Escapology (album)

Escapology
Studio album by
Robbie Williams
Released18 November 2002
Recorded2001–2002
Studio
GenrePop rock[2]
Length73:55
LabelEMI
Producer
Robbie Williams chronology
Swing When You're Winning
(2001) 		Escapology
(2002) 		Live at Knebworth
(2003)
Singles from Escapology
  1. "Feel"
    Released: 2 December 2002[3]
  2. "Come Undone"
    Released: 31 March 2003[4]
  3. "Something Beautiful"
    Released: 21 May 2003[5]
  4. "Sexed Up"
    Released: 3 November 2003[6]

Escapology is the fifth studio album recorded by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was released on 18 November 2002 through EMI Records. The album features a guest appearance by singer Rose Stone and was produced by Guy Chambers and Steve Power. The album's lead single "Feel" was released on 2 December 2002, two weeks after the album. The track was an international hit, reaching the top of the charts in Austria, Poland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and top five positions in countries such as Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Three other singles from the album were released: "Come Undone", "Something Beautiful" and "Sexed Up".

The album debuted at number one in the United Kingdom with first-week sales of over 264,000, becoming Williams' fifth consecutive number one.

The album was supported by the 2003 Tour, which started on 28 June 2003 in Edinburgh, Scotland and ended on 14 December 2003 in Sydney, Australia. During the tour Williams performed three consecutive shows at Knebworth, England on 1–3 August 2003. The three shows attracted a total of 375,000 fans, becoming the "biggest music event in British history".[7]

  1. ^ "Robbie Williams - Escapology". Discogs. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RollingStone was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 2 December 2002: Singles". Music Week. 30 November 2002. p. 23.
  4. ^ "Robbie Williams: Come Undone". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  5. ^ "サムシング・ビューティフル | ロビー・ウィリアムス" [Something Beautiful | Robbie Williams] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 1 November 2003. p. 29.
  7. ^ "Intro - Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth!". www.knebworthhouse.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.