| "Rudebox" | ||||
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| Single by Robbie Williams | ||||
| from the album Rudebox | ||||
| Released | 4 September 2006[1] | |||
| Studio | Wendy House (London, England) | |||
| Genre | Electro-funk-pop[2] | |||
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| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Soul Mekanik | |||
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| "Rudebox" on YouTube | ||||
"Rudebox" is song by English musician Robbie Williams from his seventh studio album of the same name (2006). It interpolates the 1987 song "Boops (Here to Go)" by Sly and Robbie. The single was released on 4 September 2006, although download purchases allowed it to reach number 30 on the UK Singles Chart on 3 September. After the release of the CD single, it ascended 26 places to number four, selling 24,821 copies.[3]
The track was nominated for the 2006 Ivor Novello Award.[4] In the song Williams makes several cultural references including Adidas, T.K. Maxx (in a joke about product placement, "T.K. Maxx costs less!"), Michael Jackson, Special Olympics, Durex condoms, The Matrix and Mandrax.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 2 September 2006. p. 25.
- ^ "Robbie Williams - Rudebox Single". FemaleFirst. 14 August 2006.
- ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart". Music Week. 16 September 2006. p. 32.
...Rudebox – which jumps 30-4 this week, on sales of 24,821...
- ^ Ivor Novello Award Archived 25 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine