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.
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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)
Flaws
Take That Lyrics
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Can't promise you oh that perfect life
To get this far I've seen darker times
Never looking up, running from the light
Always out of reach, ignoring every sign
I have so many, so many flaws
If you take me, if you take me, they're yours
Take me, take me, I'm yours
You should know cos I care about you
And you deserve more than any truth
The dirt and soil it's still beneath my nails
Don't know how to win only how to fail
I have so many, so many flaws
If you take me, if you take me, they're yours
And if you see tomorrow I'll give you it all
Take me, take me, I'm yours
Oh, I wanna be a better man than I am
Oh, I wanna be the one who says he understands
And you'll see tomorrow I'll give you it all
Take me, take me, I'm yours
I have so many, so many flaws
If you take me, if you take me, they're yours
Oh, if you see tomorrow I'll give you it all
Take me, take me, I'm yours
Just take me, take me, I'm yours
Just take me, take me, I'm yours
The lyrics to "Flaws" by Take That speaks about the imperfections and flaws that the singer possesses, and how he hopes that the person he is addressing will accept him with all his flaws. The song is driven by the theme of vulnerability and the fear of being rejected. The first verse suggests that the person he is addressing should know what they are fighting for, possibly highlighting the importance of transparency in a relationship. The singer admits that he cannot promise the perfect life, indicating his acceptance of his own imperfections. The line "To get this far I've seen darker times" suggests that the singer has gone through some difficult times in his life that have made him the person he is now.
In the chorus, the singer declares that he has many flaws but if the person he is addressing takes him as he is, then the flaws become theirs. He is willing to give everything to the person he loves, in the hope that they will accept him as he is. The second verse reveals the singer's vulnerability as he admits that he does not know how to win but only how to fail. He emphasizes that despite his flaws, he cares about the person he is addressing and believes that they deserve more than any truth. The last verse talks about the singer's desire to be a better man than he currently is, to understand others and their needs.
Overall, "Flaws" is a song that talks about acceptance and vulnerability. It speaks to anyone who has ever felt insecure or imperfect and who hopes to be accepted despite their flaws.
Line by Line Meaning
You should know what you're fighting for
You need to be sure of your goals before you start fighting for them.
Can't promise you oh that perfect life
I cannot promise you an easy, perfect life.
To get this far I've seen darker times
I have overcome many difficulties and faced dark times in order to get to where I am now.
Never looking up, running from the light
I used to avoid opportunities and didn't take chances.
Always out of reach, ignoring every sign
I failed to recognize important signs and signals that could have helped me in the past.
I have so many, so many flaws
I am not perfect and have many defects.
If you take me, if you take me, they're yours
If you accept me despite my flaws, I am yours.
And if you see tomorrow I'll give you it all
If we have a future together, I promise to give you my all.
You should know cos I care about you
I want you to know that I care about you and your well-being.
And you deserve more than any truth
You deserve the best, even if it means not knowing the full truth.
The dirt and soil it's still beneath my nails
I have been through difficult times and carry the scars.
Don't know how to win only how to fail
I have experienced more failures than successes, but I do not know how to give up.
Oh, I wanna be a better man than I am
I aspire to be a better person than I currently am.
Oh, I wanna be the one who says he understands
I hope to be the one who can empathize and understand others.
Just take me, take me, I'm yours
I am willing to give myself to you, despite my flaws.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GARY BARLOW, MARK OWEN, HOWARD DONALD
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