History Trivia / TakeThatBand

** The only early songs that they regularly perform 'straight' are 'Pray' and 'Back For Good'. Howard has expressed confusion at fan reaction to their continued use of 'Pray''s original dance routine, and that he's not sure if fans genuinely like the dancing or if they're cheering ironically.
** The band express some discomfort at how they used to wear [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejNsyjEyD4c skimpy outfits]] for live performances of 'Relight My Fire'. They don't dress in assless bottoms anymore, but that doesn't stop them from dressing their dancers in outlandish outfits and trying to up the ante [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ihgUs0vy7o with]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NYqMwg5fB4 each]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfCim4DttzE tour]].

* RomanceOnTheSet: Gary and his wife, Dawn Andrews, who was a backup dancer on Take That's final tour and married him a few of years later.[[note]]She also makes an EarlyBirdCameo in his very first music video from before Take That, a [[SoBadItsGood hilariously bad]] cover of "Love is in the Air" recorded under the name Kurtis Rush.[[/note]] Also, Jason Orange briefly dated Creator/CatherineTate after they met filming the video for "Happy Now" for UsefulNotes/ComicRelief. And that's leaving aside the whole question of "Relight My Fire" and [[DidTheyOrDidntThey what ever happened between him and Lulu]]...[[note]][[spoiler: [[https://youtu.be/92WBr_fNZjA?t=344 They didn't...]]]][[/note]]

* RomanceOnTheSet: Gary and his wife, Dawn Andrews, who was a backup dancer on Take That's final tour and married him a few of years later.[[note]]She also makes an EarlyBirdCameo in his very first music video from before Take That, a [[SoBadItsGood hilariously bad]] cover of "Love is in the Air" recorded under the name Kurtis Rush.[[/note]] Also, Jason Orange briefly dated Creator/CatherineTate after they met filming the video for "Happy Now" for ComicRelief. And that's leaving aside the whole question of "Relight My Fire" and [[DidTheyOrDidntThey what ever happened between him and Lulu]]...[[note]][[spoiler: [[https://youtu.be/92WBr_fNZjA?t=344 They didn't...]]]][[/note]]

** By everyone's admission, they were very much an attempt to create a [[TransatlanticEquivalent British version]] of Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock, and were frequently compared to them in the early days. Conversely, their success wound up inspiring and influencing a whole wave of British boybands and other manufactured pop groups, including East 17 (the DarkerAndEdgier version, marketed as "Music/TheRollingStones to Take That's [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]]"), Boyzone, Music/{{Westlife}} (the Irish equivalents), Music/TheSpiceGirls (the DistaffCounterpart), and even arguably Music/OneDirection (the SpiritualSuccessor).

** No-one in the band is particularly fond of the song "I Found Heaven," one of their earliest hits. A troubled relationship with producer Ian Levine[[note]]yes, [[Series/DoctorWho Whovians]], [[BigNameFan that one]][[/note]] probably didn't help. In his autobiography, Gary said this:

* RealLifeRelative:
** Howard Donald's daughter, Grace (seven years old at the time) sings the outro on the song "Mancunian Way", off ''Beautiful World''.
** Gary's wife Dawn served as a backing dancer on both ''The Ultimate Tour'' and the ''Beautiful World'' tour. Her appearance on the '95-'96 ''Nobody Else'' tour doesn't count, however, since [[RomanceOnTheSet that's how she and Gary got together anyway]].
* RomanceOnTheSet: Gary and his wife, Dawn Andrews, who was a backup dancer on Take That's final tour and married him a few of years later.[[note]]She also makes an EarlyBirdCameo in his very first music video from before Take That, a [[SoBadItsGood hilariously bad]] cover of "Love is in the Air" recorded under the name Kurtis Rush.[[/note]] Also, Jason Orange briefly dated Creator/CatherineTate after they met filming the video for "Happy Now" for ComicRelief. And that's leaving aside the whole question of "Relight My Fire" and [[DidTheyOrDidntThey what ever happened between him and Lulu]]...[[note]][[spoiler: [[https://youtu.be/92WBr_fNZjA?t=344 They didn't...]]]][[/note]]

** Off the same album, "What Do You Want From Me?" was widely interpreted as being about Mark Owen's much publicised [[YourCheatingHeart marital difficulties]] at the time (although according to WordOfGod, the track was written and completed before all that became public).

