Greatest Hits (Robbie Williams album)

Greatest Hits is a hits

Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

compilation by Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams

Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...

, released in 2004. It included two new songs, these being "Radio" and "Misunderstood", which were both released as singles.

The album is his seventh released in the United Kingdom. It was one of the fastest selling albums upon release in the country, where it debuted at the number-one spot with first week sales over 320,000 copies. Certain versions of the compilation feature Williams in a pose exposing his pubic hair

Pubic hair

Pubic hair is hair in the frontal genital area, the crotch, and sometimes at the top of the inside of the legs; these areas form the pubic region....

on the cover, and in the booklet is the Latin phase "…si quid habet mammas vel rotas, res habebis difficiles aliquando," translating into "if it has tits or wheels, it makes life difficult."

A special edition box set with all of Williams' singles was released on the same day.

Singles

Although Williams admitted on his website to being "perplexed at the prospect" of a Greatest Hits album, saying, "I rarely, if at all, look back over my career," he took the opportunity to also reveal two new songs he had been working on with his new collaborator, Stephen Duffy

Stephen Duffy

Stephen Anthony James Duffy is an English singer/songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He was a founding member and vocalist/bassist of Duran Duran. He went on to record as a solo performer under several different names, and is the singer and songwriter for The Lilac Time with his older brother...

. Both were released as singles.

"Radio", the compilation's first single, was released in October 2004, debuting at number-one of the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

(becoming Williams' sixth number-one hit) selling 41,732 copies, the song was also a number-one hit in Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

and Portugal, and it hit the top ten around the world.

The album's second single, the ballad "Misunderstood", was included in the soundtrack of the film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)
# Will Young - "Your Love Is King"# Jamelia - "Stop"# Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out of My Head"# Joss Stone - "Super Duper Love Pt. 1"# Mary J...

and hit the top ten around the world in December of that year.

Success

Debuting at number one, the album sold 320,000 copies in its first week, becoming the fastest selling greatest hits album ever released in the United Kingdom. The album hit the top spot in 18 countries: France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the aforementioned United Kingdom, Argentina, Colombia, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, and Switzerland among others.

The album became the best selling album of the year in the United Kingdom, becoming the 61st best selling album in UK music history, with sales of 2 million copies, being certified 6x Platinum by the BPI.Greatest Hits also became the best selling album of the year in Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

being certified 5x Platinum for over 5 million copies sold worldwide. The album ended up selling slightly under 8.5 million copies becoming one of Williams' best selling albums ever.

In Germany, it debuted at #1 and reached this position in total 9 times non-consecutive.
It's his second album to do so, the other one being Swing When You're Winning

Swing When You're Winning

Swing When You're Winning is a swing cover album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams.-Background:After the success of his third studio album, Sing When You're Winning, Williams wanted to take another musical direction...

.
With 101 weeks on the German Albums Chart it's his second largest chart one, just behind Sing When You're Winning

Sing When You're Winning

Sing When You're Winning is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams.-Background:Following the release of his last album, I've Been Expecting You in 1998, and in the middle of promotion and touring in 1999, Robbie found time to start the work on what would be his third...

with 106 weeks.
By selling 900,000 copies and reaching 9x gold, Greatest Hits is the 20th best-selling album of the decade 2000-2009 in Germany and his 5th album album to reach a position in the top twenty of the best-selling album of the decade, the others being Swing When You're Winning

Swing When You're Winning

(4th best-selling), Escapology

Escapology

For the Jessica Mauboy song, see Inescapable.Escapology is the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escapologists escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, cages, coffins, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, fish-tanks and other perils, often in combination.-History:The art...

(5th best-selling), Intensive Care

Intensive Care (album)

Intensive Care is sixth studio album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, released on 24 October 2005 in the United Kingdom.-Background:...

(8th best-selling) and Live at Knebworth

Live at Knebworth

Live at Knebworth, also known as Live Summer 2003 with different cover text, is a live album by English pop singer Robbie Williams, recorded and released in 2003. The album is his first live album, and is a compilation of songs performed during three consecutive shows at Knebworth, England.The...

