TAKE THAT

Take That are a BRIT Award-winning English pop rock band consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen. Barlow is the group's main songwriter. All of them perform primarily on vocals though each have some instrumental talent/song-writing capability. The band achieved major success in the early to mid 1990s as a five person boyband act, with Robbie Williams. A reformed four man version of the band have achieved new success without Williams since 2005. Formed in Manchester in 1990, Take That sold more than 25 million records between 1991–96. Take That's dance-oriented pop tunes and soulful ballads dominated the UK charts in the first half of the 1990s, spawning two of the best selling albums of the decade with "Everything Changes" (which was nominated for the 1994 Mercury Prize) and "Greatest Hits" 1996, and according to 'Allmusic', "at this time were giant superstars in Europe with the main question about them not being about whether they could get a hit single, but how many and which would make it to number one". The band split up in 1996, but after a 2005 documentary and the release of a new greatest hits album, they officially announced a 2006 reunion tour around the United Kingdom, entitled The Ultimate Tour. On 9 May 2006, it was announced that Take That were set to record their first studio album "Beautiful World" in over 10 years. The band have released a second post-reunion studio album entitled "The Circus" and have completed their 'Circus' Tour 2009. In 1989, Nigel Martin-Smith sought to create a British male vocal singing group. Having seen the success and fame of what was the nascent concept of boybands following the meteoric rise of the "New Kids On The Block" in the United States and United Kingdom, he realized there was no such contemporary group in the United Kingdom. Martin-Smith's vision, however, was more teen-oriented than the clean-cut image that the "New Kids On The Block" sported in the media. Take That's first TV appearance was on "The Hitman & Her" in 1990, where they performed the unreleased song "Love". They also appeared on "The Hitman & Her" at this time performing "Waiting Around", which would be come the B Side for the first single, "Do What You Like". "Promises" and "Once You've Tasted Love" were also released as singles but were minor hits in the UK. The band's breakthrough single was a cover of the 1970s 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" - both top 20 hits. Their cover of the Barry Manilow disco hit "Could It Be Magic" gave them their biggest hit to date, peaking at number 3 in the UK. Their first album, "Take That & Party", was released in 1992, and included all the hit singles to date. 1993 saw the release of "Everything Changes", based on Barlow's original material. It spawned four UK number one singles – their first number one "Pray", "Relight My Fire", "Babe" (beaten to the Christmas number one by Mr Blobby), 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, but it failed to crack the US market where an exclusive remix "Love Ain't Here Anymore" (U.S. Version) gained little success. However, by 1994, the band had become radio and television stars across Europe and Asia. However, 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. The band had also developed a large female teenage fanbase at the time. During this time, they performed at numerous music awards shows like the Brit Awards or Top of the Pops, also winning the 'Best Live Act' award in 1995 at the MTV Europe Music Awards. By the time the band's 1995 album "Nobody Else" was launched, the release of Sure, their first single from the album, achieved yet another number one on the UK Charts. But it was not until their second release from that album 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[citation needed]. It was also their first and only US hit, where it reached the Top 10. The song was initially unveiled for the first time via live performance whilst at the 1995 Brit Awards, and based on rave reviews and the reception of that performance alone, the record pre-sold more records than expected and forced an earlier release date. The album was also noted for its cover which was a parody of the cover of The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" cover sleeve. In July 1995, 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. According to the documentary 'For the Record', Williams was unhappy with his musical ideas not being taken seriously by Barlow and Martin-Smith, because his desires to explore more hip hop and rap genre conflicted with Barlow's ballads. He explained in interviews that he had given up trying to offer creative input and merely did as he was told. As well as the friction with Barlow, Orange had problems with Williams' increasingly belligerent behaviour and his habit of missing rehearsals. He and Barlow confronted Martin-Smith about the internal conflict, because they did not want him dropping out while touring and before they planned to explore America, which never came to pass. During the last rehearsal where all five were together, they confronted Williams about his attitude and stated they wanted to do the tour without him. Williams agreed to quit the band and left; it would be the last time for twelve years that they were all together. Shortly afterwards, he was photographed by the press partying with British band "Oasis" at Glastonbury. Following his departure, he became the subject of talk shows and newspapers as he acknowledged his plans to become a solo singer, and he was spotted partying with George Michael in