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===1993–95: ''Everything Changes'' and superstardom===
===1993–95: ''Everything Changes'' and superstardom===
1993 saw the release of ''[[Everything Changes (Take That album)|Everything Changes]]'', based on Barlow's original material. It peaked at number 1 in the UK and spawned four UK number one singles – their first number one "[[Pray (Take That song)|Pray]]", "[[Relight My Fire]]", "[[Babe (Take That song)|Babe]]" and the title track "[[Everything Changes (Take That song)|Everything Changes]]". The fifth single "[[Love Ain't Here Anymore]]" reached number three on the UK charts. ''Everything Changes'' saw the band gain international success with the album being nominated for the 1994 [[Mercury Prize]] however it failed to crack the US market where an exclusive [[remix]] "Love Ain't Here Anymore" (U.S. Version) gained little success. By 1994, the band had become radio and television stars across Europe and Asia. But it was not until 1995 that the band would do their first World Tour.
1993 saw the release of ''[[Everything Changes (Take That album)|Everything Changes]]'', based blopb blobon Barlow's original material. It peaked at number 1 in the UK and spawned four UK number one singles – their first number one "[[Pray (Take That song)|Pray]]", "[[Relight My Fire]]", "[[Babe (Take That song)|Babe]]" and the title track "[[Everything Changes (Take That song)|Everything Changes]]". The fifth single "[[Love Ain't Here Anymore]]" reached number three on the UK charts. ''Everything Changes'' saw the band gain international success with the album being nominated for the 1994 [[Mercury Prize]] however it failed to crack the US market where an exclusive [[remix]] "Love Ain't Here Anymore" (U.S. Version) gained little success. By 1994, the band had become radio and television stars across Europe and Asia. But it was not until 1995 that the band would do their first World Tour.


It was during the years 1993–95 that the band fronted scores of magazine covers ranging from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' to ''[[GQ]]'', becoming mass merchandised on all sorts of paraphernalia ranging from picture books, to posters, stickers, their own [[doll]]s, jewellery, caps, T-shirts, toothbrushes and even had their own annuals released.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/04/25/bmtakethat25.xml|title=Why I still love Take That – Telegraph<!-- Bot generated title -->|publisher=www.telegraph.co.uk | location=London | first=Bryony | last=Gordon | date=25 April 2006 | accessdate=24 May 2010}}</ref> The band had also developed a large female teenage fanbase at the time. During this time, they performed at numerous music awards shows and chart shows such as the [[BRIT Awards]] and ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', also winning the Best Live Act award in 1995 at the [[MTV Europe Music Awards]], having been renowned for their [[breakdance]] routines, In 1995, Take That released their 3rd studio album ''[[Nobody Else]]'', again based on Barlow's own material which reached number 1 in the UK and across Europe, capturing new audiences annually, with Take That also able to make inroads in the adult audience in Britain through Barlow's melodic, sensitive ballads. For nearly five years, Take That's popularity was unsurpassed in Britain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/take-that/id13653352 |title=Take That - Download Take That Music on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-18}}</ref> The release of "[[Sure (Take That song)|Sure]]", their first single from the album, achieved yet another number one on the UK Charts. It was not until their second release from that album however, that they would experience what would become their biggest hit single, "[[Back for Good]]", which reached number one in 31 countries around the globe and to date has been covered 89 times the world over. It was also their first US hit, where it reached the Top 10. The song was initially unveiled for the first time via live performance while at the 1995 BRIT Awards, and based on the reception of that performance, the record pre-sold more records than expected and forced the record label to bring the release date forward by an unprecedented six weeks. The album was also noted for its cover which was a parody of the famed cover of The Beatles' ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' cover sleeve.
It was during the years 1993–95 that the band fronted scores of magazine covers ranging from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' to ''[[GQ]]'', becoming mass merchandised on all sorts of paraphernalia ranging from picture books, to posters, stickers, their own [[doll]]s, jewellery, caps, T-shirts, toothbrushes and even had their own annuals released.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/04/25/bmtakethat25.xml|title=Why I still love Take That – Telegraph<!-- Bot generated title -->|publisher=www.telegraph.co.uk | location=London | first=Bryony | last=Gordon | date=25 April 2006 | accessdate=24 May 2010}}</ref> The band had also developed a large female teenage fanbase at the time. During this time, they performed at numerous music awards shows and chart shows such as the [[BRIT Awards]] and ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', also winning the Best Live Act award in 1995 at the [[MTV Europe Music Awards]], having been renowned for their [[breakdance]] routines, In 1995, Take That released their 3rd studio album ''[[Nobody Else]]'', again based on Barlow's own material which reached number 1 in the UK and across Europe, capturing new audiences annually, with Take That also able to make inroads in the adult audience in Britain through Barlow's melodic, sensitive ballads. For nearly five years, Take That's popularity was unsurpassed in Britain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/take-that/id13653352 |title=Take That - Download Take That Music on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-18}}</ref> The release of "[[Sure (Take That song)|Sure]]", their first single from the album, achieved yet another number one on the UK Charts. It was not until their second release from that album however, that they would experience what would become their biggest hit single, "[[Back for Good]]", which reached number one in 31 countries around the globe and to date has been covered 89 times the world over. It was also their first US hit, where it reached the Top 10. The song was initially unveiled for the first time via live performance while at the 1995 BRIT Awards, and based on the reception of that performance, the record pre-sold more records than expected and forced the record label to bring the release date forward by an unprecedented six weeks. The album was also noted for its cover which was a parody of the famed cover of The Beatles' ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' cover sleeve.

