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)
I like It
Take That Lyrics
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So many people here looking back at me
Feel the energy
Oh they call my name
Oh they call my name it's the loudest noise
And it's all for me
Yeah it's all for me
I can get away to a better place
Hey I'm looking down
Yeah I'm looking down
I can see you now
Are you coming out
There's a voice in my head
And it's talking again
Out of time, out of space
It's a feeling a meaning that I can taste
I don't know what people see but I like it (I like it), I like it (I like it)
I don't know why people give but I'll take it (I'll take it), I'll take it (I'll take it)
(Hey!)
Hey, I'm back again
Yeah I'm back again in another place
I can see your face
Oh let me hear you now, yeah let me hear you now
Let me hear you loud, make a bigger sound
There's a voice in my ear
The intention is clear
Out of time, out of space
It's a feeling a meaning that I can taste
I don't know what people see but I like it (I like it), I like it (I like it)
I don't know why people give but I'll take it (I'll take it), I'll take it (I'll take it)
[x4:]
Everybody's looking for
Someone that they can adore
Give them what they came here for
Always leave them wanting more
I don't know what people see but I like it (I like it), I like it (I like it)
I don't know why people give but I'll take it (I'll take it), I'll take it (I'll take it)
I don't know what people see but I like it (I like it), I like it (I like it)
I don't know why people give but I'll take it (I'll take it), I'll take it (I'll take it)
The lyrics to Take That’s “I Like It” describe the exhilaration of performing on stage. The singer is surrounded by a crowd of people, all looking back at them, and they feel the energy of the moment. The crowd is chanting the singer’s name, and the noise is deafening. This praise and adoration give the singer a feeling of escape, as if they are transported to a better place. Looking down from the stage, the singer can see the crowd and asks if they are coming out to join them. The singer hears a voice in their head, out of time and space, which gives them a feeling that they can almost taste.
Despite the singer’s confusion about why people give them adoration, they like it and will take it. They perform for the crowd, hoping to give them what they came for and always leave them wanting more. The overall message of the song is one of appreciation for the fans and an understanding of the symbiotic relationship between performers and audiences.
Overall, “I Like It” is a catchy pop song with a positive message about the relationship between performers and fans. The lyrics convey the thrill of performing and being appreciated by the crowd, while the music is upbeat and fun.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh there are people here
The singer is acknowledging the presence of many people around him.
So many people here looking back at me
The singer is observing that many people are looking and paying attention to him.
Feel the energy
The singer is experiencing an intense emotional or physical sensation.
Oh they call my name
The people in the audience are shouting the singer's name.
Oh they call my name it's the loudest noise
The audience is making a lot of noise by calling out the singer's name.
And it's all for me
The attention and energy from the people in the audience is directed towards the singer.
Yeah it's all for me
The attention and energy from the people in the audience is directed towards the singer.
Yeah when it's all for me
When the attention and energy of the audience is directed towards the singer, it allows the singer to escape to a better place.
I can get away to a better place
The singer is able to mentally escape to a better place when he feels the attention and energy of the audience.
Hey I'm looking down
The singer is looking down at the people in the audience.
Yeah I'm looking down
The singer is looking down at the people in the audience.
I can see you now
The singer is able to see the people in the audience clearly when they are calling out his name.
Are you coming out
The singer is asking if the people in the audience will join in the performance.
There's a voice in my head
The singer is hearing a voice in his head.
And it's talking again
The voice in the singer's head is speaking to him again.
Out of time, out of space
The singer is experiencing a feeling that is not bound by time or space.
It's a feeling a meaning that I can taste
The singer is experiencing a powerful feeling that he can sense.
I don't know what people see but I like it (I like it), I like it (I like it)
The singer is enjoying the attention and energy from the audience, even if he doesn't understand why they are giving it.
I don't know why people give but I'll take it (I'll take it), I'll take it (I'll take it)
The singer is willing to accept and enjoy the attention and energy from the audience even if he doesn't know why they are giving it.
(Hey!)
An exclamation.
Hey, I'm back again
The singer has returned to the stage once again.
Yeah I'm back again in another place
The singer has returned to the stage in a different location.
I can see your face
The singer can see the faces of people in the audience.
Oh let me hear you now, yeah let me hear you now
The singer is requesting that the audience make more noise and show more excitement.
Let me hear you loud, make a bigger sound
The singer is asking the audience to make a louder and more enthusiastic noise.
There's a voice in my ear
The singer is hearing a voice in his ear.
The intention is clear
The voice in the singer's ear is expressing a clear intention.
Everybody's looking for
Everyone is searching for something.
Someone that they can adore
People are searching for someone to admire and look up to.
Give them what they came here for
The singer is performing to give people what they came to see and experience.
Always leave them wanting more
The singer wants to leave the audience excited and eager for more.
I don't know what people see but I like it (I like it), I like it (I like it)
The singer is enjoying the attention and energy from the audience, even if he doesn't understand why they are giving it.
I don't know why people give but I'll take it (I'll take it), I'll take it (I'll take it)
The singer is willing to accept and enjoy the attention and energy from the audience even if he doesn't know why they are giving it.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GARY BARLOW, JOHN SHANKS, MARK OWEN, HOWARD DONALD
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