Rudebox

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"Rudebox"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album Rudebox
Released	September 4, 2006
Format	CD single: Worldwide
Recorded	2006
Genre	Hip Hop Pop Rap Dance
Length	3:46
Label	EMI
Producer(s)	Soul Mekanik
Chart positions
#1 (Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, Turkey & Chile) #2 (Finland, Euro Top 20) #3 (Denmark) #4 (Netherlands, UK) #5 (Spain & Austria) #9 (Greece) #12 (Russia) #13 (Australia) #14 (Latin America) #16 (Latvia) #17 (Ireland) #31 (France)
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Sin Sin Sin" (2006)	"Rudebox" (2006)	"Lovelight" (2006)

"Rudebox" is a single from musician Robbie Williams, taken from his album Rudebox. It is based around a sample from the song "Boops (Here To Go)" by Sly & Robbie. The single was released on September 4, 2006, although download purchases allowed it to reach number 30 in the UK Charts on September 3. After the release of the CD single, it went up 26 places to number 4 selling 24,821 copies,^[1] beaten by Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland's "Promiscuous", Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" and Scissor Sisters' "I Don't Feel like Dancin'". Although a relatively high chart position, Williams was mocked by sections of the tabloid press who said the single was a failure, despire it reaching the same chart position of most of William's most well known hits including Angels, Feel, No Regrets and Supreme.. He responded to the criticism by joking about it, telling an audience at his concert in Leeds on September 8th that the song was "number one... in Germany". He also made the comment "be honest" at the end of performing the song at Roundhay.

The track debuted at #1 on the German Charts and reached #1 on Downloads in the same country. It also reached #1 in 8 other countries and was the 4th best selling song in the world at one point. It was the second most played song accross Europe for four weeks.

On October 19, Robbie performed the song (along with "Rock DJ") at the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City.

Contents 1 Music video 2 Controversy 3 Formats and track listings 4 Trivia

[edit] Music video

The music video to Rudebox premièred in the UK on Channel 4. In addition, there is currently a competition on Rudebox 74.com where fans can send in a clip of themselves 'doing the Rudebox' (ie. dancing to the track). The top prize is a trip to see Robbie perform in Buenos Aires this year.

[edit] Controversy

The song has caused controversy in the UK, on TV, radio and in the tabloids, due to the radical change in direction from most of Williams' other material, with The Sun newspaper claiming it was the "worst song ever".[1] The song is allegedly the most severe change of direction on the album, with Victoria Newton (The Sun) reporting that there are some sure-fire hits on the forthcoming release (in particular, she highlights a song called "Lovelight").[2]

The use of the phrase "dance like you won the Special Olympics" has also angered many charity groups.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Formats and track listings

UK CD

1. Rudebox (Dirty Radio Edit)
2. Lonestar Rising

UK CD Maxi

1. Rudebox
2. Rudebox (Soul Mekanik Extended Dub)
3. Rudebox (Chicken Lips Malfunction)
4. Rudebox (Chicken Lips Malfunction Dub)
5. Rudebox (Video)

+ Robbie Interview Clip

UK 12"

1. "Rudebox" (Soul Melanik Extended Vocal)
2. "Rudebox" (Chicken Lips Malfunction)
3. "Rudebox" (Soul Melanik Dub)

UK CD / 12" Promo

1. Rudebox (Soul Mekanik Extended Dub)
2. Rudebox (Chicken Lips Malfunction Dub)
3. Rudebox (Riton Remix)

[edit] Trivia

The song was aired for the first time in the UK by Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills on Friday 7th July. The event caused some controversy, as the record label's embargo date was broken, although the artist himself later backed the presenter for doing so. This was the second time Scott Mills has broken a record label's embargo, the first being Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack".