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* "[[Kidz (song)|Kidz]]" was released as the album's second single on February 20, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kidz - out on Monday|url=http://www.takethat.com/news/2011/02/kidz-out-on-monday|publisher=Takethat.com|accessdate=19 February 2011|date=18 February 2011}}</ref>
* "[[Kidz (song)|Kidz]]" was released as the album's second single on February 20, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kidz - out on Monday|url=http://www.takethat.com/news/2011/02/kidz-out-on-monday|publisher=Takethat.com|accessdate=19 February 2011|date=18 February 2011}}</ref>

* "[[Happy Now (song)|Happy Now]]" will be released as the album's third single on April 11, 2011. A video for the track premiered on the live telethon for [[Red Nose Day 2011]], and featured the band auditioning participants to find their best tribute act, which were lated named Fake That. The band also performed the song live in the studio, where it was announced that Happy Now had been chosen as the third single from Progress.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1367465/Take-That-meet-Fake-That-David-Walliams-Alan-Carr-man-band-Comic-Relief.html</ref>



==Commercial reception==
==Commercial reception==

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Progress is the sixth studio album by British band Take That. It is the band's first album to feature Robbie Williams since 1995.[1] The album was released in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2010.[2]

The album received positive reviews, with most critics commending the influence of electronic music and synthesizers. It debuted at number one in the UK, becoming the fastest selling album of the century and the second fastest-selling album of all-time. Progress also became the biggest-selling album of the year selling over one million copies 24 days after its release.

Background

On 15 July 2010, it was announced that Robbie Williams would be returning to the band. A joint statement between Williams and the group said, "The rumours are true... Robbie is back... and to celebrate, we've written and recorded a new album, due for release later this year." On the same date, national newspapers printed the headline: "Following months of speculation, it has been confirmed that Robbie Williams is to make a return to Take That. Gary, Howard, Jason, Mark and Robbie have been recording a new studio album as a five-piece, which is due for release in November."[1] Work on the album commenced in September 2009, following the final date of their sell-out "Take That Presents: The Circus Live" tour. Shortly afterward, it was confirmed that, 'all five members of the band had met up, to begin writing the six songs which would set the foundation for the album.'[1] The album marks the band's 20th year in the Music Industry, as well as fifteen years since the release of the Nobody Else album, the last material the band recorded as a five-piece.[3] The album cover was photographed by Nadav Kander, who had previously photographed Barack Obama.[4] It mimics the iconic ape-to-man image, and has been positively received by critics.[5][6]

Release

The album was originally due for release on November 22, 2010, [7] however, the release date was later brought forward a week to November 15, 2010. Barlow claimed that the decision was made after "massive pre-orders for the album"[8] and after "analysing airplay and order data"[9][10] with him revealing that "We've also never seen one of our singles played so much."[11] A Take That spokesman claimed the change in release was also due to "huge response to their press conference" where they announced tour dates [12]

Singles

  • "The Flood" was released as the album's lead single on November 7, 2010. The track debuted at #2 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's sixteenth top five single. In Ireland, the track peaked at #3, becoming the band's fifteenth top five single there.
  • "Kidz" was released as the album's second single on February 20, 2011.[13]
  • "Happy Now" will be released as the album's third single on April 11, 2011. A video for the track premiered on the live telethon for Red Nose Day 2011, and featured the band auditioning participants to find their best tribute act, which were lated named Fake That. The band also performed the song live in the studio, where it was announced that Happy Now had been chosen as the third single from Progress.[14]


Commercial reception

Prior to the release of the album it had become the most pre-ordered album of the year.[15] On the first day of the release the album sold over 235,000 copies across the UK, making it the fastest-selling record of the century.[16][17]