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Take That
Take That performing in Manchester on 12 June 2011
Take That performing in Manchester on
12 June 2011
Background information
OriginManchester, England
GenresPop, pop-rock, Dance, Ballad
Years active1990–1996,
2005–present
LabelsBMG
Universal
Polydor
MembersGary Barlow
Howard Donald
Jason Orange
Mark Owen
Robbie Williams
Websitewww.takethat.com

Take That are an English five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter.[1][2][3] In total, the group have had 27 top 40 singles and 16 top 5 singles in the United Kingdom alone,[4] 11 of which have reached number 1, as well as having seven number 1 albums.[5][4]

Take That's dance-oriented pop tunes and soulful ballads dominated the UK charts in the first half of the 1990s, winning multiple BRIT Awards while also spawning two of the best selling albums of the decade with Everything Changes (which was nominated for the 1994 Mercury Prize[6]) and their Greatest Hits album. Williams left the band in 1995 while the four remaining members completed their world tour and released a final single before splitting up in 1996.

However, after filming a 2005 documentary and releasing a new greatest hits album, the four-piece Take That officially announced a 2006 reunion tour around the UK, entitled The Ultimate Tour. On 9 May 2006, it was announced that the group were set to record new material together once again; their fourth studio album, Beautiful World, was released in 2006 and was followed up with The Circus, in 2008. The group achieved new success as a four-piece, scoring a string of chart hits across the UK and Europe while taking the number of records sold to over 40 million worldwide.[7][8][9]

Williams rejoined Take That in 2010 for the band's sixth studio album, Progress. It was released on 15 November of that year and became the fastest selling album of the 21st century thus far,[10] the second fastest selling album in British history,[11] whilst also making it the first album of new material to feature Take That's original line-up since their 1995 album, Nobody Else. Since 2011, Take That have set the new record for the fastest selling tour of all time in the UK, beating the previous record set by their Circus Live Tour in 2009,[12] won best British group,[13] and have become Amazon's best-selling artist of all time.[14]

History

1989–93: Take That & Party

In 1989, Nigel Martin-Smith sought to create a British male vocal singing group. Martin-Smith's vision, however, was a teen orientated group that would aim across more than one demographic segment of the music industry. Martin-Smith was introduced to young singer songwriter Gary Barlow and was so impressed with Barlow's catalogue of self-written material he decided to build his new look boyband around Barlow's musical abilities. A campaign to audition young men with abilities in dancing and singing followed and took place in Manchester and other surrounding cities in 1990. At twenty-two, Howard Donald was one of the oldest to audition, but he was chosen after he got time off work as a vehicle painter to continue the process.

