Robbie Williams has dropped a new single, Forbidden Road.
Co-written by the pop icon with Freddy Wexler and Sacha Skarbek, and produced by Dan Romer and Wexler, the reflective acoustic pop ballad will feature in Williams' upcoming musical biopic, Better Man.
The accompanying soundtrack will be released digitally via Columbia Records on December 27, with physical formats to follow at a later date that's still to be confirmed. The film, in which Williams is portrayed by a CGI monkey, will be released in cinemas on December 26. Commenting on the concept, director Michael Gracey said:
"Robbie would say things like, ‘I’m up the back dancing like a monkey.’ After a while, I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be amazing to represent Robbie as a monkey in the film?’ Because Robbie is telling this story – and that’s how he sees himself."
Check out a trailer for the film below, along with the 'Better Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)' tracklist and cover art, a spin on the cover of Williams’ 1997 album 'Life Thru a Lens'.
The 50-year-old recently announced an extensive European tour for the summer, which includes shows at Edinburgh's Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, London's Emirates Stadium, Co-op Live in Manchester, Bath's Royal Crescent, Dublin's Croke Park and a headline appearance at the inaugural Come Together Festival in Newcastle.
His latest album is 2022's 'XXV', a compilation celebrating his 25 years in music, featuring re-worked and orchestrated versions of tracks from his discography.
'Better Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)' tracklist:
1. Feel
2. I Found Heaven
3. Rock DJ
4. Relight My Fire
5. Come Undone
6. She’s the One
7. Something Beautiful
8. Land of 1000 Dances
9. Angels
10. Let Me Entertain You
11. Better Man
12. My Way
13. Forbidden Road
Robbie Williams Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sat May 31 2025 - EDINBURGH Murrayfield Stadium
Wed June 04 2025 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Town Moor
Fri June 06 2025 - LONDON Emirates Stadium
Sat June 07 2025 - LONDON Emirates Stadium
Tue June 10 2025 - MANCHESTER Co Op Live
Wed June 11 2025 - MANCHESTER Co Op Live
Fri June 13 2025 - BATH Royal Crescent
Sat June 14 2025 - BATH Royal Crescent
Thu June 19 2025 - COPENHAGEN Parken (Denmark)
Sun June 22 2025 - AMSTERDAM Johan Cruijff ArenA (Netherlands)
Wed June 25 2025 - GELSENKIRCHEN VELTINS Arena (Germany)
Sat June 28 2025 - WERCHTER TW Classic (Belgium)
Mon June 30 2025 - HANOVER Heinz von Heiden Arena (Germany)
Wed July 02 2025 - PARIS LA Defense Arena (France)
Sat July 05 2025 - BARCELONA RCDE Stadium Cornella (Spain)
Wed July 09 2025 - LEIPZIG Red Bull Arena (Germany)
Sat July 12 2025 - VIENNA Ernst Happel Stadion (Austria)
Thu July 17 2025 - TRIESTE Stadio Nereo Rocco (Italy)
Mon July 21 2025 - BERLIN Waldbuhne (Germany)
Tue July 22 2025 - BERLIN Waldbuhne (Germany)
Sat July 26 2025 - MUNICH Olympiastadion (Germany)
Fri August 01 2025 - KAUNAS Darius and Girenas Stadium (Lithuania)
Sun August 03 2025 - RIGA Mezaparks (Latvia)
Thu August 07 2025 - STOCKHOLM Stadion (Sweden)
Sun August 10 2025 - FRANKFURT Deutsche Bank Park (Germany)
Wed August 13 2025 - STAVANGER Forus Travbane (Norway)
Sat August 16 2025 - TRONDHEIM Granasen (Norway)
Sat August 23 2025 - DUBLIN Croke Park
Sun September 07 2025 - PRAGUE O2 Arena (Czech Republic)
Tue September 09 2025 - KRAKOW Tauron Arena (Poland)
Fri September 12 2025 - BUDAPEST MVM Dome (Hungary)
Sat September 20 2025 - HELSINKI Olympiastadion (Finland)
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