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)
Meaning of Love
Take That Lyrics
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Let me surface to breath
No sacrifice, no inspiration
Can you understand me?
Why should I ask you,
Why should I worry?
You never worry about me
Why don't I let you go?
And let my heartaches run free
I thought I knew the meaning of life
Now I'm asking you why
I thought I knew the meaning of life
Now open wide
What's on my mind, so many questions
Though the answers I can guess
You slip away shelter from confrontation
Look my life is such a mess
I thought I knew the meaning of life
Now I'm asking you why
I thought I knew the meaning of life
Now open wide
The lyrics to Take That's song Meaning of Love are filled with a sense of desperation and uncertainty. The singer speaks about feeling like they have been surrounded by deceit and lies, and feels like they are suffocating as a result. They express a desire to surface for air, to break free from the situation they find themselves in.
The singer then questions why they should even bother with the people causing them so much pain. They wonder if they should just let go and allow their heartbreak to run its course. They also express their confusion about the meaning of life, feeling lost and unsure about their purpose in the world.
Overall, the song explores the complexities of relationships and the difficulty of finding meaning in life. The lyrics touch on themes of betrayal, loss, and the struggle to find one's place in the world. The melancholic tone of the song adds to the sense of hopelessness felt by the singer.
Line by Line Meaning
Deceit and lies, is all I've taken
All that I've received in my life are falsehood and betrayal
Let me surface to breath
Allow me a moment to come up for air and compose myself
No sacrifice, no inspiration
Without something worth giving up or fighting for, or something that motivates me, what's the point?
Can you understand me?
Do you empathize with my feelings and experiences?
Why should I ask you,
What reason do I have to turn to you for help?
Why should I worry?
Why bother with stress and anxiety when you never seem to show any concern for me?
You never worry about me
You neglect to show any care or worry for my wellbeing
Why should I need you,
Why do I have a dependence on you for my own happiness and fulfillment?
Why don't I let you go?
Why don't I release myself from this toxic relationship?
And let my heartaches run free
Allow my emotions and pain to be expressed without suppression
What's on my mind, so many questions
I am plagued with numerous thoughts and doubts
Though the answers I can guess
Although I may have a hunch, I am uncertain about the truth
You slip away shelter from confrontation
You evade and elude from facing any conflict or difficult conversation
Look my life is such a mess
My life is chaotic and out of control
I thought I knew the meaning of life
I previously believed I had a grasp on why I exist
Now I'm asking you why
But now I am questioning everything and seeking guidance
Now open wide
I need you to be honest and transparent with me, without hiding anything
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: GARY BARLOW
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@charlenejames-ti6vh
Still playing at full volume in 2023 ❤
@maran.canete768
Really nice Song!!! To the dance floor!
@cookiepoppy999
My favourite Album as I went to the Everything changes tour in Bournemouth and Wembley 1993 and spoke to Mark Gary and Howard coz Robbie and Jason didn't want to say hello. This is a Album kept close to my Heart ♥ ♥ ♥ love you all millions xxxxx 😍 😍 😍
@suzawilo
I was lucky to see them once. In Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland. One of my most treasured teenage memories💖💖💖💖💖.
@ParvathammaJ
0:23
@meg1886
Still loving this song in 2020
@suzawilo
Yup.
@verott9726
Noviembre 2020👌
@cherylbrigham46
Loved this album many happy memories of the good owld days :) berlin 1994 :)
@user-ri8fs2mp5f
Great dance music！