(19th best-selling).

Track listing

This album has been released with several tracklists, changing from country to country.

UK track listing

"Old Before I Die
Old Before I Die
"Old Before I Die" is a 1997 song by Robbie Williams, and the first single to be taken from his debut album, Life Thru A Lens. It became a number two hit in the United Kingdom when it was released in April that year. The video has Williams performing for the camera with ageing rock stars as his...

"
"Lazy Days
Lazy Days
"Lazy Days" is a July 1997 single released by Robbie Williams, the second single released from his 1997 album Life thru a Lens. The song became a top ten hit in the United Kingdom, but success was limited elsewhere....

"
"Angels"
"Let Me Entertain You
Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams song)
"Let Me Entertain You" is a song written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers. Released as the fifth and last single from Williams' debut album, Life Thru A Lens. It has no connection to the songs by Queen or Shakespears Sister carrying the same title. In March 1998, the track became a top three hit...

"
"Millennium
Millennium (song)
"Millennium" is a song by Robbie Williams, released as the first single from his second album, I've Been Expecting You. The song was released in 1998....

"
"No Regrets"
"Strong
Strong (song)
"Strong" is a song by Robbie Williams, released as the third single from his 1998 album, I've Been Expecting You in early 1999. The song managed to break into the top five in the United Kingdom. The b-side is the live version of Let Me Entertain You recorded at the 1999 BRIT Awards, the performance...

"
"She's the One"
"Rock DJ
Rock DJ (song)
"Rock DJ" is a song by English pop singer Robbie Williams from his fourth album, Sing When You're Winning released in the summer of 2000. The song heavily musically samples Barry White's 1977 song "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" and also contains a sample of "Can I Kick It?" by A Tribe...

"
"Kids"
"Supreme
Supreme (song)
"Supreme" is a song by Robbie Williams released in 2000 as the third single from his album Sing When You're Winning, and contains an interpolation of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" because, according to Williams, he was in a trip in Switzerland and when it was approaching the new millennium, the...

"
"Let Love Be Your Energy
Let Love Be Your Energy
"Let Love Be Your Energy" is a song by Robbie Williams released in 2001 as the fourth single from his album Sing When You're Winning. The music video for the single was presented in animation. It featured a cartoon facsimile of Williams always on the run in search of love. There is a second,...

"
"Eternity
Eternity/The Road to Mandalay
"Eternity / The Road To Mandalay" is the fifth single from Robbie Williams' 2000 Sing When You're Winning album, released in July 2001. "Eternity" does not appear in the album but it was later included on Williams' Greatest Hits album...

"
"The Road to Mandalay
Eternity/The Road to Mandalay
"Eternity / The Road To Mandalay" is the fifth single from Robbie Williams' 2000 Sing When You're Winning album, released in July 2001. "Eternity" does not appear in the album but it was later included on Williams' Greatest Hits album...

"
"Feel
Feel (Robbie Williams song)
"Feel" is a song by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was released on December 2, 2002 as the lead single from his fifth studio album, Escapology...

"
"Come Undone"
"Sexed Up
Sexed Up
"Sexed Up" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, released as the fourth and last single from his album Escapology in late 2003. It was originally recorded for Natalie Imbruglia who turned it down and was later released in 1998 in demo form as the b-side to his single "No Regrets".-Chart...

"
"Radio"
"Misunderstood"

Chinese track listing

"Old Before I Die
Old Before I Die
"Old Before I Die" is a 1997 song by Robbie Williams, and the first single to be taken from his debut album, Life Thru A Lens. It became a number two hit in the United Kingdom when it was released in April that year. The video has Williams performing for the camera with ageing rock stars as his...

"
"Angels"
"Let Me Entertain You
Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams song)
"Let Me Entertain You" is a song written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers. Released as the fifth and last single from Williams' debut album, Life Thru A Lens. It has no connection to the songs by Queen or Shakespears Sister carrying the same title. In March 1998, the track became a top three hit...

