The group have had 28 top-40 singles and 17 top-5 singles on the UK Singles Chart, 12 of which have reached number one, including "Back for Good", "Never Forget", "Patience" and "Greatest Day". They have also had eight number-one albums on the UK Albums Chart. Internationally, the band have had 56 number one singles and 39 number-one albums. They have received eight Brit Awards—winning for Best British Group and Best British Live Act. In 2012 they received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Take That has been certified for 14 million albums and 11.4 million singles in the UK.
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. After filming a 2005 Take That: For the Record about the group and releasing a new greatest hits album, a four-piece Take That without Williams 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 selling over 45 million records worldwide. Williams rejoined Take That in 2010 for the band's sixth studio album, Progress. Released on 15 November of that year, it was the first album of new material to feature Take That's original line-up since their 1995 album, Nobody Else. It became the fastest-selling album of the 21st century and the second fastest-selling album in British history.
In 2014, the band recorded a seventh studio album, this time as a trio without Williams and Orange. The album, titled III, was released in November 2014 and became the band's seventh number one. It was preceded by the single "These Days", which became the band's 12th number one single in the UK.
In 2011, Take That set the new record for the fastest-selling tour of all time in the UK with Progress Live, beating the previous record set by their Circus Live Tour in 2009. At the 2011 Brit Awards they won Best British Group. In 2012, Forbes named them the fifth highest-earning music stars in the world. The group performed at the London 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony, playing "Rule the World" while the Olympic Flame was extinguished. In the same year, the Official Charts Company revealed the biggest-selling singles artists in British music chart history with Take That currently placed at 15th overall, making them the most successful boy band in UK chart history. Four of their albums are listed in the best-selling albums of the millennium, with three of them among the 60 best-selling albums in UK chart history.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_That
Studio albums
Take That and Party (1992)
Everything Changes (1993)
Nobody Else (1995)
Beautiful World (2006)
The Circus (2008)
Progress (2010)
Progressed (2011)
III (2014)
Wonderland (2017)
This Life (2023)
A Million Love Songs
Take That Lyrics
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Ooh, ooh
Oh yeah
Put your head against my life
What do you hear
A million words just trying to make
The love song of the year
Close your eyes but don't forget
A man who's trying to say three words
The words that make me scared
A million love songs later
And here I am trying to tell you that I care
A million love songs later
And here I am
Here I am
A million love songs later
Here I am
Looking to the future now
This is what I see
A million chances pass me by
A million chances to hold you
Take me back, take me back
To where I used to be
To hide away from all my truth
Through the light I see
A million love songs later
And here I am trying to tell you that I care
A million love songs later
Here I am
Just for you girl
A million love songs later
Here I am
I feel for you, babe
Feel for you baby
A million love songs later
Here I, here I am
The song "A Million Love Songs" by Take That is a romantic ballad that tries to convey the emotions of a man who is trying to confess his love to someone special. The song begins with the line, "Put your head against my life, what do you hear? A million words just trying to make, the love song of the year." The songwriter is essentially saying that he couldn't put his feelings into words and that the only way to express them is through a love song. The songwriter is so smitten that he is afraid to speak the three words that can change everything between them.
The chorus, "A million love songs later, and here I am trying to tell you that I care," essentially conveys that the songwriter has been trying to express his emotions for a long time. But even after a million love songs, he is still struggling to say the words that could express his deepest emotions. The songwriter then reflects on the past, saying that he has let a million chances slip away to hold his love. He asks to be taken back to where he used to be so that he can avoid all his truths and explains that even in the light, he can see the truth.
The song ends with the repeated line, "A million love songs later, and here I am," which conveys that even after trying to express himself so many times, the songwriter is still here, trying to win the heart of his love interest.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh yeah
The singer is expressing enthusiasm and excitement.
Ooh, ooh
The singer is using sounds to set a romantic mood for the song.
Put your head against my life
The singer is inviting the listener to be close to him and feel his emotions.
What do you hear
The singer is wondering what the listener perceives about his emotions.
A million words just trying to make
The singer feels that he has a lot to say about his love but struggles to find words to express it.
The love song of the year
The singer is trying to write a love song that will be remembered as the best of the year.
Close your eyes but don't forget
The singer wants the listener to imagine the emotions he is expressing but not to forget about them after the song ends.
What you have heard
The singer is emphasizing that the listener has heard his true emotions through the song.
A man who's trying to say three words
The singer is struggling to say 'I love you' to the listener.
The words that make me scared
The singer is afraid of expressing his deep emotions for fear of being rejected or misunderstood.
Looking to the future now
The singer is now thinking about what might come next in the relationship.
This is what I see
The singer is describing what he visualizes for the relationship in the future.
A million chances pass me by
The singer feels like he missed many opportunities in the past to show his love for the listener.
A million chances to hold you
The singer feels like he missed many opportunities to be physically close to the listener.
Take me back, take me back
The singer is expressing a desire to go back in time and have another chance to show his love for the listener.
To where I used to be
The singer wants to go back to a time where he felt more comfortable expressing his emotions for the listener.
To hide away from all my truth
The singer wants to go back to a time where he could hide his true emotions and not feel vulnerable.
Through the light I see
The singer feels that he sees a clear path to expressing his love for the listener.
Just for you girl
The singer is expressing that the song is written and sung for the listener in particular.
I feel for you, babe
The singer is expressing that he deeply feels emotions of love for the listener.
Here I, here I am
The singer is indicating his presence and availability for the listener.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GARY BARLOW
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Oh yeah
Ooh, ooh
Oh yeah
Put your head against my life
What do you hear
A million words just trying to make
The love song of the year
Close your eyes but don't forget
What you have heard
A man who's trying to say three words
The words that make me scared
A million love songs later
And here I am trying to tell you that I care
A million love songs later
And here I am
Here I am
A million love songs later
Here I am
Looking to the future now
This is what I see
A million chances pass me by
A million chances to hold you
Take me back, take me back
To where I used to be
To hide away from all my truth
Through the light I see
A million love songs later
And here I am trying to tell you that I care
A million love songs later
Here I am
Just for you girl
A million love songs later
Here I am
I feel for you, babe
Feel for you baby
A million love songs later
Here I, here I am
@bri310
Say a million things about Gary, that man is a damn good songwriter with such a pure voice!!
A true artist and musician.
The way he approaches songs and delivers them is simple yet so distinct.
He was always our generation's Elton John.
His voice is Rule the World and back for good? Whew!!! 💯
I would study him and sing them all the time.
@joehaton6086
L ppl
@donaldmatthew4980
Gary Barlow is one of the Greatest songwriters ever.
@evoo6
agree
@TonyWeaving
I am in NO WAY a Take That fan but this is the song that my partner Susan called our song when it first came out
It is the only Take That song I will listen too. I am a Status Quo fan.
@wayne1263
What a classic Gary Barlow written this wen he was 15 what a genius
@ayles5104
For a 15yr old lad to sit down and write a song like this is mind blowing! just prooves that people with his kind of talent are born with it!
@lica1598
And to play the piano!? 🤔 👏👏💯
@andreabonner117
I love this song alot
@annhughes1503
Love this song my fAvourite take that song listening to this song wed15th sep 2021 ♥️♥️♥️♥️