Reality Killed the Video Star

Reality Killed the Video Star
Robbie Williams studio album
Publication (s)	November 6, 2009
Label (s)	Virgin Records
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	pop music
Title (number)	11
running time	50:05 (Standard Edition) 55:03 (Download)
production	Trevor Horn
chronology Rudebox (2006) Reality Killed the Video Star In and out of Consciousness (2010)

Reality Killed the Video Star is the eighth studio album by the English singer Robbie Williams . It was published after a three year break in November 2009 and was the first one in the UK did not reach the number 1 on the charts.

Emergence

Reality Killed the Video Star was filmed in London with producer Trevor Horn . The title is a reference to Horn's former band The Buggles , who had a hit with their song Video Killed the Radio Star in the early 1980s. As singles were Bodies , You Know Me and Morning Sun decoupled.

Williams said of the album: I want people to feel elated, I want them to dance, I want them to forget about who they are and where they are for 50 minutes - and, within those 50 minutes of forgetting who they are, I also hope people relate to the songs. This is a record that I'm very proud of - I think it's fucking brilliant. I want it to be the record that, if people think of Robbie Williams, they go, Yeah, Reality Killed The Video Star. (German: I want people to feel elated, I want to make them dance, I want them to forget who they are and where they are for 50 minutes - and, in the 50 minutes of forgetting who they are, I also hope people identify with the songs. This is an album that I'm very proud of - I think it's fucking awesome. I want it to be the album that when people think of Robbie Williams , say, of course, Reality Killed The Video Star. ) He also said that Trevor Horn brought his genius to the table.

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1. Morning Sun (Williams, Black, Ralph, Spencer, K. Andrew, R. Andrew) - 4:06
2. Bodies (Williams, Christy, Russo) - 4:04
3. You Know Me (Williams, Hardy, Spencer, K. Andrew) - 4:21
4. Blasphemy (Williams, Chambers) - 4:18
5. Do You Mind? (Williams, Jankel, Spencer, K. Andrew) - 4:06
6. Last Days of Disco (Williams, Spencer, K. Andrew) - 4:50
7. Somewhere - 1:01
8. Deceptacon (Williams, Ralph, Spencer, K. Andrew, R. Andrew) - 5:01
9. Starstruck (Williams, Beard, Spencer, K. Andrew) - 5:21
10. Difficult for Weirdos (Williams, Spencer, K. Andrew) - 4:29
11. Super blind (Williams, Eisler) - 4:46
12. Won't Do That (Williams, Ralph, Spencer, K. Andrew, R. Andrew) - 3:38
13. Morning Sun (Reprise) (Williams, Black, Ralph, Spencer, K. Andrew, R. Andrew) - 1:19
14. Arizona (Download bonus only / Japanese bonus track) (Williams, Spencer, K. Andrew) - 5:38

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	40,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	30,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	400,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	(1,000,000)
Finland (IFPI)	gold	15,954
France (SNEP)	platinum	200,000
Ireland (IRMA)	gold	7,500
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	60,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	30,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	30,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	3,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	900,000
All in all	9 × gold 13 × platinum	1,912,954

Main article: Robbie Williams / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Review on laut.de

Individual evidence

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