Gary Barlow has compared Take That's chart battle with Robbie Williams to the feud between Blur and Oasis.
The 43-year-old singer-songwriter has spoken out following the news his band Take That's first album since the departure of both Jason Orange and previously Robbie, 'III', will go up against their bandmates surprise new record 'Under the Radar'.
Referring to the famous Britpop battle between Damon Albarn's Blur and Liam and Noel Gallagher's Oasis, Gary said: "It's like Blur versus Oasis all over again."
However, the former 'X Factor' judge revealed Robbie - who first left Take That in 1995 before rejoining in 2010 and quitting again in 2012 - had told him and his remaining bandmates Mark Owen and Howard Donald about his new album, but failed to mention it would be released on the same day as theirs.
Gary told The Sun newspaper: "I only found out about that on Sunday (30.11.14).
"It's funny, because we have obviously spent a lot of time in the studio with Rob.
"About two years ago he said, 'I've got all these songs and I don't know what to do with them so I'm going to put them on an album one day'.
"So it's not a surprise he's doing it, but it is a surprise it's out this week.
"He played us most of them and there are some cracking songs because whatever Rob writes is good."
Meanwhile, the 'These Days' hitmaker claims both Robbie and Jason will be returning to the band in the future.
He said: "Take That is five people. Exactly when they come back is up to them. That will keep it interesting."

Madonna tried every drug "once".
The 56-year-old star believes people take drugs in a bid to feel closer to God and claims she's tried them all at one stage or another during her life.
She said: "It's about how people take drugs to connect to God or a higher level of consciousness.
"I keep saying, 'Plugging into the matrix'. If you get high, you can do that, which is why a lot of people drop acid or do drugs, because they want to get closer to God.
"But there's going to be a short circuit, and that's the illusion of drugs, because they give you the illusion of getting closer to God, but ultimately they kill you."
The 'Like A Virgin' singer confessed, however, that she didn't enjoy the effects of most narcotics and instantly regretted her actions once they entered her blood stream.
She continued: "I mean, I tried everything once, but as soon as I was high, I spent my time drinking tons of water to get it out of my system.
"As soon as I was high, I was obsessed with flushing it out of me. I was like, 'Okay, I'm done now'."
The blonde beauty also touched on her feelings about dying and revealed she constantly tries to live life to the fullest.
Speaking to magician David Blaine for Interview magazine, she added: "I became obsessed with death, and the idea that you never know when death will arrive, so one has to do as much as possible all the time to get the most out of life."

Rosario Dawson has reportedly adopted a 12-year-old girl.
The 'Sin City' actress - who was adopted by her stepfather Greg Dawson at the age of one - has become a new mother after adopting the soon-to-be teenager in October, the New York Post newspaper's PageSix reports.
The 35-year-old star - who previously dated 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle - has been open about her plans to adopt for years and has now gone ahead with the process despite being single.
She said in a 2008 magazine interview: "That idea has stayed in the back of my head, but lately, I've been thinking about it more."
Rosario revealed she wanted to have a child as soon as possible so that she could introduce them to their relatives.
She explained: "My mother and grandmother are extraordinary women, and they're getting older. It struck me recently that one day I might be sitting around with my children, going, 'Your grandma was an amazing woman, I really wish you could've known her'."
Meanwhile, the brunette beauty recently confessed that while she admires her mother, she never wanted to follow in her footsteps by becoming a mother at a young age.
She said previously: "I was an awkward teenager. I went stag to my prom. I was a virgin until I was 20-years-old.
"My mother was raising five kids on her own. I wasn't just going to sit back and be a horny teenager and continue some cycle of teenage pregnancy - I wanted more opportunities."

Kasabian think they "deserve" their success.
The 'Eez-Eh' rockers have had a triumphant year which saw them headline the famous Glastonbury festival and play a homecoming gig in Leicester to 50,000 fans and think they are worthy of their achievements because they work so hard.
Frontman Tom Meighan said: "Glastonbury was unbelievable, because we deserved that. We're proud pioneers.
"And there was Leicester as well. We deserve everything we f***ing get.
"We've worked so hard, me and my best friend [guitarist Serge Pizzorno] here, since we were f***ing babies, when we were 17 and we gave our lives to rock 'n' roll. Not many people can say that can they?"
Both Tom and Serge believe their strong bond is the key to the group's success.
Tom said: "I love this guy. He's Pete Townshend. He runs the band. Without him... he's the controller, the leader. He has to keep me in check."
Serge added to Q magazine:" Tom's my other half. Without Tom, I am simply just a man. With Tom, I can do anything. I am a superhero.
"I like to think, romantically, we'll go together, in a blaze of glory. It'll be like a last shoot out."