On 21 November 2010, Progress debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's sixth number-one album. By the end of its first week on sale the album sold around 520,000 copies, which made it the second fastest-selling album of all-time in UK chart history.[18] In its second week, the album sold another 208,000 copies retaining the number one spot,[19] and in its third week it sold over 174,000 copies remaining at number one. The week after Take That sold over 200,000 copies of Progress retaining the number one spot for a fourth week.[20] On 8 December 2010, the album reached 1.009 million copes, taking 24 days to reach the figure—only five more than the 19 days it took The Circus to reach one million in 2008. Progress has become the first album in 2010 to break through one million sales in the UK.[21] On its fifth week the album sold over 330,000 copies to stay at the top of the UK Albums Chart and become Take That's third Christmas number 1 album, selling more than 1.4 million copies in under 5 weeks.[22] The album retained the number 1 spot for a sixth consecutive week selling over 433,000 copies, bringing the total sale to 1.87 million, and became the first UK number 1 album of 2011.[23] The album dropped to number two after a six week run at number one but still sold 350,000 copies bringing the sales to 2.22 million.

The album also debuted at number one in the Irish Albums Chart on 19 November 2010, making it the band's sixth number-one album in Ireland.[24] and at number one in Scotland.[25] Across Europe the album achieved success with it going to number one in Greece, Germany, Denmark (going platinum by selling 30,000 copies in its first week.)[26] and the European Top 100 Albums chart. It also debuted inside the top 10 of the charts in Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[27]
BBC Music(positive)[28]
Daily Mail(positive)[29]
Entertainment.ie[30]
The Evening Standard[31]
The Express[32]
The Guardian[33]
The Independent[34]
Q[35]
Virgin Media[36]

Progress received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 7 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[37]

Q praised the album calling it "a triumph; musically, conceptually, personally."[38] Virgin Media gave the album 7 out of 10, calling it "a deceptively dark offering from the usually quite cheerful man band".[36] The Guardian gave Progress a rating of four out of five commenting that "Take That's first album as a quintet since 1995 is informed by two things: a genuinely new sound and Robbie Williams's seamless reimmersion into life as a band member, which is played out on emotional duets with Gary Barlow and Mark Owen" and concluding that "[Williams] and his bandmates have produced a noteworthy modern album."[33] BBC Music gave the album a positive review stating: "If the title of Progress suggests the band's new sound will be a merging and evolving of Take That Mk.II and recent Robbie Williams fare, the reality is startlingly different. Progress is something entirely new – Take That Mk.III – and the strangest, most ambitious and most exciting record its creators have ever been involved in."[28] Yahoo! Music UK awarded the album 8/10 and wrote, "It's all about Robbie Williams. His vocals dominant seven out of ten tracks, the keyboard heavy makeover has little to do with Take That and everything to do with his last three solo albums, and while the reunion has clearly done him the world of good, it doesn't seem like a fair and equal exchange."[39]

Adrian Thrills of Daily Mail praised producer Stuart Price for "pushing Take That towards new ­horizons without ­compromising their melodic power or ability to pen a ­sing-along chorus" and stated "Despite trying too hard in places, Take That deserve credit for taking risks."[29] Luke Turner of the NME gave the album seven stars out of ten stating the album is a "triumphant and quite crudely banging stadium synth-pop record" and praised Take That for "setting the pace [for other bands]."[40] In his review for The Independent, Andy Gill wrote: "Rather than pop balladry, the album leans heavily on electronic beats and textures, and reflects misgivings about science and humanity", rating the album four out of five.[34] AllMusic awarded the album four stars out of five stating "the emphasis is not on harmonies, it’s on groove and texture, ballads taking a backseat to clever rips on Gorillaz or synthesized glam stomps" and concluded "Progress is the hippest and best music Take That has ever made."[27] The Express gave the album a positive review stating, Progress is a testament to the fact they know what they’re doing. This is classic pop that dips into R'n'B and rock, and it’s a job well done."[32] The Daily Telegraph's Neil McCormick gave the album three stars out of five and said that Robbie Williams "seems to have infused his band mates with his very peculiar sense of fun. [...] But, be warned, it is not the Williams of Angels and Let Me Entertain You, it’s the maverick maniac of the derided Rudebox" and stated "They should be applauded for daring to deliver a laugh out loud, big, brash, electro stadium epic".[41] Entertainment.ie's Jenny Mulligan described Progress as "jammed with smart, stylish and irresistibly catchy tunes" concluding that "[the album] is a belter."[30]

