Somethin' Stupid
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| "Somethin' Stupid" | ||
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| Single by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman | ||
| from the album Swing When You're Winning | ||
| Released | December 10, 2001 (UK) | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | 2001 | |
| Genre | Alternative | |
| Length | 2:50 | |
| Writer(s) | C. Parks | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman singles chronology | ||
| "Eternity/Road to Mandalay" (2001) |
"Somethin' Stupid" (2001) |
"Better Man" (2002) |
"Somethin' Stupid" is a song originally written by C. Carson Parks and released by Carson and Gaile. It was released in 1967 by Frank Sinatra and his daughter, Nancy Sinatra, on the album The World We Knew. The song rose to #1 on the US Singles Chart and #9 in the United World Chart and won the elder Sinatra his first Gold single. It was the first and only instance of a father-daughter number-one song in America.
In the same year, a rising country star Tammy Wynette released her version (with David Houston) on her first album, "My Elusive Dreams."
Also in 1967, French singer, Sacha Distel, released a French version called "Ces mots stupides."
"Somethin' Stupid" was re-recorded for Robbie Williams' 2001 album, Swing When You're Winning, also released in that year. It was a duet with Nicole Kidman, and it became the Christmas number one on the UK Singles Chart, staying there for three weeks.
Other versions figured in the 2005 album by Albin de la Simone, sung in duet with Jeanne Cherhal; by Amanda Barrie and Johnny Briggs (actor); by the jazz-alpine-folk band Global Kryner; and released by The Mavericks in their album The Best of The Mavericks. In 2006, the band DeVotchKa released the EP Curse Your Little Heart, which included a cover of "Somethin' Stupid."
[edit] Formats And Track Listings
UK CD / Cassette
- Somethin' Stupid
- My Way (Live at the Albert Hall)
- Eternity (Orchestral Version)
- Somethin' Stupid (Video)
UK DVD
- Somethin' Stupid (Video)
- That's Life
- Let's Face The Music and Dance
- Robbie Video Clips
| Preceded by "Happy Together" by The Turtles |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Nancy and Frank Sinatra version) April 15, 1967 |
Succeeded by "The Happening" by The Supremes |
| Preceded by "Gotta Get Thru This" by Daniel Bedingfield |
UK Singles Chart number one single (Robbie Williams/Nicole Kidman version) December 22, 2001 - January 11, 2002 |
Succeeded by "Gotta Get Thru This" by Daniel Bedingfield |
Studio albums
Life thru a Lens • I've Been Expecting You • Sing When You're Winning • Swing When You're Winning • Escapology • Intensive Care • Rudebox • Let's Swing Again
Other albums
The Ego Has Landed • Live at Knebworth • Greatest Hits
Singles
"Freedom" • "Old Before I Die" • "Lazy Days" • "South of the Border" • "Angels" • "Let Me Entertain You" • "Millennium" • "No Regrets" • "Strong" • "She's The One"/"It's Only Us" • "Win Some Lose Some" • "Rock DJ" • "Kids" • "Supreme" • "Let Love Be Your Energy" • "Eternity"/"The Road to Mandalay" • "We Are the Champions" • "Somethin' Stupid" • "Better Man" • "Mr. Bojangles"/"I Will Talk And Hollywood Will Listen" • "Feel" • "Come Undone" • "Something Beautiful" • "Sexed Up" • "Radio" • "Misunderstood" • "Tripping" • "Make Me Pure" • "Advertising Space" • "Sin Sin Sin" • "Rudebox" • "Lovelight" • "Bongo Bong and Je Ne T'Aime Plus (promo)" • "She's Madonna"
Discography • Singles • Take That • Britpop • Guy Chambers
2000 - Bob the Builder - "Can We Fix It?" • 2001 - Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - "Somethin' Stupid" • 2002 - Girls Aloud - "Sound of the Underground" • 2003 - Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules - "Mad World" • 2004 - Band Aid 20 - "Do They Know It's Christmas?" • 2005 - Shayne Ward - "That's My Goal" • 2006 - Leona Lewis - "A Moment like This"
