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XXV
Studio album by
Released9 September 2022 (2022-09-09)
Robbie Williams chronology
The Christmas Present
(2019)
XXV
(2022)
Singles from XXV
  1. "Angels (XXV)"
    Released: 7 June 2022
  2. "Lost (XXV)"
    Released: 5 August 2022

XXV is the upcoming 13th studio album by English recording artist Robbie Williams. It is due to be released worldwide on 9 September 2022.

Background

On 22 November, Williams released his first Christmas album titled The Christmas Present, debuting at number two on the UK Charts and selling over 67,000 copies, which is identical sales to his previous studio album release The Heavy Entertainment Show. The following week saw Williams' album go to #1 in the UK, outselling the nearest competitor Rod Stewart by 5,000 copies. This was Williams' 13th UK number-one album, tying Elvis Presley for the most UK number-one albums.[1]

On 7 June 2022, Williams announced that his thirteenth studio album, XXV, would be released on 9 September 2022.[2] It will feature new versions of his hit songs, plus new material. On the same day as this announcement, Williams released "Angels XXV", a reworked version of "Angels".[3][4]

Singles

The first single taken from XXV was a reimagined version of his hit single "Angels" and was released on 7 June 2022. On 10 June 2022, "Angels (XXV)" reached number 92 on the UK Official Singles Sales Chart,[5] rising to 74 a week later.[6]

The second official single was "Lost (XXV)". It was released on 5 August 2022.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Robbie Williams Lands His Lucky 13th No. 1 Album In The U.K. With 'The Christmas Present'". Forbes. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ Smith, Carl (7 June 2022). "Robbie Williams' XXV album: tracklisting, release date, artwork, Angels 2022 version, new song Lost and more". Official Charts. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. ^ Bassett, Jordan (7 June 2022). "Robbie Williams jokes he could play Knebworth again if he "sold tickets as cheaply" as Liam Gallagher". NME. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Angels XXV". Spotify. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100 - 10 June 2022 - 16 June 2022". Official Charts. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100 - 17 June 2022 - 23 June 2022". Official Charts. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  7. ^ Krol, Charlotte (5 August 2022). "Robbie Williams shares new 'XXV' album single 'Lost' about "reckless behaviour"". NME. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Robbie Williams announces new single 'Lost' from 'XXV' greatest hits collection". Retro Pop Magazine. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.