The Circus (Take That album)

The Circus
Studio album by
Take That
Released1 December 2008[1]
Recorded2008
StudioSarm Studios, Northern Sky Studios and Abbey Road Studios (London, England); Henson Recording Studios (Hollywood, California, United States).
Genre
Length51:03
LabelPolydor
ProducerJohn Shanks
Take That chronology
Beautiful World
(2006) 		The Circus
(2008) 		The Greatest Day – Take That Present: The Circus Live
(2009)
Singles from The Circus
  1. "Greatest Day"
    Released: 24 November 2008
  2. "Up All Night"
    Released: 2 March 2009
  3. "The Garden"
    Released: 20 March 2009
  4. "Said It All"
    Released: 15 June 2009
  5. "Hold Up a Light (2009 edition)"
    Released: 14 December 2009

The Circus is the fifth studio album by English pop band Take That. It was released in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2008.[2] The album was their second, and also their last, as a four-piece, as founding member Robbie Williams returned for their sixth studio album Progress (2010), before both Williams and Jason Orange departed prior to the release of 2014's III.

The Circus debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and was the second best-selling album of 2008 in the UK, selling over 1.5 million copies.[3] The album's lead single "Greatest Day" became Take That's eleventh number one. Four further singles were released which failed to match the success of "Greatest Day": "Up All Night", "The Garden", "Said It All" and "Hold Up a Light".

  1. ^ "Take That announce new album details: Band reveal album title and release date". NME. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Take That travel to The Circus for album five". Adfero.co.uk. 13 October 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  3. ^ Gregory, Jason (29 December 2008). "Duffy and Take That Released Biggest Selling Albums of 2008". Gigwise. Retrieved 28 December 2015.