Take That's first TV appearance was on The Hitman & Her in 1990, where they performed Barlow's self written unreleased songs "Love" and "My Kind of Girl". They later appeared a second time to perform "Waiting Around", which would become the B-side for the first single, "Do What U Like". "Promises" and "Once You've Tasted Love" were also released as singles but were minor hits in the UK. Take That initially worked the same territory as their American counterparts, singing watered-down new jack R&B, urban soul, and mainstream pop. However the group worked its way toward Hi-NRG dance music, while also pursuing an adult contemporary ballad direction. As they aimed to break into the mainstream music industry they worked a manner of small clubs, schools and events across the country building up a fanbase as they travelled to gigs constantly for months.

The band's breakthrough single was a cover of the 1975s Tavares hit "It Only Takes a Minute", which peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. This success was followed by the track "I Found Heaven", then by the first Barlow ballad "A Million Love Songs" which again reached number 7. Their cover of the Barry Manilow disco hit "Could It Be Magic" gave them one of their biggest hits to date, peaking at number 3 in the UK. Their first album, Take That and Party, was released in 1991, and included all the hit singles to date.

1993–95: Everything Changes and superstardom

1993 saw the release of Everything Changes, based blopb blobon Barlow's original material. It peaked at number 1 in the UK and spawned four UK number one singles – their first number one "Pray", "Relight My Fire", "Babe" and the title track "Everything Changes". The fifth single "Love Ain't Here Anymore" reached number three on the UK charts. Everything Changes saw the band gain international success with the album being nominated for the 1994 Mercury Prize however it failed to crack the US market where an exclusive remix "Love Ain't Here Anymore" (U.S. Version) gained little success. By 1994, the band had become radio and television stars across Europe and Asia. But it was not until 1995 that the band would do their first World Tour.

It was during the years 1993–95 that the band fronted scores of magazine covers ranging from Smash Hits to GQ, becoming mass merchandised on all sorts of paraphernalia ranging from picture books, to posters, stickers, their own dolls, jewellery, caps, T-shirts, toothbrushes and even had their own annuals released.[15] The band had also developed a large female teenage fanbase at the time. During this time, they performed at numerous music awards shows and chart shows such as the BRIT Awards and Top of the Pops, also winning the Best Live Act award in 1995 at the MTV Europe Music Awards, having been renowned for their breakdance routines, In 1995, Take That released their 3rd studio album Nobody Else, again based on Barlow's own material which reached number 1 in the UK and across Europe, capturing new audiences annually, with Take That also able to make inroads in the adult audience in Britain through Barlow's melodic, sensitive ballads. For nearly five years, Take That's popularity was unsurpassed in Britain.[16] The release of "Sure", their first single from the album, achieved yet another number one on the UK Charts. It was not until their second release from that album however, that they would experience what would become their biggest hit single, "Back for Good", which reached number one in 31 countries around the globe and to date has been covered 89 times the world over. It was also their first US hit, where it reached the Top 10. The song was initially unveiled for the first time via live performance while at the 1995 BRIT Awards, and based on the reception of that performance, the record pre-sold more records than expected and forced the record label to bring the release date forward by an unprecedented six weeks. The album was also noted for its cover which was a parody of the famed cover of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band cover sleeve.

1995–96: The break-up and Greatest Hits

Robbie Williams' drug abuse had escalated to a near drug overdose the night before the group was scheduled to perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 1994.

In July 1995, Williams was photographed by the press partying with fellow band Oasis at Glastonbury Festival. This led to the band offering him an ultimatum; where he was to adhere to the band's responsibilities or to leave before their scheduled world tour. Undaunted by the loss of Williams, Take That continued to promote Nobody Else as a four-piece, scoring a further hit single with Barlow's "Never Forget" and completing the Nobody Else Tour in Late 1995.

