Taking Back Control

"Taking Back Control"
"Taking Back Control"
Single by Sparta
from the album Threes
Released	September 25, 2006
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:40
Label	EMI/Hollywood
Songwriter(s)	Tony Hajjar, Keeley Davis, Matt Miller, Jim Ward

"Taking Back Control" is a single by the rock band Sparta. It is one of their most well-known songs and the first single from the album Threes. The song was a chart success, performing decently on both Billboard's Alternative Songs and Mainstream Rock chart.

It has been featured in the video game Madden NFL 07^[2] (titled as "Future Needs") and the movie The Invisible.

Background

A demo version of the song, titled "Future Needs", was included on the Madden NFL 07 soundtrack; this version features different lyrics and a changed chorus.^[2]

Track listing

Digital single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Taking Back Control"	Keeley Davis Tony Hajjar Matt Miller Jim Ward	3:40

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[3]	25
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[4]	24

References

^ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Madden NFL 07 Soundtrack - Music News at IGN". Music.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
^ "Sparta Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
^ "Sparta Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

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[FMQB-1] "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

[:0-2] "Madden NFL 07 Soundtrack - Music News at IGN". Music.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2012-08-17.

[sc_Billboardalternativesongs_Sparta-3] "Sparta Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Sparta-4] "Sparta Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

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v t e Sparta
Jim Ward Tony Hajjar Matt Miller Keeley Davis Paul Hinojos Gabriel Gonzalez Erick Sanger
Studio albums	Wiretap Scars Porcelain Threes Trust The River Sparta
EPs	Austere
Live Albums	Live at La Zona Rosa 3.19.04
Singles	"Cut Your Ribbon" "Taking Back Control"
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"Taking Back Control"

Single by Sparta
from the album Threes
Released	September 25, 2006^[1]
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:40
Label	EMI/Hollywood
Songwriter(s)	Tony Hajjar, Keeley Davis, Matt Miller, Jim Ward