Escapology
| Escapology | ||||
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| Robbie Williams studio album | ||||
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Publication |
November 18, 2002 |
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| Label (s) | Chrysalis ( EMI ) | |||
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Format (s) |
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Title (number) |
14+ |
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running time |
73m55s |
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| occupation | Singing : Robbie Williams | |||
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Guy Chambers , Steve Power |
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Studio (s) |
Williams EMI-Chrysalis Studio |
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Escapology (Eng. Entfesslungskunst) is the fifth album by the English singer Robbie Williams and was released on November 18, 2002. On this album he released the songs Feel , Come Undone and Something Beautiful for the first time ; especially Feel , the first single, was very successful. The album was created in collaboration with longtime co-writer and producer Guy Chambers .
title
The following order describes the European version of the album. It's different in the US .
| Track | title | Length (in minutes) |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | How Peculiar | 3:13 |
| 02 | Feel | 4:22 |
| 03 | Something beautiful | 4:48 |
| 04 | Monsoon | 3:46 |
| 05 | Sexed Up | 4:10 |
| 06 | Love somebody | 4:10 |
| 07 | Revolution [featuring Rose Stone] | 5:44 |
| 08 | Handsome man | 3:54 |
| 09 | Come Undone | 4:38 |
| 10 | Me and My Monkey | 7:12 |
| 11 | Song 3 | 3:48 |
| 12 | Hot fudge | 4:05 |
| 13 | Cursed | 4:01 |
| 14th | Nan's song | 3:52 |
background
Escapology is the last of five albums that Robbie Williams recorded with co-writer and producer Guy Chambers, from whom he split after the recordings in an argument because Chambers refused to work exclusively for Williams. At the same time, it was the first of five albums that Williams had to deliver to the record company EMI as part of his record deal signed in 2002 for more than 80 million pounds. The album was explicitly designed to make Williams, who was a superstar all over Europe at the time, also popular in the USA. However, this project failed: Escapology only reached number 43 in the charts in the USA .
Successes and criticism
Escapology reached number 1 in the charts in many European countries - including Germany , Great Britain , Austria and Switzerland . The album has sold around 7.5 million copies so far and was the UK 's most successful solo album of 2002. It went platinum seven times in the UK and four times in Germany.
Regardless of the commercial success, many music critics expressed themselves rather disappointed and accused Williams' artistic standstill. The New Musical Express only gave the album four stars out of ten, and The Guardian was annoyed that the US market was all too obviously targeted. The BBC , however, called Escapology Williams' best album to date.
Releases and chart successes of the singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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 UK
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| 2002 | Feel Escapology |
DE3 (17 weeks) DE |
AT3 (18 weeks) AT |
CH4 (25 weeks) CH |
UK4 (17 weeks) UK |
First published: December 2, 2002
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| 2003 | Come Undone Escapology |
DE16 (9 weeks) DE |
AT15 (16 weeks) AT |
CH45 (10 weeks) CH |
UK4 (14 weeks) UK |
First published: March 31, 2003
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| Something Beautiful Escapology |
DE46 (9 weeks) DE |
AT19 (11 weeks) AT |
CH52 (10 weeks) CH |
UK3 (8 weeks) UK |
First published: July 28, 2003
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| Sexed Up Escapology |
DE53 (9 weeks) DE |
AT45 (13 weeks) AT |
CH59 (3 weeks) CH |
UK10 (9 weeks) UK |
First published: November 3, 2003
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Sales figures and awards
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Argentina (CAPIF)
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 platinum
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40,000 |
 Australia (ARIA)
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5 × platinum
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350,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
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platinum
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(30,000) |
 Denmark (IFPI)
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3 × platinum
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(200,000) |
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Germany (BVMI)
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4 × platinum
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(1,200,000) |
 Europe (IFPI)
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5 × platinum
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5,000,000 |
 Finland (IFPI)
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platinum
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(46,225) |
 France (SNEP)
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platinum
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(300,000) |
 Greece (IFPI)
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 gold
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(15,000) |
 Canada (MC)
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gold
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50,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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2 × platinum
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30,000 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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2 × platinum
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(160,000) |
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Austria (IFPI)
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4 × platinum
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(200,000) |
 Poland (ZPAV)
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platinum
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(70,000) |
 Portugal (AFP)
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gold
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(20,000) |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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platinum
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(60,000) |
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Switzerland (IFPI)
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5 × platinum
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(200,000) |
 Spain (Promusicae)
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gold
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(50,000) |
 Hungary (MAHASZ)
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gold
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(10,000) |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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6 × platinum
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(1,800,000) |
| All in all |
5 × gold 43 × platinum |
5,470,000 |
Main article: Robbie Williams / Music Sales Awards