On 13 February 1996, Take That formally announced that they were disbanding. This was followed by the Greatest Hits compilation in 1996, which contained a new recording, a cover of The Bee Gees' "How Deep Is Your Love". The single went on to become what was to be the band's final UK number one until their 2006 comeback a decade later. Take That gave what was thought to be their final performance in April 1996 at Amsterdam.[17] Following the band's announcement, millions of their fans were distraught around the world and in the UK alone, teenage girls threatened suicide and were seen lining streets in tears, to the point that telephone hotlines were set up by the government to deal with counselling them.[18] After the band broke up, highly respected music figures such as Elton John[19] noted that Take That were different to other boybands before and after them, in that they wrote their own material through Gary Barlow, the only boyband member who won an Ivor Novello award during his time in a boyband (although George Michael won it while in Wham!).[20] Take That had also left a legacy of being immaculate performers with a very high work ethic, causing them to be voted in as the greatest boyband of all time.[21]

2005–06: Never Forget and The Ultimate Tour

On 14 November 2005, Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection, a new compilation of their hit singles including a new previously unreleased song, also achieved great success and peaked at number 2 on UK charts selling over 2.1 million copies in the UK alone.[22] The new song "Today I've Lost You" (recorded in September 2005) was originally written by Gary Barlow as the follow up to "Back for Good" but was never recorded. On 16 November 2005, the group got back together for the ITV documentary Take That: For the Record, in which they aired their views over their fame, success, the split and what the post-Williams line up had done since. On 25 November 2005, there was an official press conference by the band announcing that the post Robbie Williams line-up were going to tour in 2006. The tour, entitled Ultimate Tour, ran from April to June 2006. The tour featured a guest appearance by British soul singer Beverley Knight, who replaced Lulu's vocals on the song "Relight My Fire"; although Lulu did appear during the stadium shows on "Relight My Fire" and "Never Forget". The American female ensemble Pussycat Dolls supported the group at their Dublin concert, and the Sugababes supported the group on the final five dates of the stadium leg.

2006–08: Beautiful World

Take That performing at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena in 2007

On 9 May 2006, Take That returned to the recorded music scene after more than ten years of absence, signing with Polydor Records in a deal reportedly worth £3 million. The band's comeback album, Beautiful World, entered the UK album chart at no. 1 and, as of June 2009, had sold over 2.8 million copies in the UK.[23] It is currently the 35th best selling album in UK music history.[24]

In the album Beautiful World all four members of the band had the opportunity to sing lead vocals. Unlike the band's earlier works, where the majority of their material was written by Gary Barlow who received a sole credit, all four band members are credited as co-writers, regardless of whether they contributed to the writing process or not.[25] The comeback single, "Patience", was released on 20 November 2006, with a special event launching it on 5 November. On 26 November "Patience" hit number 1 in the UK in its second week of chart entry making it the group's ninth No. 1 and stayed there for 4 weeks. Take That also accompanied eventual winner Leona Lewis in a live version of "A Million Love Songs" in the final of The X Factor on 16 December 2006.

The week after Take That's comeback album Beautiful World was released it was announced that Take That had become the first artists ever to top the UK official single and album charts along with the download single, download album and DVD charts in the same week, as well as topping the radio charts.[26]

The video for the number 1 hit single "Shine", the follow-up to "Patience", premiered on 25 January 2007 on Channel 4, ahead of its release on 26 February 2007. The band's success continued on 14 February 2007 when Take That performed live at the BRIT Awards ceremony at Earl's Court. Their single "Patience" won the Best British Single category. The third single taken from Beautiful World was "I'd Wait For Life", released on 18 June 2007 in the UK. The single reached 17 in the UK Singles Chart. This was due to lack of promotion, as the band decided to take a pre-tour break rather than do any promotion for the single.

