Progress Sells Two Million

The Official Chart Company confirmed earlier this week that Take That's No.1 album, Progress, has officially sold two million copies! WOW.

Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy (or more!) and contributed to this absolutely awesome figure.

Take That - Rocket Ship

The new B-Side to Take That's single Kidz!

Kidz has been confirmed as the next single from Progress

We are delighted to exclusively reveal that the second single to be released from Take That's No.1 album Progress, will be - Kidz!

Released on 28th February and playing across your airwaves from next Monday, find out all you need to know about Kidz here.

Take That Progress Track-By-Track

SOS


Pretty Things


Kidz


Wait


The Flood

Progress é o álbum mais vendido do ano no Reino Unido

O mais recento álbum dos Take That com o recém-reunido Robbie Williams, Progress, tornou-se no álbum mais vendido do ano no Reino Unido tendo já vendido mais de 1 milhão e 800 mil cópias.

Dados detalhados:
1ª semana de vendas (Reino Unido): 518 601 cópias
2ª semana de vendas (Reino Unido): 208 220 cópias
3ª semana de vendas (Reino Unido): 176 881 cópias
4ª semana de vendas (Reino Unido): 203 210 cópias
5ª semana de vendas (Reino Unido): 330 252 cópias
6ª semana de vendas (Reino Unido): 430 000 cópias

Total de vendas (Reino Unido): 1 867 000 cópias (não está incluída ainda a última semana do ano).

Em 2009 o álbum mais vendido no Reino Unido foi I Dreamed A Dream de Susan Boyle que vendeu cerca de 1 632 732 de unidades.

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Take That têm o álbum mais vendido no Reino Unido

«Love The Way You Lie», o dueto entre Eminem e Rihanna deverá ser a canção mais vendida do ano no Reino Unido.

De acordo com a Official Charts Company, o tema conseguiu 820 mil downloads. Entre os primeiros cinco, encontram-se ainda Bruno Mars, Usher, Owl City e B.O.B.

O álbum mais bem sucedido do ano, em termos de números, é «Progress», dos Take That. Isto apesar de apenas ter saído em Novembro.

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Progress Album

1st week - #1 - 518,601 copies
2nd week - #1 - 208,220 copies
3rd week - #1 - 176,881 copies
4th week - #1 - 203,210 copies
5th week - #1 - 330,252 copies

= 1,437,164 units

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More success for Progress

Take That continue to dominate the Official Album Chart, as they enter a fourth week at the number one spot with Progress.

The ongoing success of Progress is remarkable, with the album selling over a million copies since it's release, making it the biggest selling album of the year so far.

Here's what Martin Talbot, managing director of the Official Charts Company had to say about the guys success:

"Take That have really made the Christmas albums market their own this year...and it's all the more impressive given the competition from Michael Buble's Crazy Love (at number two) and Olly Murs self-titled Olly Murs (at number three) each selling over 100,000 copies this week alone."

A huge thank you goes out to everyone who has bought the album so far!

Progress to a million sales

A million album sales later ... Take That

TAKE THAT have millions in the bank and now they've sold a MILLION copies of latest album Progress.

The manband smashed the sales barrier at the weekend - the only artists to do so this year.

GARY, ROBBIE, MARK, HOWARD and JASON are at the top of the album charts for the fourth week after shifting more than 200,000 CDs in the last seven days.

They have owned this Christmas market, leaving big names including WESTLIFE and JLS trailing.

MICHAEL BUBLE is at No2 with Crazy Love and OLLY MURS is down to No3 despite selling more than 100,000 copies of his self-titled debut collection this week.

Olly got an email from Robbie Williams apologising for keeping his album away from the top.

Olly said: "I don't mind. If you're going to lose out, it's best to lose out to them."

An email is nice, although he'd prefer a pint.

Novo álbum dos Take That bate recordes de vendas

O novo álbum dos Take That, «Progress», tornou-se no mais vendido em solo britânico desde «Be Here Now», dos Oasis, em 1997.

