It was apparently a tribute to Robbie's close friendship with Spice Girls star Geri Halliwell at the time. Not as well remembered as some of his other number ones, this was a double-A side with 'The Road to Mandalay'. This gave Robbie his first solo number one single in 1998, and heavily samples the arrangement of John Barry's 'You Only Live Twice', the title track of the 1967 James Bond film of the same name. Like the rest of the album, it was produced by Trevor Horn, and its music video featured his future wife, actress Ayda Field. Williams later referred to the lyrics as “gibberish” that he considered pointless. The song’s cryptic lyrics, with a wide variety of religious references included, have been subject to speculation. This was Robbie's comeback single after three years away and a stint in rehab. I don’t know why that fell out of my mouth and out of my brain at that particular time – it just did.” 16. He said: “Some songs take an age to write and some songs just fall out of your mouth completely formed, and you don’t have to think about it. While most of the lyrics are nonsensical, it tells the story of a girl who thinks she’s perfect. 'Candy'Ĭo-written with his Take That bandmate Gary Barlow, this provided Robbie with his seventh solo number one in 2012. In the video, he falls asleep and wakes up dressed as a rabbit in a waistcoat, and explores a fantasy world based on Alice in Wonderland. This was the second single from his 2009 comeback album Reality Killed the Video Star. It comes from the point of view of the narrator, who is struggling with something in his life, whether it may be a relationship or life itself. Taken from Robbie’s third solo album, this ballad was co-written with regular songwriting partner Guy Chambers along with Kelvin Andrews, formerly of Candy Flip. Raising money for Sport Relief, it was co-written with Don Black, known for his work with Andrew Lloyd Webber and on several James Bond themes. However, Robbie Williams later commented that it was more about himself. Written around the time of Michael Jackson’s death, this song was originally meant to be a tribute to the late star. We both said sorry to each other and we both meant it and that was all we needed.” 20. Williams said of their first reunion: “We had that big chat and the most amazing thing happened at the end of it. It revolves around their broken relationship and fixing things up nearly two decades later. Produced by Trevor Horn, this marked the first time Robbie and Gary Barlow worked together since Robbie left Take That in 1995.
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