"
"No Regrets"
"Strong"
"She's the One"
"Rock DJ"
"Supreme
Supreme (song)
"Supreme" is a song by Robbie Williams released in 2000 as the third single from his album Sing When You're Winning, and contains an interpolation of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" because, according to Williams, he was in a trip in Switzerland and when it was approaching the new millennium, the...

"
"Let Love Be Your Energy
Let Love Be Your Energy
"Let Love Be Your Energy" is a song by Robbie Williams released in 2001 as the fourth single from his album Sing When You're Winning. The music video for the single was presented in animation. It featured a cartoon facsimile of Williams always on the run in search of love. There is a second,...

"
"Eternity
Eternity/The Road to Mandalay
"Eternity / The Road To Mandalay" is the fifth single from Robbie Williams' 2000 Sing When You're Winning album, released in July 2001. "Eternity" does not appear in the album but it was later included on Williams' Greatest Hits album...

"
"The Road to Mandalay
Eternity/The Road to Mandalay
"Eternity / The Road To Mandalay" is the fifth single from Robbie Williams' 2000 Sing When You're Winning album, released in July 2001. "Eternity" does not appear in the album but it was later included on Williams' Greatest Hits album...

"
"Better Man
Better Man (Robbie Williams song)
"Better Man" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, it became the last single from his album Sing When You're Winning in late 2001...

"
"Feel
Feel (Robbie Williams song)
"Feel" is a song by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was released on December 2, 2002 as the lead single from his fifth studio album, Escapology...

"
"Radio"
"Misunderstood"

Australian track listing

"Old Before I Die
Old Before I Die
"Old Before I Die" is a 1997 song by Robbie Williams, and the first single to be taken from his debut album, Life Thru A Lens. It became a number two hit in the United Kingdom when it was released in April that year. The video has Williams performing for the camera with ageing rock stars as his...

"
"Angels"
"Let Me Entertain You
Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams song)
"Let Me Entertain You" is a song written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers. Released as the fifth and last single from Williams' debut album, Life Thru A Lens. It has no connection to the songs by Queen or Shakespears Sister carrying the same title. In March 1998, the track became a top three hit...

"
"Millennium
Millennium (song)
"Millennium" is a song by Robbie Williams, released as the first single from his second album, I've Been Expecting You. The song was released in 1998....

"
"No Regrets"
"Strong
Strong (song)
"Strong" is a song by Robbie Williams, released as the third single from his 1998 album, I've Been Expecting You in early 1999. The song managed to break into the top five in the United Kingdom. The b-side is the live version of Let Me Entertain You recorded at the 1999 BRIT Awards, the performance...

"
"She's the One"
"Rock DJ
Rock DJ (song)
"Rock DJ" is a song by English pop singer Robbie Williams from his fourth album, Sing When You're Winning released in the summer of 2000. The song heavily musically samples Barry White's 1977 song "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" and also contains a sample of "Can I Kick It?" by A Tribe...

"
"Kids" (with Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...

)
"Supreme
Supreme (song)
"Supreme" is a song by Robbie Williams released in 2000 as the third single from his album Sing When You're Winning, and contains an interpolation of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" because, according to Williams, he was in a trip in Switzerland and when it was approaching the new millennium, the...

"
"Better Man
Better Man (Robbie Williams song)
"Better Man" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, it became the last single from his album Sing When You're Winning in late 2001...

"
"Let Love Be Your Energy
Let Love Be Your Energy
"Let Love Be Your Energy" is a song by Robbie Williams released in 2001 as the fourth single from his album Sing When You're Winning. The music video for the single was presented in animation. It featured a cartoon facsimile of Williams always on the run in search of love. There is a second,...

"
"Feel
Feel (Robbie Williams song)
"Feel" is a song by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was released on December 2, 2002 as the lead single from his fifth studio album, Escapology...

"
"Come Undone"
"Sexed Up
Sexed Up
"Sexed Up" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, released as the fourth and last single from his album Escapology in late 2003. It was originally recorded for Natalie Imbruglia who turned it down and was later released in 1998 in demo form as the b-side to his single "No Regrets".-Chart...

