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the year was 1989 a British musical band manager by the name of Nigel Martin Smith embarked on
a journey to create a male vocal singing group he intended to model after popular U.S boy band
New Kids on the blog he was soon introduced to Young singer-songwriter Gary Barlow who'd
been performing in clubs since the age of 15. impressed with Gary's writing abilities Nigel
decided to make him the focal point of the group The Following year a campaign was launched in
Manchester as well as other surrounding cities to find young men who could sing and dance 18 year
old football hopeful or soccer depending on which part of the world you're from Mark Owen would
be next to enter the picture and together with Gary started calling themselves the cutest Rush
eventually the addition of 22 year old DJ Howard Donald 19 year old painter and Dancer Jason orange
and a 16 year old Robbie Williams would complete the five-sum which initially went by the name
kick it after yet another couple of name changes the group's debut single do what
you like dropped in the summer of 1991 from their debut album take that and party it as
well as the next two singles didn't do very well on the charts the fourth single though called it
only takes a minute a cover of the 1975 hit by American r b soul group Tavares finally got the
group some attention when it climbed to number seven on the UK singles chart the album's final
single release another cover this time of the Barry Manilow hit could it be magic gave take
that their first big success peaking at number three two years later the group's follow-up album
Everything Changes was released it captured the number one spot in the UK and spawned six singles
with four being consecutive UK number one hits the four times Platinum Masterpiece also holds
the record for the number of top 10 singles for a group plucked from one album in the UK
in 1995 the group released their third studio album nobody else showing no signs
of a decrease in quality it also reached number one in the UK and across Europe take
that was Unstoppable for nearly five years their popularity was unsurpassed in Britain
the group however was still not able to gain any traction in the U.S that is until the
second release from nobody else back for good would become the group's biggest hit
single reaching number one in many countries including the UK Germany Australia and Norway
and also serve as their only U.S hit climbing to number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.
whatever I did I just want you back for good two decades later billboard.com would put their two
cents in as to why take that never took off in the U.S right out of the gate American radio
programmers didn't connect with the groom even as the band was racking Up album sales and Brit
Awards pop and Presario Clyde Davis though saw Stateside potential and take that and his then
label Arista signed the ban to a U.S steal in 1995. when back for good got ample AirPlay and
started climbing up the U.S charts it looked like Clive's instincts were right on the money but that
wouldn't be the case in the end timing could be said have played a significant role in take that
stall on their journey to achieve success across the pond in a top 40 Marketplace that was being
pushed in different directions by the ascent of old leaning acts like Alanis Morissette and the
Goo Goo Dolls and the continued dominance of r b acts like TLC and Brandy the pure pop sound of
take that found itself in a tough spot a few years before teeny Bobbers like Backstreet Boys Britney
Spears and in sync fully arrived in America around this time Robbie Williams drug use had escalated
to a near overdose the night before the group was scheduled to perform at the 1994 MTV Europe Music
Awards according to their 2005 documentary for the record he was unhappy with his musical ideas not
being taken seriously by Gary and their manager Nigel Robbie's desire to explore hip-hop and
rap conflicted with take that's usual slow tempo tracks noting Robbie's increasingly belligerent
behavior and poor attendance at rehearsals and worry that he might leave the group during their
upcoming tour Jason and Gary took their concerns to Nigel in fact Robbie had already told the guys
that this tour would be his last that night he then went back to the hotel and got drunk again
while partying with the Gallagher brothers when the rest of the band saw the photos they were
Furious and when Robbie finally came back back to work they told him exactly what they thought they
told him he should leave the band sooner rather than later if he wasn't prepared to commit to
what they were trying to achieve so he took the out and left following the tour the band began
to plan for their next album however when they spent Christmas together they mutually agreed
it was time to part ways in response to the band's announcement millions of their fans were
left distraught around the world in the UK alone teenage girls even threatened to take their own
life and were seen lining the streets in tears to the point that telephone hotlines were set up by
the government to deal with counseling them over the next decade Gary Mark and Robbie all release
solo projects in November 2005 the group got back together for the ITV documentary take that for
the record in which they aired their views over their Fame success the split and what the post
Robbie Williams lineup had done since one week later there was an official press conference
by the band announcing that they were going on tour the group's comeback album and their first
studio album in over a decade titled beautiful world got released in November 2006. it would be
totally understandable that after such a long Hiatus take that fan base would have moved on
but that wasn't the case at all the album entered the UK albums chart at you guessed it number one
the fans hadn't forgotten and the numbers would reflect that with nine times Platinum sales on
the album all four members of the band had the opportunity to sing lead vocals and contribute
in the songwriting The Comeback single patience hit number one in the UK and it's second week
of chart entry another number one album circus followed two years later in 2010 news broke of
a single called Shame which had been written by Gary and Robbie Williams and would feature
the vocals of both artists this was the first time the pair had worked together since 1995 the single
peaked at number two on the UK singles chart while also achieving success throughout Europe
charting in over 19 countries in July of that year after working with the ban on new material in Los
Angeles Robbie announced he was returning to take that on the first day of release in November 2010
take that sixth album progress became the fastest selling album of the century with 235 000 copies
sold in just one day the album reached number one in the UK in its first week becoming the
second fastest selling album in history the album retained the number one spot for six consecutive
weeks sold nearly 3 million copies in the UK alone and became the best-selling album of 2010.