Jon Favreau wants to "blow people's minds" with his films.
The 'Iron Man' director hopes his movies "reward" the audiences who are constantly seeking new technology.
Speaking on a short film created for the latest instalment of Stella Artois 'Connoisseurs Series' - a collection of video portraits looking into the world of quality craftmanship - Jon said: "I want to blow people's minds. I want the audience to be rewarded for betting on us when they buy a ticket, too.
"But for the film-makers for the actors and for the people putting on the circus show, they want to bring down the house. When you hit something just right and the whole crowd as one responds that's a really exhilarating feeling."
The 48-year-old actor - who starred in 'Chef' alongside Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson - explained how the changes in the film industry have affected the way he approaches making films.
Jon said: "The audiences always want the new technology. So our form, our technology, is changed to something that makes a big splash in a big way, with 3D on a big screen.
"That whole art imitating life, echoing life is part of the dance that filmmakers have with our culture, that I love"
'Chef' is out to rent and own on DVD and Blu-ray and digital download now from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

Ed Sheeran "fell in love with a beanbag" when he tried ecstasy.
The 'Thinking Out Loud' hitmaker insists he has only tried the drug once, while at a wedding in Ibiza last year, and the biggest impact it had on him was developing an obsession with the comfy cushion which saw him order six of the seats online.
The 23-year-old singer also revealed he gave up smoking marijuana 18 months ago and last used the substance with rapper The Game.
He recalled to Q magazine: "The last time was with The Game in LA. I thought, 'When in Rome'."
Ed has been dating Athina Andrelos for almost a year and admits he prefers being in a relationship because he is "no good" at casual sex.
He said: "I'm not good at it, because I'm rubbish at chatting women up. I really am.
"That's something you learn at school and I was never that guy.
"Girls weren't interested, I still don't know how to do it. I'm a lot better in a relationship, which is rewarding, not just a 10-second feeling... in my case."
The 'Drunk' hitmaker believes the key to his popularity is he relates to the "geek" in everyone.
He said: "Everyone's a geek in some way. Even the beautiful people. We're all weird. Some people can pretend they're not. But we are all f***ing weird."

Jerry Hall thinks her boyfriend's biologist pals are speaking "Chinese" when they talk about science.
The 58-year-old star admits that while she has a penchant for reading science-based magazines, the terminology used by the friends her boyfriend Armand Leroi - a scientist who she has been dating since the beginning of the year - is completely lost on her.
She said: "All his friends are scientists. It's like they're speaking Chinese - I can't understand a word they're saying, even though I read science magazines.
"They have their own language - they make up words before they even exist in the dictionary."
Jerry - who was previously married to The Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger - admits she and Armand are not planning to tie the knot in the near future because she is just enjoying having fun with the professor.
She said: "Armand is great. We're keeping company, we're not getting married, you know? He's smart and handsome and I'm having a great time."
The former model is to appear as the Wicked Queen in pantomime 'Snow White' in Richmond, south west London, later this month and while the blonde star admits she gets nervous, she is glad both Armand and Mick will be there to support her.
Jerry - who has four children, Elizabeth, 30, James, 29, Georgia May, 22, and 16-year-old Gabriel, with Mick - added to HELLO! magazine: "I've have stage fright - that's normal. It's always very nerve-wracking.
"But Mick and the kids are very supportive and my boyfriend Armand and all my friends are coming to the opening night, so that will be really nice."

Justin Bieber's father threw his dog off a balcony.
The 'Boyfriend' hitmaker's dad, Jeremy Bieber, is said to have launched the American Bulldog, named Karma, off the second storey of a building in a fit of rage after it bit Justin's little brother Jaxon.
The dog's trainer, Trevor Dvernichuk , told TMZ that the pup - who was brought to training by Justin after he adopted him a year ago - snapped at the youngster prompting his father to pick up the dog and throw it over the side of the property into a snow bank.
Jeremy then told him to take away the dog and not return it to the family until it had been fully trained.
The news follows reports that Justin and his father had abandoned the pup - which they adopted last Christmas - with Trevor in February and never returned.
He said: "This is like taking your kid to school and not picking it back up."
Trevor was originally asked to take care of the dog for a few weeks, so he could train her before Justin, 20, assumed responsibility for her once more.
Not only did the pop superstar fail to return to collect Karma, he hasn't even responded to Trevor's calls.
However, Jeremy denied abandoning Karma and insists Trevor stole the dog, while he claims he simply held on to the pup to protect it after witnessing the accident.