"
"Something Beautiful
Something Beautiful
"Something Beautiful" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, it was released as the third single from his album Escapology in the summer of 2003.-Music video:...

"
"Monsoon
Escapology
For the Jessica Mauboy song, see Inescapable.Escapology is the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escapologists escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, cages, coffins, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, fish-tanks and other perils, often in combination.-History:The art...

"
"Radio"
"Misunderstood"

Much to civilians frustration, during the early 2000s, the UK's tracklist was put on the back of all the Australian CD's. Anyone purchasing
a Robbie Williams CD in Australia had wrong tracklisting printed on the cover. Some songs weren't even on the CD, and some weren't mentioned,
that were.

New Zealand track listing

"Angels"
"Let Me Entertain You
Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams song)
"Let Me Entertain You" is a song written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers. Released as the fifth and last single from Williams' debut album, Life Thru A Lens. It has no connection to the songs by Queen or Shakespears Sister carrying the same title. In March 1998, the track became a top three hit...

"
"Millennium
Millennium (song)
"Millennium" is a song by Robbie Williams, released as the first single from his second album, I've Been Expecting You. The song was released in 1998....

"
"No Regrets"
"Strong
Strong (song)
"Strong" is a song by Robbie Williams, released as the third single from his 1998 album, I've Been Expecting You in early 1999. The song managed to break into the top five in the United Kingdom. The b-side is the live version of Let Me Entertain You recorded at the 1999 BRIT Awards, the performance...

"
"She's the One"
"Win Some Lose Some
Win Some Lose Some
"Win Some Lose Some" is a song by British popstar Robbie Williams, released as the fifth and last single from his album, I've Been Expecting You in New Zealand, in March 2000...

"
"Rock DJ
Rock DJ (song)
"Rock DJ" is a song by English pop singer Robbie Williams from his fourth album, Sing When You're Winning released in the summer of 2000. The song heavily musically samples Barry White's 1977 song "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" and also contains a sample of "Can I Kick It?" by A Tribe...

"
"Kids" (with Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...

)
"Supreme
Supreme (song)
"Supreme" is a song by Robbie Williams released in 2000 as the third single from his album Sing When You're Winning, and contains an interpolation of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" because, according to Williams, he was in a trip in Switzerland and when it was approaching the new millennium, the...

"
"Let Love Be Your Energy
Let Love Be Your Energy
"Let Love Be Your Energy" is a song by Robbie Williams released in 2001 as the fourth single from his album Sing When You're Winning. The music video for the single was presented in animation. It featured a cartoon facsimile of Williams always on the run in search of love. There is a second,...

"
"Eternity
Eternity/The Road to Mandalay
"Eternity / The Road To Mandalay" is the fifth single from Robbie Williams' 2000 Sing When You're Winning album, released in July 2001. "Eternity" does not appear in the album but it was later included on Williams' Greatest Hits album...

"
"Better Man
Better Man (Robbie Williams song)
"Better Man" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, it became the last single from his album Sing When You're Winning in late 2001...

"
"Feel
Feel (Robbie Williams song)
"Feel" is a song by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was released on December 2, 2002 as the lead single from his fifth studio album, Escapology...

"
"Come Undone"
"Something Beautiful
Something Beautiful
"Something Beautiful" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, it was released as the third single from his album Escapology in the summer of 2003.-Music video:...

"
"Sexed Up
Sexed Up
"Sexed Up" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, released as the fourth and last single from his album Escapology in late 2003. It was originally recorded for Natalie Imbruglia who turned it down and was later released in 1998 in demo form as the b-side to his single "No Regrets".-Chart...

"
"Radio"
"Misunderstood"

Mexican track listing

"Old Before I Die
Old Before I Die
"Old Before I Die" is a 1997 song by Robbie Williams, and the first single to be taken from his debut album, Life Thru A Lens. It became a number two hit in the United Kingdom when it was released in April that year. The video has Williams performing for the camera with ageing rock stars as his...

