Millennium (song)
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| Single by Robbie Williams | ||||
| from the album I've Been Expecting You |
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| Released | 7 September 1998 | |||
| Format | CD single, Cassette | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Pop, soul | |||
| Length | 4:07 (album version) 3:46 (radio edit) |
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| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Writer(s) | Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers, John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley | |||
| Producer | Guy Chambers Steve Power |
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| Certification | Gold (BPI) | |||
| Robbie Williams singles chronology | ||||
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- For the Front Line Assembly song see Millennium (Front Line Assembly song)
"Millennium" is a song by English singer, Robbie Williams, from his 1998 album entitled I've Been Expecting You. In September 1998, it was released as the album's first single which became Williams' first single to top the UK Singles Chart. The song also received extensive airplay in the United States and Canada where it was the lead single from Williams' 1999 compilation album, The Ego Has Landed.
The song borrows heavily from the musical arrangement of John Barry's "You Only Live Twice", the title track of the 1967 James Bond film of the same name, said to be one of Williams' favourite Bond movies.
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Music video [edit]
The tongue-in-cheek video for "Millennium" features Williams parodying James Bond, complete with references to Bond films like Thunderball and From Russia with Love. The song includes a sample of "You Only Live Twice" by Nancy Sinatra.[1] The video was filmed at Pinewood Studios, home to most Bond productions. During the end of the video, Williams drives away in an economy car, a fittingly chosen Bond Bug, instead of 007's Aston Martin DB5, which later drives past him while he's having car trouble.
At the 1999 BRIT Awards, "Millennium" won the award for Best British Video.
Reception [edit]
The song became Williams' first number-one single in the United Kingdom, shipping over 400,000 copies and being certified gold by the BPI.[2] The song also became an international success; it managed to break into the Top 40 around the world. It also became Williams' first song to chart inside the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 when it was released in 1999. However, neither it nor "Angels" (the song chosen as his second single in the United States) charted in the US Top 40.
Formats and track listings [edit]
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Millennium".
UK CD1
(Released 7 September 1998)
- "Millennium" – 4:07
- "Love Cheat" (demo version) – 3:46
- "Rome Munich Rome" (demo version) – 3:05
UK CD2
(Released 7 September 1998)
- "Millennium" – 4:07
- "Lazy Days" (original version) – 4:29
- "Angels" (live version) – 5:38
European CD Maxi
(Released 7 September 1998)
- "Millennium" – 4:07
- "Love Cheat" (demo version) – 3:46
- "Rome Munich Rome" (demo version) – 3:05
- "Angels" (live version) – 5:38
Charts and sales [edit]
Peak positions [edit]
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Certifications and sales [edit]
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Chart successions [edit]
| Preceded by "Bootie Call" by All Saints |
UK Singles Chart number-one single 13 September 1998 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "I Want You Back" by Melanie B featuring Missy Elliott |
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/384/Robbie%20Williams-Millenium_John%20Barry%20feat.%20Nancy%20Sinatra-You%20Only%20Live%20Twice/
- ^ a b "British single certifications – Robbie Williams – Millennium". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Millennium in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
- ^ Robbie Williams Singles release and peak position in Italy
- ^ a b "Millennium" Chart Positions
- ^ "Robbie Williams – Millennium – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams – Millennium" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams – Millennium" (in French). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ Eurochart peak
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Robbie Williams – Millennium" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: W". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Robbie Williams search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Robbie Williams – Millennium". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Robbie Williams – Millennium". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
- ^ Spanish peak
- ^ "Robbie Williams – Millennium – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
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