In 2004 band members talked of doing a documentary and a greatest hits album. After seven million viewers in the UK watched the documentary put together by band members, the group decided that it was time to re-unite. In a surprise to bend members 19 concert dates sold out in just over an hour and more dates were quickly added.

Older and musically wiser, high energy dance routines were replaced by strolls through the audience. But that was not the only change in Take That. The quintet was now a quartet. Robbie Williams decided not to join his band mates lead singer Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, James Orange, and Howard Donald in the new group.

In the past Gary Barlow was the band's primary songwriter. This time around all four band members participated in the songwriting process. The band decided not to rely on nostalgia and go for a quality product. The decision paid off. Out for only five weeks at the end of the year, the new album by Take That "Beautiful World" was number two in album sales for 2006; it sold 437,000 copies the week of Christmas alone. While the album has not officially been releasedin the US "Beautiful World" by Take That has been certified five times platinum and held the number one spot for six weeks in a row. Take That held the number one spot on five charts at one time for the number one download album, the number one download single, number one combined single, number one combined album, and the number one DVD for "Ultimate Tour".