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{{short description|English pop group}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Take That
| image             = Take That performing in Glasgow, 2017.jpg
| landscape         = yes
| caption           = Take That performing in 2017. From left to right: Howard Donald, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen
| background        = group_or_band
| origin            = [[Manchester]], England
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[pop rock]]|[[dance-pop]]}}
| discography       = {{hlist|[[Take That discography|Albums and singles]]|[[List of songs recorded by Take That|songs]]}}
| years_active      = {{hlist|1990–1996|2005–present}}
| label             = {{hlist|[[BMG Rights Management|BMG]]|[[Universal Music Group|Universal]]|[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.preview-stock.com/blog2/?p=13|title=Interscope Records Take That Press release 2007|publisher=Previewstock.com|date=11 December 2006|access-date=30 July 2012}}{{dead link|date=May 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>}}
| website           = {{URL|takethat.com}}
| current_members   = *[[Gary Barlow]]
*[[Howard Donald]]
*[[Mark Owen]]
| past_members      = *[[Robbie Williams]]
*[[Jason Orange]]
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| child           = yes
| header1         = Logo
| headerstyle     = background:#b0c4de
| data2           = [[File:Logo Take That.png|150px]]
}}
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'''Take That''' are <!-- Per WP:ENGVAR, British English uses the plural terminology for bands, so "are" should not be changed to "is". --> an English pop group formed in [[Manchester]] in 1990. The group currently consists of [[Gary Barlow]], [[Howard Donald]] and [[Mark Owen]]. The original line-up also featured [[Jason Orange]] and [[Robbie Williams]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.takethat.com|title=Official Statement|publisher=takethat.com|access-date=25 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926060156/http://www.takethat.com/|archive-date=26 September 2014}}</ref> Barlow is the group's lead singer and primary songwriter, with Owen and Williams initially providing backing vocals, and Donald and Orange serving primarily as dancers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/olympics/olympic-news/gary-barlow-leads-amazing-show-from-take-that--a-week-after-losing-daughter-8037278.html|title=Gary Barlow leads amazing show from Take That – a week after losing daughter|work=Evening Standard |date=13 August 2012 |access-date=22 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/music/840725-robbie-williams-reunites-with-captain-gary-barlow |title=Robbie Williams reunites with 'captain' Gary Barlow for Help the Heroes gig |work=Metro |location=UK |date=13 September 2010 |access-date=30 May 2011 |archive-date=5 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205062051/http://www.metro.co.uk/music/840725-robbie-williams-reunites-with-captain-gary-barlow |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11733276 |work=BBC News | title=Take That progress: Robbie shines but Gary's in charge |date=12 November 2010}}</ref>

The group have had 28 top-40 singles, 20 top-10 and 17 top-5 singles on the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/take%20that/ |title=Official Charts Company for the UK Take That Archive database |publisher=Officialcharts.com |access-date=22 November 2012}}</ref> 12 of which have reached number one. They have also had nine number-one albums on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xfactor.itv.com/2011/news/story/read_mr-nice-guy_item_100009.htm |title=X Factor Official Stats |publisher=Xfactor.itv.com |access-date=11 October 2011}}</ref> Internationally, the band have had 56 number-one singles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiocentre.org/latest-industry-news/arqiva-commercial-radio-awards-2012-winners-announced |title=Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards 2012 winners announced 4 July 2012 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=4 July 2012 |work=RadioCentre Ltd |access-date=6 September 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702233411/http://www.radiocentre.org/latest-industry-news/arqiva-commercial-radio-awards-2012-winners-announced |archive-date=2 July 2015 }}</ref><ref>According to sourced information in Wikipedia articles: 12 in the UK, "Babe" number one in one country, "Back for Good" number one in 13 countries, "Never Forget" number one in three countries, "How Deep Is Your Love" number one in five countries, "Patience" number one in four countries.</ref> and 42 number-one albums.<ref>Totalled the sourced number ones in Wikipedia articles</ref> They have received eight [[Brit Awards]], including Best British Group and Best British Live Act.<ref>{{cite news|title=Take That confirm 2015 Brits performance|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/30877630/take-that-confirm-2015-brits-performance|agency=BBC|date=24 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Best Group"/> In 2012 they received an [[Ivor Novello Award]] for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.