During 2007, Take That also wrote a song for the motion picture Stardust titled "Rule the World", which reached number 2 in the UK charts and went on to be the 5th biggest selling single of 2007. Meanwhile, the album Beautiful World was the fourth biggest-selling album of 2007. It was announced at the start of 2007 that Take That signed a record deal with American label Interscope, and would also release their album in Canada. Starting on 11 October 2007, Take That began their Beautiful World Tour 2007 in Belfast. The tour included 49 shows throughout Europe and the UK and ended in Manchester on 23 December 2007. The band received four nominations at the 2008 BRIT Awards. Nominated for Best British Group, Best British Single ("Shine"), Best British Album (Beautiful World) and Best Live Act, they took home the Best Live Act and the Best British Single awards.

2008–09: The Circus

Take That performing at the Sunderland Stadium of Light in 2009

"Greatest Day", the first single from the album The Circus, made its radio premiere on 13 October 2008 and it was released on 24 November. It debuted at Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 30 November 2008.[17] An album launch party for The Circus was held in Paris on the 2 December. Prior to the official release of Take That's upcoming album The Circus it was revealed that the album had broken all pre-order records and had become the most pre-ordered album of all time.[27] On its first day of release The Circus sold 133,000 copies,[28][29] and after four days on sale it sold 306,000 copies (going platinum) making The Circus the fastest selling album of the year.[30] The album reached number 1 on the UK album charts on 7 December 2008 with total first-week sales of 432,490, the third highest opening sales week in UK history.[31]

On 28 October 2008, on the Radio 1 Chris Moyles show, it was announced that Take That would be touring again in June/July 2009, covering the UK and Ireland. Tickets for the Take That Present: The Circus Live tour went on sale on 31 October. The promoters, SJM, have said that the band's tour is "the fastest selling in UK history".[32]

On 22 May 2008, Barlow and Donald attended the 2008 Ivor Novello Awards where Take That won the award for Most Performed Work with their single "Shine". Take That won the Sony Ericsson Tour of the Year award at the Vodafone music awards on 18 September 2008. They were unable to attend as they were in LA finishing off The Circus. They did send a video link message, which was shown at the awards. On 22 November 2008, Take That appeared on TV show The X Factor where the finalists performed some of their greatest hits. The band also performed on Children in Need 2008, singing their new single, "Greatest Day", before donating £250,000 to the charity from their Marks and Spencer fee. The band were also voted the Greatest Boyband of All Time,[33] reflecting their ongoing marketability and success in the pop arena, even after two decades.

The band were nominated for one Brit Award in the category Best Group and performed "Greatest Day" at the 2009 BRIT Awards ceremony.

"Up All Night", the second single from The Circus, was released on 2 March 2009, and peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart,[17] despite heavy airplay. In Germany and Australia, "The Garden" was released as the second single instead. On 7 May 2009, Take That's official website confirmed that the third single from The Circus would be "Said It All" which was released on 15 June 2009, peaking at number 9 on the UK Singles chart.[34] The video premiered on GMTV on 8 May 2009. It features all four band members dressed up as vintage circus clowns, which tied in with their forthcoming Take That Present: The Circus Live tour.

Take That started their Circus Live tour at the Stadium of Light on 5 June 2009 in Sunderland and ended at the Wembley Stadium in London on the 5 July 2009, which over 80,000 people attended. This tour quickly became the fastest-selling of all time, breaking all records by selling all of their 650,000 tickets in less than four and a half hours.[32]

In November 2009 Take That released the official DVD of their Circus tour, which became the fastest-selling music DVD of all time in the UK on its first day of release and has not left the top 10 since its release.[35] This overtook the previous record sales holder, which was Take That's Beautiful World Live tour[35] and stayed at the number 1 spot for 8 weeks.[36]

The following week Take That released their first live album, The Greatest Day – Take That Present: The Circus Live, which sold 98,000 copies on its first day of release and was certified Platinum in December 2009.[37] "Hold up a Light" was released as the fifth and final single from The Circus to radio stations and as a digital download to promote the release of the live album.

2010–present: Progress and Robbie Williams' return

On 7 June 2010, the news broke of a single called "Shame" which had been written by Barlow and Williams and would feature the vocals of both artists. This was the first time the pair had worked together since 1995 and would appear on the second greatest hits collection of Williams.[38] Heart and I, another track from the same album, was also co-written by Williams and Barlow. The single Shame peaked at number 2 on the UK singles chart while also achieving success throughout Europe.

