The Circus (Take That album) weeks (one year, five months and one week) in the top 100 of the UK Albums Chart. All the tracks written by Take That (Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen) except where noted. All the tracks produced by John Shanks. The Circus (Take That album) The Circus is the fifth studio album by British pop band Take That. It was released in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2008. 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
Take That break, but confirmed they would reunite in the future. On 4 October 2011, it was announced that Take That were to go on hiatus after the completion of the "Progress" tour, with Barlow continuing his role as a judge on "The X Factor" and Williams recording new solo material. Whilst on said hiatus, Take That were presented with an Ivor Novello Award for their Outstanding Contribution to British Music in May 2012. In August 2012, Take That performed at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, despite Barlow having announced that his daughter had been stillborn the previous week.