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)
The Garden
Take That Lyrics
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And the people started running in the park
And the city stopped, as I held you in my arms
We could hear the sound of sirens all around us
And the scent of burning oil was in the air
And the music played
And it felt so good to hear
So open your mind and start living
We can play a part if we only start believing
There's a stranger on the hill and he is speaking
As the tear from every cloud begin to fall
For one moment then, we understood it all
Everyone, everyone, can you hear the soldiers coming
Everyone, everyone, every man and every women
We all fall, in the end we're just miracles of matter
So come on, let me love you
This is the life we've been given
So open your mind and start living
We can play a part if we only start believing
This is the life we've been given
So open your heart and start loving
We can make a start if we only learn to listen
Then the crowd began to head for the horizon
A million people walking back to work
But you and me, we just lay down in the garden
Yeah you and me, we just lay down in the garden
This is the life we've been given
So open your heart and start loving
We can make a start if we only learn to listen
You and me, we just lay down in the garden
Yeah, the garden
The lyrics of Take That's song The Garden paint a vivid picture of a moment of unity, with people coming together amidst chaos and uncertainty. The scene was set with fishermen coming back across the water and people running in the park as a city was at the brink of destruction. Despite this, the singer of the song held someone in their arms and found solace in the music that played, feeling good to hear it.
As the song progresses, the lyrics take on a more philosophical tone, with a stranger on a hill speaking and tears falling from every cloud. It is only for a moment that the singer understands, as everyone can hear the soldiers coming and we all fall, a reminder that we are all just miracles of matter. It is at this moment that the song's message becomes clear - this is the life we've been given, and we must open our minds, hearts and start living and loving, making a start by learning to listen.
The song ends with the crowd heading back to work, but the singer and their loved one opt to lay down in the garden, a symbol of the unity and peace found in times of great turmoil.
Line by Line Meaning
And the fishermen came back across the water
People returned from a journey across the water.
And the people started running in the park
People in the park were running as something exciting happened.
And the city stopped, as I held you in my arms
The singer was holding someone as a major event took place, causing the city to come to a halt.
We could hear the sound of sirens all around us
Emergency sirens were audible to the artist and their companion, signaling trouble.
And the scent of burning oil was in the air
A burning oil smell could be smelled all around.
And the music played
Music was heard in the midst of chaos.
And it felt so good to hear
Despite the chaos, the singer found comfort in the sound of music.
This is the life we've been given
We have been given a chance to live.
So open your mind and start living
One should approach life with an open mind and embrace it.
We can play a part if we only start believing
Belief in one's ability to make a difference can lead to positive action.
There's a stranger on the hill and he is speaking
A stranger on a hill is delivering a message.
As the tear from every cloud begin to fall
As it begins to rain heavily.
For one moment then, we understood it all
During the rain, the singer and others found clarity.
Everyone, everyone, can you hear the soldiers coming
Soldiers are on their way.
Everyone, everyone, every man and every women
Everyone, regardless of gender, is part of this experience.
We all fall, in the end we're just miracles of matter
Despite our differences, all humans are mortal and made of atoms.
So come on, let me love you
The artist wants to express love towards someone.
This is the life we've been given
We should be grateful for the opportunity to live.
So open your mind and start living
We should embrace life with an open attitude.
We can play a part if we only start believing
By thinking positively, we can make a positive contribution.
This is the life we've been given
Life is a gift.
So open your heart and start loving
We should approach life and others with love.
We can make a start if we only learn to listen
By being receptive to others, we can make a change.
Then the crowd began to head for the horizon
People began to depart.
A million people walking back to work
Many people were headed to their jobs.
But you and me, we just lay down in the garden
Despite what others were doing, the singer and someone else were simply enjoying the moment.
Yeah you and me, we just lay down in the garden
The singer and the other person were comfortable and relaxed together.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd
Written by: GARY BARLOW, MARK OWEN, JASON ORANGE, HOWARD DONALD
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