<P> Williams left the band in 1995 while the four remaining members completed their world tour and released a final single before splitting up in 1996 . After filming a 2005 documentary about the group and releasing a new greatest hits album , a four - piece Take That without Williams officially announced a 2006 reunion tour around the UK , entitled The Ultimate Tour . On 9 May 2006 , it was announced that the group were set to record new material together once again ; their fourth studio album , Beautiful World , was released in 2006 and was followed up with The Circus , in 2008 . The group achieved new success as a four - piece , scoring a string of chart hits across the UK and Europe while selling over 45 million records worldwide . </P>
<P> Williams left the band in 1995 while the four remaining members completed their world tour and released a final single before splitting up in 1996 . After filming a 2005 documentary about the group and releasing a new greatest hits album , a four - piece Take That without Williams officially announced a 2006 reunion tour around the UK , entitled The Ultimate Tour . On 9 May 2006 , it was announced that the group were set to record new material together once again ; their fourth studio album , Beautiful World , was released in 2006 and was followed up with The Circus , in 2008 . The group achieved new success as a four - piece , scoring a string of chart hits across the UK and Europe while selling over 45 million records worldwide . </P>
when did take that split up for the first time
when did take that split up for the first time
1996
1996