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It Takes More

{{Short description|2002 single by Ms. Dynamite}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

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| name = It Takes More

| cover = ItTakesMore.jpg

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| type = single

| artist = Ms. Dynamite

| album = A Little Deeper

| B-side = Dynamite

| released = {{start date|2002|5|20|df=y}}

| recorded =

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| genre =

| length =

  • 4:39 (album version)
  • 4:19 (radio edit)

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| writer =

| producer = Punch

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Dy-Na-Mi-Tee

| next_year = 2002

}}

"It Takes More" is a song by British rapper Ms. Dynamite, released as her debut single from her first album, A Little Deeper (2002), on 20 May 2002. It reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart, her second-highest-charting song on the chart. The melody is taken from the song "Chitarra romana", a popular Roman song written by C. Bruno (pseudonym of Bruno Cherubini) and Eldo Di Lazzaro in 1934.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbwk-0H1ARI|title=Chitarra Romana|date=April 2008 |publisher=Eldo di Lazzaro (1902–1968)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/Wbwk-0H1ARI|archive-date=20 December 2021}}{{cbignore}}{{Better source needed|date=September 2020}}

Versions

There are two versions that were released, album and radio edit. For the radio edit, Ms. Dynamite re-wrote her lyrics instead of using the censor option. On clean versions of A Little Deeper, a censored version is used, bleeping out inappropriate content. The album version was released on physical UK CD singles.

Track listings

UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=It Takes More|others=Ms. Dynamite|year=2002|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Polydor Records, Biggerbeats Records, P Records|id=570 798-2}}

  1. "It Takes More" (Bloodshy main mix)
  2. "Dynamite" (album version)
  3. "It Takes More" (Nash Band mix)

UK 12-inch single and European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=It Takes More|others=Ms. Dynamite|year=2002|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Polydor Records, Biggerbeats Records, P Records|id=570 798-1}}{{cite AV media notes|title=It Takes More|others=Ms. Dynamite|year=2002|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Polydor Records, Biggerbeats Records, P Records|id=570 844-2}}

  1. "It Takes More" (Bloodshy main mix)
  2. "It Takes More" (Nash Band mix)

UK cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=It Takes More|others=Ms. Dynamite|year=2002|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Polydor Records, Biggerbeats Records, P Records|id=570 798-4}}

  1. "It Takes More" (clean version)
  2. "Dynamite" (album version)

Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=It Takes More|others=Ms. Dynamite|year=2002|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Polydor Records, Biggerbeats Records, P Records|id=570 843-2}}

  1. "It Takes More" (Bloodshy main mix)
  2. "It Takes More" (Nash Band mix)
  3. "It Takes More" (Nash Band acoustic version)
  4. "It Takes More" (video)

Charts

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!Chart (2002)

!Peak
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{{single chart|Flanders|21|artist=Ms. Dynamite|song=It Takes More|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|17|artist=Ms. Dynamite|song=It Takes More|rowheader=true}}
scope=row|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021128001210/http://chl.ca/JamMusicCharts/SINGLES.html|archivedate=November 28, 2002|url=http://chl.ca/JamMusicCharts/SINGLES.html|title=Top 50 Singles|website=Jam!|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}

| style="text-align:center;"|50

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-06-08.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=20|issue=24|page=9|date=8 June 2002|access-date=14 September 2020}}

|35

{{single chart|Germany|53|songid=5258|artist=Ms. Dynamite|song=It Takes More|rowheader=true|access-date=3 December 2018}}
{{single chart|Ireland3|38|artist=Ms. Dynamite|rowheader=true|access-date=15 January 2020}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|22|year=2002|week=31|rowheader=true|access-date=3 December 2018}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|24|artist=Ms. Dynamite|song=It Takes More|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Scotland|26|date=20020601|rowheader=true|access-date=3 December 2018}}
{{single chart|Sweden|57|artist=Ms. Dynamite|song=It Takes More|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|35|artist=Ms. Dynamite|song=It Takes More|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UK|7|date=20020601|rowheader=true|access-date=3 December 2018}}
{{single chart|UKrandb|3|date=20020601|rowheader=true|access-date=3 December 2018}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (2002)

!Position

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2002.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2002|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=3 December 2018}}

|110

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Release history

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scope="row"|United Kingdom

|20 May 2002

|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|rowspan="2"|{{hlist|Polydor|Biggerbeats|P}}

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-06-01.pdf|title=Airborne|last=Hubner|first=Miriam|magazine=Music & Media|volume=20|issue=23|page=22|date=1 June 2002|access-date=14 September 2020}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2002/Music-Week-2002-05-18.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 20 May 2002: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=18 May 2002|access-date=26 August 2021}}

scope="row"|Australia

|17 June 2002

|CD

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue642.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 17th June 2002|publisher=ARIA|page=25|date=17 June 2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020626140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020627/www.aria.com.au/Issue642.pdf|archive-date=26 June 2002|access-date=30 April 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

References

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Category:2002 songs

Category:2002 debut singles

Category:Ms. Dynamite songs

Category:Polydor Records singles

Category:Songs written by Ms. Dynamite