Eternity/The Road to Mandalay

"Eternity" / "The Road to Mandalay"
Single by Robbie Williams
B-side"Toxic"
Released9 July 2001 (2001-07-09)[1]
StudioMaster Rock, Sarm Hook End ("The Road to Mandalay")
Length
  • 5:02 ("Eternity")
  • 3:57 ("The Road to Mandalay")
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Let Love Be Your Energy"
(2001)
"Eternity" / "The Road to Mandalay"
(2001)
"Better Man"
(2001)
Music video
"Eternity" on YouTube
Music video
"The Road to Mandalay" on YouTube

"Eternity" / "The Road to Mandalay" is the fifth single from English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams' third studio album, Sing When You're Winning (2000). "Eternity" does not appear on the album but was later included on Williams' Greatest Hits album in 2004. The lyrics of "Eternity" were written as a tribute to Williams' close friendship with Geri Halliwell. Brian May of Queen plays electric guitar on the track.

Released on 9 July 2001, the double A-side was the 20th-best-selling single of 2001 in the United Kingdom, topping the country's singles chart, and also peaked at number two in Ireland. "Eternity" as a solo single reached number one in New Zealand and became a top-10 hit in eight other countries. Though "Eternity" never appeared on a Robbie Williams studio album, a comedic snippet of the song can be heard in "Outtakes", a hidden track on Swing When You're Winning.

  1. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting July 9, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 July 2001. p. 25. Retrieved 14 August 2021.