Promotion

The band have since announced that plans are underway for a tour in the summer of 2011. The tour is expected to include material spanning their 20 years in the music industry.[1] The band called a press conference at 10am on October 26, 2010 in London, where they announced the Progress Live stadium tour for 2011, starting off in Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on May 27 and ending with a record breaking eight nights at Wembley Stadium, before playing 7 dates across Europe. On 13 November, 2010,[42] ITV aired Take That: Look Back, Don't Stare, which focused on the reunited band through fly-on-the-wall studio footage as well as candid interviews. A DVD and Blu-ray release, Look Back, Don't Stare. A Film About Progress, followed on 6 December.[43]

The band announced in early December four extra dates for the tour and as a result it was necessary to reschedule the planned Wembley show on Sunday 3rd July for Thursday 30th June. The promoters and band apologised for the inconvenience.[44]

Track listing

The album's track listing was announced through the group's official site on October 19, 2010.[45]

All tracks are written by Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."The Flood"Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow4:49
2."SOS"Mark Owen and Robbie Williams3:44
3."Wait"Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams4:15
4."Kidz"Mark Owen and Gary Barlow4:42
5."Pretty Things"Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow4:03
6."Happy Now"Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams4:03
7."Underground Machine"Robbie Williams4:15
8."What Do You Want from Me?"Mark Owen4:37
9."Affirmation"Howard Donald3:54
10."Eight Letters"Gary Barlow4:41
11."Flowerbed" (hidden track)Jason Orange3:48
iTunes deluxe edition bonus content[46]
No.TitleLength
12."Progress in Action" (Video)5:00
Editions
  • The Deluxe Edition is also encased in a 3-side gatefold wallet, which contains a 12-page album booklet and five portrait cards.[47]
  • The Limited Edition Box Set contains a CD with the album, a DVD with the documentary Look Back, Don't Stare, and six art prints of the band.[48]
Sample credits
  • "Eight Letters" samples "Vienna" as performed by Ultravox and written by Midge Ure, Chris Cross, Warren Cann and Billy Currie.
  • A lyric in "SOS" is a quote originally said by John F. Kennedy ("Without criticism, no Administration and no country can succeed — and no republic can survive").

Charts and certifications

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
Greatest Hits by Bon Jovi
Gravity by Westlife
 Irish Albums Chart number-one album
19 November 2010 – 26 November 2010
17 December 2010 - 		Succeeded by
Gravity by Westlife
Loud By Rihanna
Preceded by UK Albums Chart number-one album
21 November 2010 – 2 January 2011 		Succeeded by
Scottish Albums Chart number-one album
21 November 2010 – 8 January 2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Past Forward by Thomas Helmig
 Danish Albums Chart number-one album
26 November 2010 – 3 December 2010 		Succeeded by
Welcome Back Colour by Tina Dickow
Preceded by German Albums Chart number-one album
3 December 2010 – 10 December 2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by European Top 100 Albums number-one album
3 December 2010 – 17 December 2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Greek Albums Chart number-one album
3 December 2010 – 10 December 2010 		Succeeded by

Personnel

The following people contributed to Progress:[82]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Ireland 15 November 2010 (2010-11-15)[2][47] Polydor Records CD, digital download
(standard and deluxe edition) 		275592-7
United Kingdom
Germany[83] 19 November 2010 (2010-11-19) CD, digital download 274478-1
Australia[84] Universal International 274847-4
Japan[85] 24 November 2010 (2010-11-24) UICP1121
Canada[86] 30 November 2010 (2010-11-30) Polydor Records 0252748474
Brazil[87] 7 December 2010 (2010-12-07) Universal International
United Kingdom[48] 13 December 2010 (2010-12-13) Polydor Records CD, DVD
(box set edition) 		275742-5

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