Editing Take That (section)

===1995–1996: Break-up and ''Greatest Hits''===
[[File:Robbie paparazzi V sign.jpg|thumb|Robbie Williams left the band in 1995]]
Robbie Williams's drug abuse had escalated to a near drug overdose the night before the group was scheduled to perform at the [[MTV Europe Music Awards]] in 1994.

In June 1995, Williams was photographed by the press partying with [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] at the [[Glastonbury Festival]]. The following month, the band offered him an ultimatum; he was to adhere to the band's responsibilities or leave before their scheduled world tour. Williams chose the latter. Williams claimed he was bored with Barlow's leadership and jealous of Barlow. Despite the loss of Williams, Take That continued to promote ''Nobody Else'' as a four-piece, scoring a further hit single with "[[Never Forget (Take That song)|Never Forget]]" with Donald on lead vocals. They subsequently went to America and completed the Nobody Else Tour in October 1995. 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.

On 13 February 1996, Take That formally announced that they were disbanding. This was followed by the ''[[Greatest Hits (Take That album)|Greatest Hits]]'' compilation in 1996, which contained a new recording, a cover of the [[Bee Gees]]' "[[How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees song)|How Deep Is Your Love]]". The single went on to become what was to be the band's final UK number one until their 2006 comeback a decade later. Take That gave what was thought to be their final performance in April 1996 in [[Almere]]-Haven.<ref name="everyHit.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.everyhit.com/ |title=UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts |publisher=everyHit.com |date=16 March 2000 |access-date=13 August 2010}}</ref> Following the band's announcement, millions of their fans were distraught around the world and in the UK alone, teenage girls threatened suicide and were seen lining streets in tears, to the point that telephone hotlines were set up by the [[Samaritans (charity)|Samaritans]] charity to deal with counselling them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/videos/c722qz14p65o|title=1996: Take That announce split|publisher=BBC News|date=13 February 1996 |access-date=23 November 2024 }}</ref> After the band broke up, highly respected music figures such as [[Elton John]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/elton-john-urges-full-take-that-reunion_1004334 |title=Elton John &#124; Elton John Urges Full Take That Reunion |magazine=Contactmusic |date=3 August 2006 |access-date=18 July 2011}}</ref> noted that Take That were different from other boy bands before and after them, in that they wrote their own material through Gary Barlow. Barlow is one of only two people to have won an Ivor Novello award during their time in a boy band, with [[Tony Mortimer]] whilst in [[East 17]] being the other to have achieved this feat.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cochrane |first=Greg |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/12347042 |title=Newsbeat – Take That's Gary Barlow gives tips to young songwriters |publisher=BBC |date=3 February 2011 |access-date=18 July 2011}}</ref> Take That had also left a legacy of being immaculate performers with a very high work ethic, causing them to be voted in as the greatest boy band of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Take+That-22342.html |title=Take That greatest boy band |publisher=Female First |date=19 August 2008 |access-date=18 July 2011 |archive-date=19 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419012231/https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Take+That-22342.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.takethatticketshub.com/ |title=Take That Tickets |publisher=TakeThatTicketsHub.com |access-date=18 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926132453/http://www.takethatticketshub.com/ |archive-date=26 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>