** By everyone's admission, they were very much an attempt to create a [[TransatlanticEquivalent British version]] of Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock, and were frequently compared to them in the early days. Conversely, their success wound up inspiring and influencing a whole wave of British boybands and other manufactured pop groups, including East 17 (the DarkerAndEdgier version, marketed as "Music/TheRollingStones to Take That's [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]]"), Boyzone (the Irish equivalent), Music/TheSpiceGirls (the DistaffCounterpart), and even arguably Music/OneDirection (the SpiritualSuccessor).

* RomanceOnTheSet: Gary and his wife, Dawn Andrews, who was a backup dancer on Take That's final tour and married him a few of years later.[[note]]She also makes an EarlyBirdCameo in his very first music video from before Take That, a [[SoBadItsGood hilariously bad]] cover of "Love is in the Air" recorded under the name Kurtis Rush.[[/note]] Also, Jason Orange briefly dated Creator/CatherineTate after they met filming the video for "Happy Now" for ComicRelief. And that's leaving aside the whole question of "Relight My Fire" and [[DidTheyOrDidntThey what ever happened between him and Lulu]]...[[note]][[spoiler: [[https://youtu.be/92WBr_fNZjA?t=344 They didn't...]][[/note]]

* RomanceOnTheSet: Gary and his wife, Dawn Andrews, who was a backup dancer on Take That's final tour and married him a few of years later.[[note]]She also makes an EarlyBirdCameo in his very first music video from before Take That, a [[SoBadItsGood hilariously bad]] cover of "Love is in the Air" recorded under the name Kurtis Rush.[[/note]] Also, Jason Orange briefly dated Creator/CatherineTate after they met filming the video for "Happy Now" for ComicRelief. And that's leaving aside the whole question of "Relight My Fire" and [[DidTheyOrDidntThey what ever happened between him and Lulu]]...[[note]][[spoiler:https://youtu.be/92WBr_fNZjA?t=344 They didn't...]][[/note]]

* RomanceOnTheSet: Gary and his wife, Dawn Andrews, who was a backup dancer on Take That's final tour and married him a few of years later.[[note]]She also makes an EarlyBirdCameo in his very first music video from before Take That, a [[SoBadItsGood hilariously bad]] cover of "Love is in the Air" recorded under the name Kurtis Rush.[[/note]] Also, Jason Orange briefly dated Creator/CatherineTate after they met filming the video for "Happy Now" for ComicRelief. And that's leaving aside the whole question of "Relight My Fire" and [[DidTheyOrDidntThey what ever happened between him and Lulu]]...[[note]][[https://youtu.be/92WBr_fNZjA?t=344 They didn't...]][[/note]]

* RomanceOnTheSet: Gary and his wife, Dawn Andrews, who was a backup dancer on Take That's final tour and married him a few of years later.[[note]]She also makes an EarlyBirdCameo in his very first music video from before Take That, a [[SoBadItsGood hilariously bad]] cover of "Love is in the Air" recorded under the name Kurtis Rush.[[/note]] Also, Jason Orange briefly dated Creator/CatherineTate after they met filming the video for "Happy Now" for ComicRelief. And that's leaving aside the whole question of "Relight My Fire" and [[DidTheyOrDidntThey what ever happened between him and Lulu]]...[[note]][[https://youtu.be/92WBr_fNZjA?t=344]] They didn't...[[/note]]

* RomanceOnTheSet: Gary and his wife, Dawn Andrews, who was a backup dancer on Take That's final tour and married him a few of years later.[[note]]She also makes an EarlyBirdCameo in his very first music video from before Take That, a [[SoBadItsGood hilariously bad]] cover of "Love is in the Air" recorded under the name Kurtis Rush.[[/note]] Also, Jason Orange briefly dated Creator/CatherineTate after they met filming the video for "Happy Now" for ComicRelief. And that's leaving aside the whole question of "Relight My Fire" and [[DidTheyOrDidntThey what ever happened between him and Lulu]]...[[note]][[https://youtu.be/92WBr_fNZjA?t=344 They didn't...[[/note]]

* RomanceOnTheSet: Gary and his wife, Dawn Andrews, who was a backup dancer on Take That's final tour and married him a few of years later.[[note]]She also makes an EarlyBirdCameo in his very first music video from before Take That, a [[SoBadItsGood hilariously bad]] cover of "Love is in the Air" recorded under the name Kurtis Rush.[[/note]] Also, Jason Orange briefly dated Creator/CatherineTate after they met filming the video for "Happy Now" for ComicRelief. And that's leaving aside the whole question of "Relight My Fire" and [[DidTheyOrDidntThey what ever happened between him and Lulu]]...[[note]]They didn't...[[/note]]

