Rule the World (Take That song)  "Rule the World" is a song by English boy band Take That. It was recorded for the soundtrack of the film "Stardust" (2007), and then included on the deluxe edition of their fourth studio album "Beautiful World" (2006). It was released in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2007 via digital download and as a CD single the following day. The single peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and went on to become the group's second best selling single, shifting over 1.2 million units and being certified as 2x Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The music video, featuring the band and an orchestra, was filmed at Abbey Road Studios, and is interspersed with excerpts shown from the film "Stardust". Take That performed the song at the London 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony whilst the Olympic Flame was extinguished. The song was submitted for consideration at the 80th Academy Awards for Best Original Song but was not nominated. "Rule the World" is the first song written by Take That specifically for a film. Matthew Vaughn, the director of "Stardust", contacted Take That in the hope of getting them to write a song for the film. After seeing the film the band members agreed to write and perform a song. The band wrote the chorus of the song while they were in Spain. They played the song for Matthew Vaughn who included it in the end credits of the film. Gary Barlow performs lead vocals. The song is not included on the soundtrack for "Stardust", nor on the original release of the album "Beautiful World". It was released internationally exclusively as a single in October 2007, and was premiered live by the band at the inaugural National Movie Awards on 28 September 2007 to rave reviews and critical acclaim. It ended 2007 as the year's 5th biggest-selling single in the UK, despite being released just two months from the end of the year. The song was also the 44th best selling single in the UK of 2008, the following year, and the 16th best selling single in Ireland in 2007. The full-length version appears exclusively on the Tour Souvenir Edition of the album "Beautiful World". Crossover singer Camilla Kerslake, a protégée of Gary Barlow, has recorded the song on her eponymous debut album as "Il Mondo è Nostro" ("The World Is Ours"). In October 2007, "Rule the World" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 46 and peaked at number 2, being held off the top spot by Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love".