after the end of the progress tour the following year mark started on a painful Journey riding what
he called a self-help record back in 2005 after his third solo album dropped he did a stint in
rehab for alcohol abuse after confessing to cheating on his partner in a series of Flings
that partner would go on to become his wife British actress Emma Ferguson the indiscretions
apparently occurred from 2004 to 2009 during their dating phase in August 2012 take that performed
at the closing ceremony of that year's summer olympics despite Gary announcing that his daughter
had been stillborn the previous week naturally doubt was cast as to whether he would appear
but he put on a brave face and stood side by side with groupmates Mark Jason and Howard Robbie was
also set to perform with them but dropped out due to his wife giving birth at around the same
time in April 2014 Robbie announced on Twitter he was to become a father for the second time
and consequently suggested he would be unable to join take that on their album and tour although
welcome to return to the ban at any time he chose not to for the group's 7th and 8th Studio albums
and their accompanying tours focusing instead on his solo commitments he continued to write music
with his colleagues and has performed with the group on several occasions over the years then
in September Jason announced through a statement posted to the group's official website that his
time would take that as well as the music industry as a whole was over at a band meeting last week I
confirmed to Mark Gary and Howard that I do not wish to commit to recording and promoting a new
album I've spent some of the best years of my life with take that and I'd like to thank everyone who
has been part of my journey including my bandmates who I feel are like Brothers to me there have been
no fallings out only a decision on my part that I no longer wish to do this I know how much Mark
Gary and Howard enjoy writing and making music and they know that they have my full support
and encouragement to continue on with what is to be another chapter for the band take that
release their first song and Lead single called these days in November 2014 from their upcoming
album titled three it went to number one on the UK singles chart becoming their 12th overall all the
album became the band's seventh number one album their eighth studio album and last to date titled
Wonderland was released three years later in March 2017. in May 2020 Gary Howard and Mark reunited
with Robbie for a virtual performance from their respective homes during the covid-19 lockdown
they came together for the special performance to raise money for the music therapy charity nordoff
Robbins and crew nation which supports concert crew workers over the years every member of take
that has experienced their fair share of personal trials and tribulations thankfully they've all
been able to move past the pain to bigger and better things Robbie got a hold of his drinking
problem and has been sober for the last 20 years he's still married to American actress Ada field
whom he tied the knot with in 2010 they have four children Mark is still married to actress
Emma Ferguson and they have three children a separation did take place the year following
his public admission to having multiple Affairs while courting his wife however they did reconcile
after he completed treatment and would go on to marry in November 2009. in 2021 they decided to
permanently move to the U.S as a reaction to his second solo album not doing well in 1999
Gary decided to quit singing altogether and began to gain a lot of weight from there binge eating
became a serious problem that he would then try to hide from people by becoming bulimic after
several years of battling the eating disorder he decided enough was enough and began his journey
of healing he's married to Don Andrews one of take that dancers from there in 1995 nobody else tour
they tied the knot in 2000 and have three children back in 2009 Howard admitted in an interview that
he contemplated taking his own life when take that broke up in the mid 90s the decision angered him
immensely since it wasn't his idea he married illustrator Katie hello in 2015. they shared
two sons while Howard also has two daughters from previous relationships despite numerous
attempts from his former groupmates to bring him back into the fold Jason has continued to live
a life away from the spotlight now a trio Gary Mark and Howard continue to do their best to keep
take that's Legacy alive in May 2022 Mark first confirmed with Gary co-signing shortly thereafter
that the group had begun working on their ninth studio album due for a late 2023 release