<ref name="takethat1"/> According to the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI), Take That has been certified for sales of 14.4 million albums and 14 million singles in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |title=Certified Awards |publisher=Bpi.co.uk |access-date=4 March 2019 |archive-date=27 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627040702/https://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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|documentary]] about the group and releasing a new [[Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection|greatest hits album]], a four-piece Take That without Williams officially announced a 2006 reunion tour around the UK, entitled [[The Ultimate Tour (Take That)|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 (Take That album)|Beautiful World]]'', was released in 2006 and was followed up with ''[[The Circus (Take That album)|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9411546/Gary-Barlow-to-receive-music-industry-honour.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9411546/Gary-Barlow-to-receive-music-industry-honour.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|first=Matthew|last=Macaulay|title=Gary Barlow to receive music industry honour |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=19 July 2012|access-date=22 November 2012|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-22353613 |title= Mark Owen swaps Take That for Doing Nothing|work= BBC |access-date=30 November 2018 |date=3 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Elias |first=Linda |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/aberdare/2011/03/10/birthday-mum-delighted-to-win-take-that-tickets-91466-28294026/ |title=Birthday mum delighted to win Take That tickets – Aberdare – Local Welsh News – News |publisher=WalesOnline |date=10 March 2011 |access-date=18 July 2011}}</ref> Williams rejoined Take That in 2010 for the band's sixth studio album, ''[[Progress (Take That 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<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/470392/take-that-re-release-tops-uk-album-chart-example-single-remains-at-no-1 |title=Take That Re-Release Tops U.K. Album Chart; Example Single Remains at No. 1 |magazine=Billboard.com |date=14 September 2009 |access-date=18 July 2011}}</ref> and the second-fastest-selling album in British history.<ref>{{cite news|last=McLean |first=Craig |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/8538470/Take-That-interview.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/8538470/Take-That-interview.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Take That interview |newspaper=Telegraph |date=29 May 2011 |access-date=18 July 2011 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2014, the band recorded a seventh studio album, this time as a trio without Williams and Orange. The album, titled ''[[III (Take That album)|III]]'', was released in November 2014 and became the band's seventh number one. It was preceded by the single "[[These Days (Take That song)|These Days]]", which became the band's 12th number one single in the UK.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/take-that-score-sixth-uk-number-1-album-with-iii-3337/|title=Take That achieve number 1 album|date=7 December 2014|publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref> 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 [[Take That Presents: The Circus Live|Circus Live Tour]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/demand-for-take-that-tour-tickets-greater-1074103 |title=Demand for Take That tour tickets 'greater than Michael Jackson' say organisers as websites crash.. and band announce third date at Hampden |newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |date=29 October 2010 |access-date=18 July 2011}}</ref> At the [[2011 Brit Awards]] they won Best British Group.<ref name="Best Group">{{cite news|first=Alexandra|last=Topping |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/feb/15/brit-awards-2011-take-that |title=Brit awards 2011: Take That win best British group 21 years after their debut |work=[[The Guardian]] |date= 15 February 2011|access-date=18 July 2011 |location=London}}</ref> In 2012, ''[[Forbes]]'' named them the fifth-highest-earning music stars in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a441812/forbes-music-rich-list-take-that-top-bieber-rihanna-jay-z-and-gaga.html|title=Forbes Music Rich List: Take That top Bieber, Rihanna, Jay-Z and GaGa|last=Corner|first=Lewis|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=29 November 2012}}</ref> The group performed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|London 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony]], playing "[[Rule the World (Take That song)|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 placed 15th overall, making them the most successful boy band in UK chart history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-singles-charts-biggest-selling-artists-of-all-time-revealed__2162/ |title=Official Singles Charts' biggest selling artists of all time revealed |publisher=Officialcharts.com |access-date=22 November 2012}}</ref> Four of their albums are listed in the best-selling albums of the millennium, with three of them among the [[List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom|60 best-selling albums in UK chart history]].<ref>{{cite news|first= Rob |last= Copsey |title= The UK's biggest studio albums of all time |publisher= [[Official Charts Company]] |date= 13 October 2018 |access-date= 13 August 2019 |url= https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-biggest-studio-albums-of-all-time__24431/}}</ref>