Reality Killed the Video Star
Reality Killed the Video Star | ||||
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Robbie Williams studio album | ||||
Publication |
November 6, 2009 |
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Label (s) | Virgin Records | |||
Format (s) |
CD |
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Title (number) |
11 |
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running time |
50:05 (Standard Edition) 55:03 (Download) |
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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.
title
- Morning Sun (Williams, Black, Ralph, Spencer, K. Andrew, R. Andrew) - 4:06
- Bodies (Williams, Christy, Russo) - 4:04
- You Know Me (Williams, Hardy, Spencer, K. Andrew) - 4:21
- Blasphemy (Williams, Chambers) - 4:18
- Do You Mind? (Williams, Jankel, Spencer, K. Andrew) - 4:06
- Last Days of Disco (Williams, Spencer, K. Andrew) - 4:50
- Somewhere - 1:01
- Deceptacon (Williams, Ralph, Spencer, K. Andrew, R. Andrew) - 5:01
- Starstruck (Williams, Beard, Spencer, K. Andrew) - 5:21
- Difficult for Weirdos (Williams, Spencer, K. Andrew) - 4:29
- Super blind (Williams, Eisler) - 4:46
- Won't Do That (Williams, Ralph, Spencer, K. Andrew, R. Andrew) - 3:38
- Morning Sun (Reprise) (Williams, Black, Ralph, Spencer, K. Andrew, R. Andrew) - 1:19
- Arizona (Download bonus only / Japanese bonus track) (Williams, Spencer, K. Andrew) - 5:38
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) | 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
Individual evidence
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