mary" (Acoustic Version) - 3:37
# "The Greatest Love Song" - 4:21
# "Believe In The Boogie" (Video) - 3:41
# "Hail Mary" (Video) - 3:58


==Music video==
==Chart Performance==
The video shows Mark lying on a bed and in a hall playing a [[grand piano]] while performing the song. A woman walks around as Mary.
It can be found at [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M08miEKO-w].

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (2005)
!align="left"|Chart (2005)
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|align="left"|UK Singles Chart
|align="left"|UK Singles Chart
|align="center"| 103
|align="center"| 52<ref>http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=170</ref>
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
|1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M08miEKO-w
|2. http://www.markowenofficial.com/markOwen.php
|3. http://www.mark-owen.de/

{{Mark Owen}}
{{Mark Owen}}
[[Category:1996 singles]]
[[Category:2005 singles]]
[[Category:Mark Owen songs]]
[[Category:Mark Owen songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mark Owen]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mark Owen]]

Revision as of 16:48, 6 October 2010

"Hail Mary"
Song
B-side"The Greatest Love Song"

"Hail Mary" is the third and final single from Take That band member Mark Owen's third and final independently released solo studio album, How The Mighty Fall.[2] The single was released on December 2, 2005.[3] The single entered at #103 on the UK Singles Chart,[4] however, following the reunion of Take That later that month, peaked at #52.[5] The song was recorded at Sunset Studios in Los Angeles between August 2004 and January 2005. The single recieved little to no promotion due to the reunion of Take That. Owen describes the song as a "melody about having faith in love and how wonderful it can be."[6] The video for the track involves Owen playing a grand piano in a mansion hall, as well as lying on a bed while performing the song. Emma Faraclough was cast as "Mary".[7]

Tracklisting

UK CD Single
  1. "Hail Mary" (Radio Edit) - 3:58
  2. "The Greatest Love Song" - 4:21
Rest Of The World Single
  1. "Hail Mary" (Radio Edit) - 3:58
  2. "Hail Mary" (Album Version) - 5:21
  3. "Hail Mary" (Acoustic Version) - 3:37
  4. "The Greatest Love Song" - 4:21
  5. "Believe In The Boogie" (Video) - 3:41
  6. "Hail Mary" (Video) - 3:58

Chart Performance

Chart (2005) Peak
Position
UK Singles Chart 52[8]

References

  1. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hail-Mary-mark-Owen/dp/B000C9CRXC/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1286383076&sr=1-1
  2. ^ http://www.mark-owen.de/
  3. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hail-Mary-mark-Owen/dp/B000C9CRXC/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1286383076&sr=1-1
  4. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=170
  5. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=170
  6. ^ http://www.markowenofficial.com/markOwen.php
  7. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M08miEKO-w
  8. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=170
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