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Rudebox (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Rudebox
| cover = RobbiewilliamsRudebox.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Robbie Williams
| album = Rudebox
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Electro-funk-pop
| length =
* 4:45 (album version)
* 3:46 (radio edit)
| label = Chrysalis
| writer =
* Robbie Williams
* Kelvin Andrews
* Danny Spencer
* Bill Laswell
* Carl Aiken
* William Collins
* Sly Dunbar
* Robbie Shakespeare
| producer = Soul Mekanik
| prev_title = Sin Sin Sin
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Lovelight
| next_year = 2006
| misc =
}}
"'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.
The track was nominated for the 2006 Ivor Novello Award.[http://www.theivors.britishacademy.com/awards.html Ivor Novello Award] 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.
Commercial performance
"Rudebox" had considerable success in Europe, peaking at number two on the European Hot 100 Singles chart. The single reached number one in Germany, Italy, and Switzerland and entered the top 10 in several other countries around the world. In the United Kingdom, the single debuted at number 30 based on downloads alone; when the single was physically released, it climbed to its peak of number four on the UK Singles Chart, spending two weeks inside the top 10 and nine weeks on the chart overall. In Mexico, the song won the award for Song of the Year International at the 2007 Premios Oye! ceremony.
Track listings
'UK CD1 and European CD single'
# "Rudebox" (radio edit)
# "Lonestar Rising"
'UK CD2 and Australian CD single'
# "Rudebox" (album version)
# "Rudebox" (Soul Mekanik dub)
# "Rudebox" (Chicken Lips Malfunction)
# "Rudebox" (Chicken Lips Malfunction dub)
# "Rudebox" (video)
# "Rudebox" (interview clip)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Category:Robbie Williams songs
Category:2006 singles
Category:2006 songs
Category:Chrysalis Records singles
Category:Number-one singles in Germany
Category:Number-one singles in Italy
Category:Number-one singles in Switzerland
Category:Number-one singles in Turkey
Category:Songs written by Bootsy Collins
Category:Songs written by Robbie Williams
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