They are the kings of pop in the UK, with 11 #1 singles, but have to settle for one-hit-wonder status in the U.S.
Take That, Britain's biggest boy band EVER hit the U.S. top 10 in 1995 with "Back for Good", a midtempo ballad along the lines of BSB's "I Want it That Way", but vanished after the song dropped off the charts.
Well, they continued to rack up hit after hit in Europe, until band member Robbie Williams (the best decision of his life) left and the group eventually disbanded.
Until 2005, when they reunited and came back in a BIG way. 2006's Beautiful World became one of the biggest albums of the year. And now in 2010, with Robbie Williams back in the mix, their latest album Progress has sold 900,000 copies in the UK in just 3 weeks, cementing the band's status as European icons.
So here's to you, Take That. May you have one more hit in the U.S. before you're gone for good!
(Image courtesy of http://www.livingtv.co.uk/)
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