«Progress» já vendeu qualquer coisa como 520 mil cópias o que o torna no disco mais bem sucedido do Séc. XXI. O registo marca o regresso de Robbie Williams ao grupo.

No top britânico, «Loud», de Rihanna, estreia-se em segundo. Nos singles, «Love You More», dos JLS, é o líder.

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"Progress" number 1 in Ireland

Progress is the number 1 selling album in Ireland this week - a massive thank you to all of the band’s Irish fans for their support!

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Take That arrasam vendas com novo álbum

"Progress" em destaque no Reino Unido

O aguardado regresso dos Take That à formação original superou todas as expectativas. No primeiro dia nas lojas, o novo álbum «Progress» vendeu nada menos do que 235,000 exemplares apenas no Reino Unido. Em termos comparativos, e numa semana muito forte em novos lançamentos, Rihanna obteve o segundo lugar com 34,000 discos vendidos do seu novo álbum «Loud». Este impressionante número de vendas dos Take That supera já o álbum mais vendido numa semana de lançamento em 2010, que pertencia aos Kings of Leon. Trata-se também da maior venda de um disco no dia de lançamento desde 1997, data em que os Oasis venderam 350,000 exemplares do álbum «Be Here Now».

Os Take That e Robbie Williams venderam em conjunto mais de 80 milhões de álbuns, e este novo trabalho do grupo assinala o regresso de Robbie Williams ao grupo quinze anos após ter deixado a banda.

O álbum «Progress» chega às lojas portuguesas a 22 de Novembro.

Universal Portugal

Álbum dos Take That bate recorde

O disco 'Progress', que marca o regresso de Robbie Williams ao grupo, vendeu 235 mil cópias num dia. É a venda mais rápida do século na Grã Bretanha, diz a Official Charts Company.

Os números incluem todos os discos vendidos até o final de segunda-feira, e foi a maior venda de estreia desde 'Be Here Now', da banda britânica Oasis, que registrou pouco mais de 350 mil discos vendidos em 1997.

Take That e Robbie Williams, que seguiu uma carreira a solo em 1995, antes de desaparecer dos holofotes nos últimos anos, venderam juntos mais de 80 milhões de discos na carreira.

Segundo a Official Charts Company, 'Progress' pode ultrapassar as vendas do último disco dos Take That (sem Williams), 'The Circus', que vendeu 1 milhão de cópias em 18 dias.

DN

Take That album breaks records

Take That's new album has been confirmed as the fastest-selling this century.

'Progress', which is the band's first album in 16 years to feature Robbie Williams, sold 235,000 copies in its first day.

The record sales came just a day after the band performed together for the first time since their reunion on Sunday night's 'X Factor'.

Oasis's third album, 'Be Here Now', still holds the record for the biggest first day sales after it shifted 350,000 in 24 hours back in 1997.

Speaking about Take That's sales, Martin Talbot from the Official Charts Company, said: "This is a phenomenal achievement from an already phenomenally successful band."

Earlier this month, the band smashed another record when their tour became the biggest and fastest-selling in UK history.

Ticket websites went into meltdown when a million tickets were sold in just eight hours and more than 1.3 million tickets have now been bought for the sell out dates next summer.

Here's a brief review of each song

1. THE FLOOD: First single. You'll have heard it already. Big pop hit.
2. SOS: Not an ABBA cover. Mark takes lead vocals. Producer Price injects a hint of his efforts on MADONNA's Confessions On A Dance Floor album.
3. WAIT: A PET SHOP BOYS feel to it. Real '80s influence.
4. KIDZ: Mark and Robbie are in the driving seat here. Has a flavour of LA ROUX and SCISSOR SISTERS.
5. PRETTY THINGS: Interesting harmonies between Robbie and Gary. Sounds like a song all about the trappings of fame.
6. HAPPY NOW: If the BEE GEES were knocking out records now, this is how they would sound.
7. UNDERGROUND MACHINE: Robbie on lead vocals. Very modern and up-to-date for Gary and the boys.
8. WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?: Mark opens up about his marriage troubles. Strong stuff and a great track. Could be a KILLERS single.