Justin Bieber is reportedly dating Hailey Baldwin.
The 'Boyfriend' hitmaker is said to be growing close to Hailey in the wake of his split from on again-off again girlfriend Selena Gomez and believes the 18-year-old model is "different" to any other girl's he's dated before.
A source told HollywoodLife.com: "Justin has a new muse and it's Hailey.
"She's different from the other girls Justin has been with. She's really fun, feisty, and could care less about Justin's fame and fortune."
The 20-year-old singer even treated Hailey to an extravagant shopping trip to celebrate her recent birthday and is described as being on "the rebound" from brunette beauty Selena.
The source added: "Hailey's birthday was on November 22 so when she got to New York, Justin made sure to spoil her and treat her like a princess. He totally took care of her and took her shopping. He's definitely on the rebound from Selena."
Despite Justin's advances, Hailey - who is the daughter of Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin - is said to be being "cautious" about her blossoming romance with the star.
An insider said: "Justin usually gets what he wants and he's trying to seal the deal with Hailey. But she's being a bit cautious. Hailey doesn't want to just be another girl on Justin's list. Right now, she's treating this relationship as a friendship."

Sam Smith felt "brave" when he came out as gay.
The 'I'm Not The Only One' hitmaker confessed he is happy he found the courage to open up about his sexuality before he released his debut album 'In The Lonely Hour' as it helped his fans to understand him better.
He told Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show last night (01.12.14): "I came out at a very, very young age. I kind of just felt like I needed to mention it before I released the record so people knew what it was about. And it felt like a brave thing to do as well I wanted to do it before because if I did it afterwards people probably would have thought I was lying just to sell records."
However, the 22-year-old singer admitted it "didn't feel like coming out" as he had already told his family at a young age.
He explained: "It didn't feel like a coming out. I came out when I was like 4 years old. My mum said she knew when I was like three. So I didn't have to actually properly come out."
The Brit Award-winner also revealed that he is "still trying to figure everything out".
He said: "I'm 22 as well. I'm still trying to figure everything out.
"People say, he doesn't want to be a spokesperson for the gay community. I do, of course I do, but I want to be a spokesperson for everyone."

Colin Farrell honoured Elizabeth Taylor on World AIDS Day.
The 38-year-old actor paid tribute to the late screen icon's commitment to fighting the disease in a short film which was released yesterday (01.12.14), reports Entertainment Tonight.
In the clip, the 'Saving Mr Banks' star credits Elizabeth - who founded the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1991 - for her "fearless" contribution to the cause.
Since its establishment, the foundation - which aims to fund education, direct care and services to people living with AIDS - has donated more than $15 million to 650 organisations across the world.
He said: "(The project is) a bright light on Elizabeth's fearless and tireless commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS.
"It is an honour to be a part of it."
It isn't the first time Colin has spoken of his close relationship with Elizabeth, who died of congestive heart failure aged 79 in 2011.
In an interview with US talk show host Ellen Degeneres following her death, he admitted to having a "romantic relationship" with the late actress.
He said: "I got to have an audience with her, and that was the beginning of a year-and-a-half or two years of what was a really cool - which feels like in my head - the last kind of romantic relationship I've had, which was never consummated."

Phillip Schofield has abseiled down the ITV headquarters.
The 'This Morning' host took on the daring challenge during his 24-hour non-stop television broadcast today (01.12.14) in order to raise money for ITV's Text Santa charity appeal.
The 52-year-old presenter - who was spotted edging his way down the 22 storey block in London's Southbank on a rope as a band played the festive song '12 Days of Christmas' - admitted he was freaked out by the challenge.
He told viewers as he made his way to the ground: "This is freaking me out now."
Phillip - who was also challenged to remember various objects held by celebrities during the stunt as he passed the floors - raised £12,000 and was greeted at the bottom of the building by 'Loose Women' presenter Christine Bleakley.
Beforehand, the brunette beauty had tweeted a picture of the host preparing for his descent, captioning the photo: "@Schofe about to abseil down the #itvtowers for #TextSanta24".
It isn't the only vertigo-inducing challenge Phillip will face in a bid to raise money for the channel's Text Santa appeal.
He has also agreed to climb up London skyscraper The Shard - which is 87-storeys and 309 metres (1,014 ft) high - to raise the funds.
Phillip announced the challenge on the midday 'ITV News & Weather' which he presented as part of his 24-hour non-stop broadcast.
He said: "I'll tell you something that we haven't told anybody else yet, this is an exclusive because you have to have an exclusive on the news. I have agreed - and it's a bit of a personal challenge for me - I am going to climb to the very top of The Shard. I'm not going to do that today, we're going to do that in a few days time and that's for the 19th (December). That will put me 16 feet into civil airspace and barring an aeroplane or (someone) on a mountain I'll be the highest person in Europe."
Phillip will end his 24 hour broadcast at 11am tomorrow (02.12.14) after appearing on shows including his usual 'This Morning' with Amanda Holden, 'Loose Women' and 'ITV News'.
'Text Santa' will air on December 19 on ITV at 8.00pm, with Phillip presenting alongside Christine, Ant & Dec, Paddy McGuinness and Alesha Dixon.