"
"Angels"
"Let Me Entertain You
Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams song)
"Let Me Entertain You" is a song written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers. Released as the fifth and last single from Williams' debut album, Life Thru A Lens. It has no connection to the songs by Queen or Shakespears Sister carrying the same title. In March 1998, the track became a top three hit...

"
"Millennium
Millennium (song)
"Millennium" is a song by Robbie Williams, released as the first single from his second album, I've Been Expecting You. The song was released in 1998....

"
"No Regrets"
"Strong
Strong (song)
"Strong" is a song by Robbie Williams, released as the third single from his 1998 album, I've Been Expecting You in early 1999. The song managed to break into the top five in the United Kingdom. The b-side is the live version of Let Me Entertain You recorded at the 1999 BRIT Awards, the performance...

"
"She's the One"
"Angels (Spanish version)"
"Rock DJ
Rock DJ (song)
"Rock DJ" is a song by English pop singer Robbie Williams from his fourth album, Sing When You're Winning released in the summer of 2000. The song heavily musically samples Barry White's 1977 song "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" and also contains a sample of "Can I Kick It?" by A Tribe...

"
"Kids" (with Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...

)
"Supreme
Supreme (song)
"Supreme" is a song by Robbie Williams released in 2000 as the third single from his album Sing When You're Winning, and contains an interpolation of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" because, according to Williams, he was in a trip in Switzerland and when it was approaching the new millennium, the...

"
"Let Love Be Your Energy
Let Love Be Your Energy
"Let Love Be Your Energy" is a song by Robbie Williams released in 2001 as the fourth single from his album Sing When You're Winning. The music video for the single was presented in animation. It featured a cartoon facsimile of Williams always on the run in search of love. There is a second,...

"
"Eternity
Eternity/The Road to Mandalay
"Eternity / The Road To Mandalay" is the fifth single from Robbie Williams' 2000 Sing When You're Winning album, released in July 2001. "Eternity" does not appear in the album but it was later included on Williams' Greatest Hits album...

"
"The Road to Mandalay
Eternity/The Road to Mandalay
"Eternity / The Road To Mandalay" is the fifth single from Robbie Williams' 2000 Sing When You're Winning album, released in July 2001. "Eternity" does not appear in the album but it was later included on Williams' Greatest Hits album...

"
"Feel
Feel (Robbie Williams song)
"Feel" is a song by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was released on December 2, 2002 as the lead single from his fifth studio album, Escapology...

"
"Come Undone"
"Sexed Up
Sexed Up
"Sexed Up" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, released as the fourth and last single from his album Escapology in late 2003. It was originally recorded for Natalie Imbruglia who turned it down and was later released in 1998 in demo form as the b-side to his single "No Regrets".-Chart...

"
"Radio"
"Misunderstood"

Argentine edition includes a Spanish version of "Angels" and "Better Man"
French/Belgian edition includes a French version of "Supreme"

Best-selling albums

2000–2009	Peak position
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	19
2004	Peak position
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	3

Certifications, peaks and sales

Country	Peak position	Certification (if any)	Sales/shipments
Argentina	1	7x Platinum	280,000+
Australia	1 (9 weeks)	8x Platinum	560,000+
Italy	1 (3 weeks)	8x Platinum	610,000+
Austria	1 (3 weeks)	4x Platinum	120,000+
Belgium	2	Platinum	40,000+
Denmark		2x Platinum	60,000+
European Top 100 Albums European Top 100 Albums The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100...	1	5x Platinum	5,000,000
Finland	3 (2 weeks)	Platinum	40,367+
France	1	Platinum	300,000+
Germany	1	4x Platinum	800,000+
Hungary	7	Gold	5,000+
Mexico	2	2x Platinum	300,000+
Netherlands		Platinum	80,000+
New Zealand	1 (4 weeks)	2x Platinum	30,000+
Portugal	1 (3 weeks)	Platinum	20,000+
Spain	1	2x Platinum	160,000+
Sweden	2 (2 weeks)	Gold	30,000+
Switzerland	1 (9 weeks)	3x Platinum	120,000+
United Kingdom	1 (4 weeks)	6x Platinum	1,800,000+

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