After working with the band on new material in Los Angeles, on 15 July 2010 Robbie Williams announced he was returning to Take That. After months of working together, assembling new songs for a new album and even debating a band-name change to "The English", a joint statement between Williams and the group read, "The rumours are true... Take That: the original lineup, have written and recorded a new album for release later this year." The statement went on to say, "Following months of speculation Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams confirmed they have been recording a new studio album as a five-piece, which they will release in November."[39]

The lead single from Take That's album Progress[40] was announced as "The Flood" and was released 7 November as a digital download, and on 8 November as a physical copy, with the album released a week later on 15 November.[41] The single peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Charts and to date has sold over 500,000 copies in the UK alone. The single also achieved success across Europe charting inside the top 10 in ten countries while also charting in another nine countries to date.

On 26 October the band announced that they would be embarking on a huge UK stadium tour entitled Progress Live starting in Sunderland on 27 May, and finishing with a record breaking 8 nights at London's Wembley Stadium in July 2011.[42] Williams will also perform hit singles from his solo career. They will then play at some of the biggest venues across Europe for the second leg of the tour. The phenomenal demand for tickets across the country led to the web sites of all the major UK ticket suppliers either crashing or considerably slowing for hours on end. The demand and sheer volume of fans also created problems for the UK telephone network.[43] Take That's Progress Live has also broken all records for ticket sales selling over 1.1 million tickets in one day smashing the previous box office record set by Take That's Circus tour in 2008.[44]

On the first day of release Progress became the fastest selling album of the century, with 235,000 copies sold in just one day.[45] The album reached number 1 in the UK, selling around 520,000 copies in its first week, becoming the second fastest-selling album in history.[46] After the release of Progress it was announced that Take That have become Amazon's top-selling music artist of all time.[47]

Take That performing at the Brit Awards with dancers in police-style riot gear.

The album, to date, has retained the number one spot for six consecutive weeks in the UK since its release, selling 2 million copies in the UK alone[48] and becoming the best selling album of 2010[49] Progress also achieved success across Europe where it debuted at number one in Ireland, Greece, Germany and Denmark.[50] and the European Top 100 Albums chart. It also debuted inside the top 10 of the charts in Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland.

"Kidz" was announced as the second single from Progress, it was released 21 February 2011 and charted well across Europe. The band performed the song live at the 2011 Brit Awards hosted at the 02 Arena where they won a Brit for Best British Group and were nominated for Best British Album. Their performance of Kidz was praised by critics[51][52] which involved a highly choreographed routine featuring dancers dressed in police-styled riot gear bearing the Take That symbol on the uniform and shields.[53][54]

On 29 April, it was announced that Take That had recorded the official single for the upcoming blockbuster, X-Men: First Class. The song, entitled "Love Love" was released worldwide for digital download on 11 May 2011.[55][56] It was performed for the first time on 11 May live on ITV for the National Movie Awards 2011.[57]

On 19 May 2011, Take That announced a new EP entitled Progressed which contained eight tracks that were written by the band since they reunited as a five piece. It was packaged alongside the record breaking album Progress and returned the band to number 1 in the UK Album Chart the week after it was released on 13 June 2011.[58]

On 4 October 2011, it was announced that the five piece Take That were currently on a break after the completion of their European leg of the Progress tour with Gary Barlow judging on the X Factor, whilst Robbie Williams is recording new solo material.[59][60][61] Their next album is expected for 2012, with Take That in talks to open the London 2012 Olympic Games[62]

Take That announced that the Progress Live tour would be released worldwide as their second live album to date[63] and would also be released on home media formats across the UK and Europe on November 21, 2011. On the first two days on sale the tour DVD was reported to be selling "twice as much as the entire music DVD chart combined"[64][65] The DVD debuted at number 1 on the UK Music Video top 40 in its first week on release[66] and sold over 200,000 copies in two weeks of release in the UK alone.[67]

Progress Live was broadcast on BBC 1 on Sunday 18th December 2011. [68]

Solo careers

Main articles: Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jason Orange, and Robbie Williams

In other media

In April 2006, EMI licensed the band's songs to be used in the musical Never Forget,[69] a musical based on songs of the band from the 1990s. Take That posted and then later removed a statement on their website distancing themselves from it.[69]

Take That wrote and recorded the theme song "Rule the World" for the film Stardust directed by Matthew Vaughn, which was released in cinemas across the globe in October 2007.