9. AFFIRMATION: Jason and Howard get their chance to shine. Great guitar action.
10. EIGHT LETTERS (plus hidden track FLOWER BED): Gary's big number about saying "I love you". Take That also has eight letters though, so could be about his love for them. Chorus is a rip-off of ULTRAVOX hit Vienna. The secret track is a cracker. Jason really impresses.

The Sun

Kidz - Progress Album

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Take That Progress album review

Virgin Music is most chuffed to be among the first to be able to have a long lovely luxurious listen to Take That's new album, Progress - you know, the one where Gary Barlow takes back Robbie Williams and then they all get naked on the cover. Just like the old days eh? Although there's less jelly being mopped in to crevices now.

Don't let the positive sounding title and sunshiney bright cover lull you in to a false sense of pop gaiety though, Progress is a deceptively dark offering from the usually quite cheerful man band. Okay, we don't mean dark as in emo wrist slashingly dark, just dark compared to Barry Manilow covers and Lulu duets.
The main thought that Progress leaves you to ponder is - where's Gary? It's pretty much a full on Robbie-fest. So all hardy Take That fans better be prepared to welcome everyone's favourite spotlight hogger back to nestle in their collective bosom.
Let's go track by track:


1) The Flood. Yeah yeah you already know this one. But think therefore that you know the album? Think again clever clogs. You can see why they released this single first. It's cosy familiar territory - all suitably epic with swathes of sweeping violins and a big rousing chorus with pretty harmonies... just with Robbie on lead vocals - ooo the novelty. But in context of the rest of Progress you realise that thematically, the metaphor of The Flood offers a taster of how our cardigan-wearing heroes have come over all apocalyptic on our asses. After this track, Progress progresses down a very different path to Beautiful World and The Circus. Blimey - didn't see this one coming...


2) SOS. This is as near as Take That should ever get to The Clash's London Calling. Singing of storms breaking and satellites failing, poor wee Mark Owen cries out to have his soul saved amid the foreboding morse code. And if this isn't enough to shatter our previously safe and comfy preconceptions of what a night in with a Take That LP should offer, Robbie Williams interjects with a chorus call 'like a bullet to the head'. Steady on - what would Marks & Spencer say? This track is where producer du jour, Stuart Price, really stamps his presence and it's all techno, techno, techno beats and bleeps a la Confessions era Madonna. You half expect the video to feature Take That rollerskating around in pink leotards.


3) Wait. More Robbie centre stage in this stripped down, melancholy electro offering that is part Lady Gaga, part Pet Shop Boys. This could have been off of Robbie's last solo effort - albeit with the safety net of a familiar feeling traditional Take That chorus.


4) Kidz. The military look is in right now so this one has us all marching and chanting in unison to the ‘la la la’s. Kidz has a touch of Richard X style Girls Aloud and is only let down by some distinctly A-level sounding anti-establishment political poetry (‘Not sure where the fall out blows… there’ll be trouble when the kids come out…’) or maybe it’s meant to be in keeping with the 80s feel? A token bit of Cold War paranoia adds to the retro military cool after all.


5) Pretty Things. Just when we were getting used to this hip vibe it’s suddenly back to The Circus and it’s all nursery rhyme style harpsichord and violins. Oh and listen – Robbie’s finally let Gary chirp in! Hurrah! Shame it’s on the first track really failing to prick our ears up. Perhaps this is an indication that this new Price-flavoured Take That really is a better idea than retreading old ground…


6) Happy Now. And it’s back to the dark paranoia with Gary belatedly claiming lead vocals back. Again, don’t be fooled by the title – this is the new serious Gary who’s sounding very world weary and cynical (‘Give me half as much but twice as fast – today…’). While this could easily have been traditional Take That fare, Stuart Price touches it up with a trendy electro fringe…


7) Underground Machine. Whoa - step aside Gary, don’t get too settled… Robbie’s back and sneaking us on to some David Lynch film noir soundtrack where repetitive robotic rhythms are overlaid with industrial sound effects (‘The lighting’s cheap and the room is cold…’) This old school dystopia is only lightened by some irrepressible Robbie theatrics. Singing about himself again: ‘You might be good looking but you can’t sleep with yourself tonight. What a beast, what a man…’