* RomanceOnTheSet: Gary and his wife, Dawn Andrews, who was a backup dancer on Take That's final tour and married him a few of years later.[[note]]She also makes an EarlyBirdCameo in his very first music video from before Take That, a [[SoBadItsGood hilariously bad]] cover of "Love is in the Air" recorded under the name Kurtis Rush.[[/note]] Also, Jason Orange briefly dated Creator/CatherineTate after they met filming the video for "Happy Now" for ComicRelief. And that's leaving aside the whole question of "Relight My Fire" and [[DidTheyOrDidntThey what ever happened between him and Lulu]]...

* CreatorBacklash: no-one in the band is particularly fond of the song "I Found Heaven," one of their earliest hits. A troubled relationship with producer Ian Levine[[note]]yes, [[Series/DoctorWho Whovians]], [[BigNameFan that one]][[/note]] probably didn't help. In his autobiography, Gary said this:

* BreakupBreakout: Music/GaryBarlow had immediate success after the end of their first incarnation in 1996, but Robbie soon overtook him and became one of the biggest-selling pop acts of all time. Since the reunion in 2005, however, the band have now taken the spotlight away from Robbie. Mark Owen's solo career is a distant third behind Robbie and Gary though he has managed three top 10 UK hits in his own right. Howard and Jason have generally kept a low profile away from the band.

* FollowTheLeader: by everyone's admission, they were very much an attempt to create a [[TransatlanticEquivalent British version]] of Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock, and were frequently compared to them in the early days. Conversely, their success wound up inspiring and influencing a whole wave of British boybands and other manufactured pop groups, including East 17 (the DarkerAndEdgier version, marketed as "Music/TheRollingStones to Take That's [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]]"), Boyzone (the Irish equivalent), Music/TheSpiceGirls (the DistaffCounterpart), and even arguably Music/OneDirection (the SpiritualSuccessor).

* RomanceOnTheSet: Gary and his wife, Dawn Andrews, who was a backup dancer on Take That's final tour and married him a few of years later.[[note]]She also makes an EarlyBirdCameo in his very first music video from before Take That, a [[SoBadItsGood hilariously bad]] cover of "Love is in the Air" recorded under the name Kurtis Rush.[[/note]] Also, Jason Orange briefly dated Creator/CatherineTate after they met filming filming the video for "Happy Now" for ComicRelief. And that's leaving aside the whole question of "Relight My Fire" and [[DidTheyOrDidntThey what ever happened between him and Lulu]]...

* BreakupBreakout: Music/GaryBarlow had immediate success after the end of their first incarnation in 1996, but Robbie soon overtook him and became one of the biggest-selling pop acts of all time. Since the reunion in 2005, however, the band have now taken the spotlight away from Robbie. Mark Owen's solo career is a distant third behind Robbie and Gary though he has manager three top 10 UK hits in his own right. Howard and Jason have generally kept a low profile away from the band.

* BreakupBreakout: Music/GaryBarlow had immediate success after the end of their first incarnation in 1996, but Robbie soon overtook him and became one of the biggest-selling pop acts of all time. Since the reunion in 2005, however, the band have now taken the spotlight away from Robbie.

* BreakupBreakout: Creator/GaryBarlow had immediate success after the end of their first incarnation in 1996, but Robbie soon overtook him and became one of the biggest-selling pop acts of all time. Since the reunion in 2005, however, the band have now taken the spotlight away from Robbie.

* RomanceOnTheSet: Gary and his wife, Dawn Andrews, who was a backup dancer on Take That's final tour and married him a few of years later.[[note]]She also makes an EarlyBirdCameo in his very first music video from before take that, a [[SoBadItsGood hilariously bad]] cover of "Love is in the Air" recorded under the name Kurtis Rush.[[/note]] Also, Jason Orange briefly dated Creator/CatherineTate after they met filming filming the video for "Happy Now" for ComicRelief. And that's leaving aside the whole question of "Relight My Fire" and [[DidTheyOrDidntThey what ever happened between him and Lulu]]...

* OneHitWonder: In the USA, they're only known for their sole Top 40 hit, "Back for Good". That song was a massive success there (reaching the top ten and going platinum), and they would've probably had a few more hits, but they broke up shortly after the single's release.