: The band premiered the track at the 1995 BRIT Awards before its official release. Demand was so high following the performance that the release date was moved forward.

Written and led by Gary Barlow, it became a global sensation, reaching and remaining a defining anthem of 1990s pop. Key Facts and Background

: Gary Barlow claims he wrote the song in just 15 minutes .

: The lyrics center on themes of regret, longing, and second chances , with the narrator admitting mistakes and pleading for a lost love to return.

: Reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 , it was the group's only major US hit and made them the first British boy band of the '90s to reach the US top ten.