8) What Do You Want From Me? A few years ago, a repenting Mark Owen would have been singing ‘Baby, please forgive me – I love you so very much… ooo yeah’ (Okay maybe a bit better than that - we’re no lyricists) but this new bullshit-free Mark now sings: ‘I still want to have sex with you’ and as excuses go – ‘We’re not wise at all, it’s getting harder to recover’ is the best he’s going to offer. Fair enough. Mark Owen has grown some balls. Brilliant.


9) Affirmation. Surely now an uncomplicated, upbeat little ditty that rings true to its title? Nah don’t be silly… more melancholy. Our boys are still reeling in end-of-the-world turmoil (‘I can feel the pressure on our minds – on the whole universe… we’re just incomplete…’) Howard finally gets a crack of the whip but you can’t help feeling that Gary’s stronger vocals would have fulfilled the promise here and enabled this song to burst through to the out and out glorious euphoria that’s been tentatively threatening the whole album. But Stuart Price persuades the lads to keep their cool and err on the side of restraint (a new lesson for Robbie we reckon).


10) Eight Letters. Gary Barlow does Ultravox’s Vienna. Genius. It might even feel a bit – dare we say – ABBA? Is this a bit of the old Take That coming back? Tempered with a bit of reflective melancholy of course… before we all get too carried away.


11) Flower Bed. So they still let Jason have a go, that's nice – albeit on the hidden track. The Vocoder voice effects seal that 80s futurism feel and it’s all very ethereal and Goldfrapp. A lovely light fresh finish to an unexpected but great album. Just as touching and fitting an ending as Jason's little Wooden Boat was.
It might not be the Take That we’re used to but it’s a Take That we could get used to. Maybe even dance a bit to? This direction would never have worked without Robbie on board to give it the confidence needed to pull this off. So it’s away with the M&S cardies and on with the day-glo vests… come back Gary – don’t be shy, you can pull that look off.

TRACK LISTINGS "PROGRESS"

1. Flood, The
2. SOS
3. Wait
4. Kidz
5. Pretty Things
6. Happy Now
7. Underground Machine
8. What Do You Want From Me
9. Affirmation
10. Eight Letters

Críticas de "The Flood"

Ever since Robbie Williams rejoined Take That, expectations have been high. But after getting our hands on the five-piece band's comeback single, The Flood, we're relieved to report it's a real corker. Anthemic, upbeat and irritatingly catchy, we'll stake our last glass of champagne on the Stuart Price-produced track sailing straight to No1 on its November 14 release.

Co-written by Take That, it refers back to their acrimo-nious split but insists they now realise they work better together than apart. Sniff - someone pass the Kleenex.

Our insider reveals: "The boys were unanimous The Flood should be their first single. It's incredibly catchy and a sure-fire hit. At the moment, the plan is to debut it live on The X Factor's Sunday night show because Simon Cowell is a big fan. The Flood is odds-on to be their biggest single ever."

Fuente: Mirror


Is it their best yet or is that just exuberance and promotion from Robbie for his first single with Take That since he left the band in 1995 or is there some truth to his bold statement? Well actually from the teaser I can categorically say the song is fantastic.

Is it as good as the singles from the previous two Take That Albums? Probably. But I would say that Robbie is most definitely right that it is better than any of the songs written prior to his 1995 departure from the band.

Take That are a more anthemic band than they were before they reformed and that anthemic style is more than evident in the new song which is as catchy as Greatest day or Patience.

Fuente: The economic voice


This is Take That's first single to feature Robbie Williams who 're-joined' the band earlier this year. The song has that 'epic' feeling attached to it (very Stuart Price) however I'm not that fond of it. The chorus is very good but the verses so-so. Undoubtedly, "The Flood" being a good song or not it will go straight to number one on the UK charts, all due to the hype of Robbie's return.

Fuente: Directlyrics