It Takes More

"It Takes More"
Single by Ms. Dynamite
from the album A Little Deeper
Released	20 May 2002
Format	CD, 12"
Recorded	2001
Genre	R&B, hip hop, rap
Length	4:39 (album version) 4:19 (Radio Edit)
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Niomi Daley, Steve Ranger
Producer(s)	Punch
Ms. Dynamite singles chronology
- "It Takes More" (2002) "Dy-na-mi-tee" (2002)

"It Takes More" is Ms. Dynamite's debut single from her first album, A Little Deeper. It reached number seven in the UK Singles Chart in 2002, her second highest position reached to date on the chart.

Ms. Dynamite performed the track at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London.

She has taken some inspiration from the song "Chitarra Romana".^[1]

Versions

There are two versions that were released, album and radio edit. For the "Radio Edit" Ms. Dynamite had re-written her lyrics instead of using the censor option, which is more popular among artists who release singles with inappropriate content for radio. American hip hop rapper Trina is known for re-writing verses for songs she plans to release as singles. The "Radio Edit" was released on promotional singles only. 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

1. "It Takes More (Bloodshy Main Mix)" – 4:39
2. "Dynamite" –
3. "It Takes More' (Nash Band Mix)" –

Chart performance

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2]	21
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[3]	17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4]	24
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5]	57
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6]	35
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[7]	7

References

1. "Chitarra Romana". Eldo di Lazzaro (1902-1968).
2. "Ultratop.be – Ms. Dynamite – It Takes More" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
3. "Ultratop.be – Ms. Dynamite – It Takes More" (in French). Ultratip.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Ms. Dynamite – It Takes More" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
5. "Swedishcharts.com – Ms. Dynamite – It Takes More". Singles Top 100.
6. "Swisscharts.com – Ms. Dynamite – It Takes More". Swiss Singles Chart.
7. "Chart Stats – Ms Dynamite – It Takes More". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics