Take a Look (song)

"Take a Look"
"Take a Look"
Single by Level 42
from the album Staring at the Sun
B-side	"Man"
Released	10 October 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:41
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Mark King; Boon Gould; Mike Lindup; Wally Badarou;
Producer(s)	Level 42; Wally Badarou; Julian Mendelsohn;
Level 42 singles chronology
Music video
	"Take a Look" on YouTube

"Take a Look" is a song by English jazz-funk band Level 42, released in October 1988 as the second single from their eighth studio album, Staring at the Sun (1988). It reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart.

Personnel

Mark King – bass, vocals
Mike Lindup – keyboards, vocals
Gary Husband – drums
Alan Murphy – guitar
Wally Badarou – leyboards
Dominic Miller – guitar

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[2]	24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[3]	14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[4]	15
UK Singles (OCC)^[5]	32

References

^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 60.
^ "Level 42 – Take A Look" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 48, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ "Level 42 – Take A Look" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

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[1] "Music Week" (PDF). p. 60.

[sc_Flanders_Level_42-2] "Level 42 – Take A Look" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[sc_Dutch40_-3] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 48, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[dutchcharts-4] "Level 42 – Take A Look" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[sc_UK_-5] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

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Mark King Mike Lindup Nathan King Pete Ray Biggin Sean Freeman Phil Gould Boon Gould Gary Husband Alan Murphy
Studio albums	Level 42 The Early Tapes The Pursuit of Accidents Standing in the Light True Colours World Machine Running in the Family Staring at the Sun Guaranteed Forever Now Retroglide
Live albums	A Physical Presence
Compilations	Level Best The Very Best of Level 42 The Definitive Collection Past Lives – The Best of the RCA Years
Singles	"Love Meeting Love" "Love Games" "Turn It On" "Starchild" "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" "Weave Your Spell" "The Chinese Way" "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" "Micro-Kid" "Hot Water" "The Chant Has Begun" "Something About You" "Leaving Me Now" "Lessons in Love" "World Machine" "Running in the Family" "To Be with You Again" "It's Over" "Children Say" "Heaven in My Hands" "Take a Look" "Tracie" "Take Care of Yourself" "Guaranteed" "Overtime" "My Father's Shoes" "Forever Now" "Love in a Peaceful World"
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