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)
Waiting Around
Take That Lyrics
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My head explodes with visions of desire.
Mmm, you touch my heart, oh you,
you tear me apart.
I can't even think,
You touch me and I, I...
I get so excited,
I get so excited in your arms.
Within our love there is no compromise.
Boy can't you see seduction in my eyes. Mmm.
So climb right on in,
you know, love's not a sin,
you can kiss all of me,
'cause you're my ecstasy, and...
I get so excited,
I get so excited,
I get so excited in your arms.
I get so excited,
I get so excited,
I get so excited in your arms.
You and me so excited.
You and me so excited.
You and me so excited.
You and me so excited.
You - me - (mmmm) you - me - (yeah heh) you - me - (mmmm) you - you.
So climb right on in,
You know, love's not a sin,
You can kiss all of me,
'Cause you're my ecstasy, and...
I get so excited,
I get so excited,
I get so excited in your arms.
(So excited) Excite me baby!
(So excited) You know you can do it!
(So excited) Whooah yeah!
Whooah yeah!
(So excited)
(So excited)
(So excited)
You know you can do it.
You know you can do it.
You know you can do it.
You know you can do it.
The song "Waiting Around" by Take That is about the excitement and passion that arises between two consenting adults. The lyrics describe how the mere presence of one person can ignite strong emotions and physical responses in the other. The singer talks about how every time this person is around, their heart catches fire and their head is filled with visions of desire. They can't even think because the other person consumes all their thoughts.
There is no compromising in their love as they understand each other's needs and are willing to fulfill them. The singer wants the other person to climb into their arms and not feel any guilt or shame because love is not a sin. Their love is strong, and the seduction in their eyes shows just that. The lyrics are suggestive of the sexual tension between them as the singer asks the other to kiss them passionately.
The chorus is a repetition of the singer getting excited in the other person's arms. The song is an ode to the feeling of intense happiness and pleasure that comes with being close to someone you're attracted to. The last part of the song repeats four lines, with the singer urging the other person to excite them, to do it as they know they can.
Line by Line Meaning
You walk on in and my heart catches fire.
As soon as you enter, my heart flares up in excitement.
My head explodes with visions of desire.
My mind is filled with strong and passionate feelings of longing and lust.
Mmm, you touch my heart, oh you, you tear me apart.
Your touch penetrates deep into my heart and makes me feel intense emotions that overwhelm me.
I can't even think, You touch me and I, I...
Your touch is so powerful that it makes it impossible for me to think about anything else, I become consumed by my emotions.
Within our love there is no compromise.
Our love is unconditional and cannot be hindered or restricted by any external factors.
Boy can't you see seduction in my eyes. Mmm.
Through my gaze, I am communicating my intentions of seduction and attraction towards you.
So climb right on in, you know, love's not a sin, you can kiss all of me, 'cause you're my ecstasy, and...
Come closer, because loving each other is not a wrongdoing or shameful act, you can touch and kiss all of me, because you bring me intense happiness.
I get so excited, I get so excited, I get so excited in your arms.
Being in your embrace brings me immense euphoria and joy that is unmatched by anything else.
You and me so excited.
Both of us are brimming with excitement and anticipation for what is to come.
You - me - (mmmm) you - me - (yeah heh) you - me - (mmmm) you - you.
The connection and attraction between us are so strong that they intensify with each moment, we are mutually reciprocating our desires for each other.
You know you can do it. You know you can do it. You know you can do it. You know you can do it.
I have complete faith in you and trust that you can fulfill my desires and bring me pleasure.
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Written by: GARY BARLOW
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