Williams, who quit the band in 1995. sang the band's hit Shine with Barlow as they performed a live radio session.

He and the group recently put their differences behind them to record a new album, Progress, which is out next month. But Williams had not played any of the boy band's hits with his colleagues since his walk-out, until today.

The track he performed, on Fearne Cotton's Radio 1 show, was not one on which he originally appeared. It featured on Take That's comeback album, Beautiful World, released in 2006, prior to Williams burying the hatchet with Barlow, and normally features Mark Owen as lead singer.

Williams said today when he first heard the track he thought it was aimed at him. The lyrics refer to a "big star" who is "stuck in a hole" and who has "demons".

The singer said, on hearing it, he wondered: "Is this a bit of a point at me?"

He and Barlow were appearing on the show to plug their joint single Shame, which is looking likely to chart at number two at the weekend.

Williams has shied away from his Take That back catalogue over the years and occasionally performed the band's songs as a solo artist - although not with Barlow with whom he feuded for many years.

He would often include a thrashy version of the boy band's Back For Good during his live show, usually after a rant about how much he disliked his years in the band and the group's manager, Nigel Martin-Smith.

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Robbie Williams cemented his renewed friendship with Gary Barlow today by performing a cover of Take That's Shine.

The singer, who recently rejoined the band, chose the track to perform on BBC Radio 1.

He was accompanied on Fearne Cotton's show by Barlow but sung Shine alone joking at the end he'd got it '99% right' without his new bandmate's help.

Williams revealed that he thought the song was about him when he heard it for the first time.

The lyrics refer to a 'big star' who is 'stuck in a hole' and who has 'demons'.

Williams told Cotton he thought at the time: 'Is this a bit of a point at me?'

Mark Owen normally sings the track which appeared on Take That's 2006 album Beautiful World.

Williams and Barlow appeared on the radio show to promote their new duet Shame, which is on course to chart at number two at the weekend.

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