In 2007, their song "Back for Good" was used as part of the soundtrack for popular Korean drama The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince.

Take That presented their own TV show Take That Come to Town, a variety show in which they performed some of their biggest hits. The show also featured comedy sketches with one of Peter Kay's alter egos Geraldine McQueen. It aired on 7 December 2008 on ITV1.

In November 2010 ITV aired Take That: Look Back, Don't Stare, a black and white documentary which focused on the band working together for the first time in 15 years. Through a series of interviews the band look back at their achievements while also looking forward to what the future holds for them.[70] On 18 November 2010 Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow appeared together live for the first time on the "Popstars" program in Germany singing their hit "Shame".

In 2011, Take That's song Love Love was chosen as the theme song for the film X-Men: First Class and later, When We Were Young was chosen as the main theme for The Three Musketeers movie. Both tracks come off the EP Progressed.

Gary Barlow has been confirmed as a judge on The X Factor starting with the 2011 series.

Sony launched their first Take That video game with SingStar Take That in 2009 for the PlayStation 3 system.

Awards and nominations

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 Best Live Act Virgin Media Music Awards[71] Pending
Progress Live Audio Pro International Awards for Best Live Sound Event[72] Won
Progress Live Audio Pro International Awards Grand Prix Award[72] Won
Take That Phonographic Performance Limited Award for most played UK artist[73] Won
Kidz Spex German Entertainment for Best Music Video[74] Won
The Circus Live Tour Greatest Event ever at Wembley Stadium[75] Won
Take That ECHO Award for Best International Group[76] Won
Take That BRIT Award for Best British Group Won
Progress BRIT Award for Mastercard Album of the Year Nominated
Take That Virgin Media for Best Group[77] Won
2010
The Flood iTunes for Best Single[78] Nominated
Progress iTunes for Best Album[78] Nominated
Take That Q Award Hall of Fame[79] Won
Take That BRIT Award for Best Live Performance of the past 30 Years[80] Nominated
2009 Take That GQ Men Of The Year Awards for Best Band Won
Take That Q Award for Best Live Act Won
Greatest Day Q Award for Best Single Won
Take That BRIT Award for Best British Group Nominated
2008 Shine Ivor Novello Award for PRS Most Performed Work Won
Rule The World Virgin for Best Single Won
Take That Sony Ericsson Tour Of The Year Award for Take That Arena Tour Won
Shine BRIT Award for Best British Single Won
Take That BRIT Award for Best British Live Act Won
Beautiful World BRIT Award for Best British Album Nominated
Take That BRIT Award for Best British Group Nominated
2007 Patience BRIT Award for Best British Single Won
2006 Take That Q Idol Award Won
1996 Back for Good BRIT Award for Best British Single Won
1995 Take That MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Live Act Won
1994 Pray BRIT Award for Best British Single Won
Pray BRIT Award for Best British Video Won
Take That MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Group Won
1993 Could it be Magic BRIT Award for Best British Single Won
A Million Love Songs BRIT Award for Best British Single[81] Nominated
It Only Takes a Minute BRIT Award for Best British Single[81] Nominated

Live band

  • Mike Stevens – musical director, keys, guitar, saxophone
  • Michael "Milton" McDonald – guitar, vocals
  • Lee Pomeroy – bass guitar
  • Karlos Edwards – percussion
  • Donavan Hepburn – drums
  • Jamie Norton – keyboard
  • David Tench – keyboard
  • Ben Mark – guitar

Discography

Main article: Take That discography

References

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