"Different" is a song by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, taken from his ninth studio album, Take the Crown. It was released as the album's second single on 17 December 2012. The song was written by Williams, Gary Barlow and Jacknife Lee. The single was accompanied by four extra tracks: "On My Own", a duet with Tom Jones, "Soul Transmission", "White Man in Hanoi", a cut from Take the Crown, and "The Promise", a cover from singer songwriter Paul Freeman (Robbie's Christmas song).[1]
"Different" was produced by Jacknife Lee, who said of the track: "I think when Robbie gets a song right, it's the vulnerability mixed with the bravado that makes it so compelling", to which Robbie replied, "It's the great hope of the second single variety. A lot of effort went into this song, which is a very personal statement".[2] Williams also commented on the number of B-sides released with the single: "I write so many songs and I love all of them, but they don't all make it onto a record. Some of my favourite songs have never been heard. I wanted to put out an EP so a few more could be heard. Check out the legend that is Tom Jones on 'On My Own'. 'The Promise' is my Christmas song."[3] Digital versions of the single available in Germany contain a bonus live recording of "Different", featuring vocals from co-songwriter Gary Barlow, who performed the track live with Williams on 23 November 2012, at the O2 Arena in London.
Music videoedit
The music video for the track premiered on 27 November 2012, via Williams' official VEVO account on YouTube, at a total length of five minutes and seven seconds.[4] Directed by W.I.Z., the video features Williams dressed as an orchestra conductor, who is conducting an orchestra playing music for a film that also features Williams as the lead role, a gangster character struggling to prevent his strained relationship with wife boiling over and affecting his job. He is seen arguing with his wife, wasting a pint of milk she had especially bought for him. Williams said of the video: "It was a real fun one to film. It took around three days to film each of the separate sequences, but the supporting cast were exceptionally great. I would love to make videos like this all the time."[5]
^"Different: Robbie's Next Single Announced". RobbieWilliams.com. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
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Different is a song by English singer songwriter Robbie Williams taken from his ninth studio album Take the Crown It was released as the album s second single on 17 December 2012 The song was written by Williams Gary Barlow and Jacknife Lee The single was accompanied by four extra tracks On My Own a duet with Tom Jones Soul Transmission White Man in Hanoi a cut from Take the Crown and The Promise a cover from singer songwriter Paul Freeman Robbie s Christmas song 1 Different Single by Robbie Williamsfrom the album Take the CrownReleased17 December 2012Recorded2011 2012GenrePop rockbaroque popLength4 52 Album version 4 11 Radio edit 5 07 Music video LabelIslandUniversalSongwriter s Robbie WilliamsGary BarlowJacknife LeeProducer s Jacknife LeeRobbie Williams singles chronology Candy 2012 Different 2012 Be a Boy 2013 Music video Different on YouTube Contents 1 Background 2 Music video 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 Release history 6 ReferencesBackground edit Different was produced by Jacknife Lee who said of the track I think when Robbie gets a song right it s the vulnerability mixed with the bravado that makes it so compelling to which Robbie replied It s the great hope of the second single variety A lot of effort went into this song which is a very personal statement 2 Williams also commented on the number of B sides released with the single I write so many songs and I love all of them but they don t all make it onto a record Some of my favourite songs have never been heard I wanted to put out an EP so a few more could be heard Check out the legend that is Tom Jones on On My Own The Promise is my Christmas song 3 Digital versions of the single available in Germany contain a bonus live recording of Different featuring vocals from co songwriter Gary Barlow who performed the track live with Williams on 23 November 2012 at the O2 Arena in London Music video editThe music video for the track premiered on 27 November 2012 via Williams official VEVO account on YouTube at a total length of five minutes and seven seconds 4 Directed by W I Z the video features Williams dressed as an orchestra conductor who is conducting an orchestra playing music for a film that also features Williams as the lead role a gangster character struggling to prevent his strained relationship with wife boiling over and affecting his job He is seen arguing with his wife wasting a pint of milk she had especially bought for him Williams said of the video It was a real fun one to film It took around three days to film each of the separate sequences but the supporting cast were exceptionally great I would love to make videos like this all the time 5 Track listing edit 1 6 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Different Williams Gary Barlow Jacknife LeeJacknife Lee4 522 On My Own featuring Tom Jones Williams Kelvin Andrews Danny SpencerSoul Mekanik amp Daft Dog3 213 Soul Transmission Williams Andrews SpencerSoul Mekanik amp daft Dog4 264 White Man in Hanoi Williams Tim Metcalfe Flynn FrancisTim Metcalfe Flynn Francis3 515 The Promise Williams Paul FreemanJacknife Lee3 49 German digital download bonus track 7 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length6 Different Live featuring Gary Barlow Williams Gary Barlow Jacknife LeeJacknife Lee4 32Charts editChart 2012 PeakpositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 8 37Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders 9 12Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia 10 8Germany Official German Charts 11 31South Korea Gaon Single Chart 12 65UK Singles Official Charts Company 13 64Release history editCountry Date FormatGermany 14 December 2012 1 CD singleUnited Kingdom 17 December 2012 14 Digital downloadReferences edit a b c Different Amazon de Germany Different RobbieWilliams com Retrieved 26 November 2012 Different Robbie s New Single Out Now In Selected Countries RobbieWilliams com www robbiewilliams com Archived from the original on 19 December 2012 Different Buy The Video Now Robbiewilliams com Archived from the original on 30 November 2012 News Robbiewilliams com Different Robbie Williams Amazon co uk MP3 Downloads www amazon co uk Archived from the original on 6 January 2013 Retrieved 30 June 2022 ITunes Musik Different EP von Robbie Williams itunes apple com Archived from the original on 20 July 2013 Retrieved 30 June 2022 Robbie Williams Different in German O3 Austria Top 40 Robbie Williams Different in Dutch Ultratip Robbie Williams Different in French Ultratip Robbie Williams Different in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 18 February 2019 Gaon International Singles Chart in Korean Gaon Chart Archived from the original Note insert 2012 11 11 2012 11 17 into search on 2 June 2012 Official UK Singles Top 100 15th December 2012 Official UK Top 40 music charts Official Singles Chart Official Charts Company 10 December 2012 Archived from the original on 1 December 2013 Different Robbie s Next Single Announced RobbieWilliams com Retrieved 26 November 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Different Robbie 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