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British pop band, consisting of members Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald and Jason Orange. They had a wildly successful initial run from 1990 to 1996, with the band including fifth band member Robbie Williams. Williams' departure from the band eventually led to its breakup, but after a reunion in 2005, Take That continue to enjoy chart success.
Not to be confused with the trope of the same name.
The band provides examples of:
- Boy Band: Take That’s 90s tag. With all of them now aged 36-40, "man-band" has become more appropriate.
- Breakup Breakout: after the end of their first incarnation in 1996; Robbie was the breakout star after the split, but with their reunion in 2005, the band have now overtaken him again.
- Fan Service
- Heterosexual Life Partners
- Ho Yay: Invoking Rule 34; it exists, therefore there is slash of it. Mind you, they
 ◊ don’t◊ make◊ it◊ difficult…◊
- Greatest Hits Album: Two, arguably; the first was released just before their break-up in 1996, whilst the second, ‘The Ultimate Collection’, was released to coincide with the ten year anniversary of the break-up… the massive sales of which (along with the high ratings for the tie-in documentary, ‘For The Record’) helped in leading to the band getting back together again.
- Musical Of The Band: Never Forget, which was licensed by EMI just before Take That announced their reunion. The band have since distanced themselves from it.
- One Hit Wonder: In the USA, they're only known their for their sole Top 40 hit, "Back for Good". That song was a pretty massive hit there, and they would've probably got a few more hits, but they broke up shortly after the singles' release
- Tabloid Melodrama: Whilst the band tend to keep themselves to themselves these days, in the 90s hardly a week went by without one (or all) of them being in the newspapers for one reason or another, right down to whatever clothes they were wearing in a video.
- Target Audience: 90s manager Nigel Martin-Smith first created the band to appeal to teenage girls and the gay audience. Nowadays the band has a much more widespread, generic appeal.
- The Merch: 90s Take That had everything from hats to drinks bottles to their own action figures. 00s Take That have calmed things down a bit, but you can still buy charm bracelets, bags, and even tour-themed baby clothes.
Their videos and tours provide examples of:
Their songs provide examples of:
- Age Progression Song: ‘Wooden Boat’; childhood, teenage years, adulthood with marriage and a child on the way, and finally old age and death. Each era has its own verse, with all four verses being referred to in the chorus; "‘We go from green to blue to gold to black.’"
- Audience Participation Song: ‘Never Forget’ and ‘Back For Good’ are the most obvious, but on their recent 'Circus' tour the band had the audience sing the first verse of ‘Rule The World’.
- Breakup Song: ‘Back For Good’
- Cover Version: The band’s breakout hit was a cover version of 'It Only Takes A Minute', and they have also covered the Bee Gees' ‘How Deep Is Your Love’. Subsequently, many of the band’s biggest original hits have been covered by other artists, with ‘Back For Good’ the most covered of the lot.
- Talent Show Version: It’s actually more notable if an episode of 'The X-Factor' or 'Britains Got Talent' doesn’t have a Take That excerpt in it somewhere, usually ‘Shine’, ‘Greatest Day’, ‘Patience’, or ‘Rule The World’. The 2008 series of The X-Factor even had a Take That Night, with every contestant performing one of the band’s songs.
- Repeated in the 2009 X-Factor (Thankfully after John and Edward got booted). They're becoming a staple.
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