France. However, a clause in his contract with Take That prohibited him from releasing any material until after the group was officially dissolved, and he was later sued by Martin-Smith and forced to pay $200,000 in commission. Undaunted by the loss, Take That continued to promote "Nobody Else" as a four piece, scoring a further hit single with "Never Forget" (subsequently released as a single in a Jim Steinman remix version) and completing the "Nobody Else Tour" in July 1995. On 13 February 1996, which coincidentally was Williams' 22nd birthday, 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 U.K. number one until their 2006 comeback a decade later. Take That gave their final performance in April 1996 at Amsterdam. On 14 November 2005, "Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection", a new compilation of their hit singles including a new previously unreleased song, also made the top end of the UK charts. The new song "Today I've Lost You" (recorded in September 2005) was originally written 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 the split and what they had been up to during the last 10 years. 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. On 9 May 2006, Take That came back to the recorded music scene after more than ten years, signing with Polydor Records in a deal reportedly worth 3 million pounds. The band's comeback album "Beautiful World" entered the UK album chart at no.1 and, as of June 2009, has sold over 2.6 million copies in the U.K. It is currently the 35th best selling album in UK music history. Unlike the band's earlier works, where the majority of their material was written by Gary Barlow, all songs are co-written by the band members. The come-back single Patience was released on 20 November 2006, with a special event launching it on 5 November (Bonfire Night). On 26 November Patience hit number 1 in the UK in its second week of chart entry making it the group's 9th No.1. The video for "Shine", the follow-up to "Patience" was 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. However the single only reached 17 in the UK Singles Chart, falling out of the top 40 the following week. This is thought to be 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 "Beautiful World" the album 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 for the 2008 BRIT Awards. Nominated for Best British Group, Best British Single ("Shine"), Best British Album ("Beautiful World") and Best Live Act, taking home the Best Live Act and the Best British Single awards. The first single "Greatest Day" from the album "The Circus" made its radio premiere on 13 October, 2008 and it was released 24 November. It debuted at Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 30 November 2008. An album launch "Party for The Circus" was held in Paris on the 2nd December. "The Circus" was released in the UK on 1 December 2008, also debuting at Number 1 and remaining there for 2 weeks (to date). 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 England, Scotland and Wales. Tickets for the "Take That Present: The Circus Live" tour went on sale at 09:00 BST on 31 October. The promoters, SJM, have said that the band's tour is "the fastest selling in UK history". 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 their new album, "The Circus". They did send a video link message, which was shown at the awards. On November 22 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 Spencers fee. The band were voted the 'Greatest Boyband Of All Time' on Onepoll.com, 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 Award ceremony. The second single, "Up All Night" from the album "The Circus" was released on 2 March 2009, and peaked at #14 on the UK Singles Chart, despite heavy airplay. In Germany and Australia, "The Garden" was released as the second single instead. Their latest video for the 3rd single from the album, "Said It All" premiered on GMTV on 8 May 2009 and was released on 15 June 2009. It features all four band members dressed up as vintage circus clowns, which ties in with their forthcoming "Take That Present: The Circus Live" tour. On 7 May 2009, Take That's official website confirmed that the next single from "The Circus" would be "Said It All" which was released on 15 June 2009, peaking at #9 on the UK Singles chart. Take That started their "The Circus Live" tour at the Stadium of Light on June the 5th 2009 in Sunderland and ended their tour at the Wembley Stadium in London on the 5th of 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. In November 2009, Take That will release their first live album, "The Greatest Day - Take That Present: The Circus Live". Barlow also announced that the band are currently working on a new album through Autumn 2009 in the United States, set for release in 2010.
TAKE THAT
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TAKE THAT Shine
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Take That - Babe
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Take That - Pray
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Take That - Never Forget
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TAKE THAT - Everything Changes
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Take That - Relight My Fire
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Take That - Rule The World Official Video
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Take That - It Only Takes A Minute
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TAKE THAT -A MILLION LOVE SONGS
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