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| Last single = "[[Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams song)|Let Me Entertain You]]"<br/> (1998) |
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| This single = "Millennium"<br/> (1998) |
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- For the Front Line Assembly song see Millennium (Front Line Assembly 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.
The song heavily borrows the musical arrangement from John Barry's "You Only Live Twice", the title track for the James Bond film of the same name, reported to be one of Williams' favorite Bond films. The song was the 30th best selling of 1998 in the UK. "Millennium" was Robbie Williams' first solo single to top the UK Singles Chart. In 1999, the song also received extensive airplay in Canada and the USA, where it was the lead single for Williams' North American compilation album, The Ego Has Landed.
Music video
The tongue-in-cheek video for "Millennium" features Williams parodying James Bond, complete with references to Bond films like Thunderball and From Russia with Love. The video was filmed at Pinewood Studios, home to most Bond productions. During the end of the video, Williams drives away in an economy car, a fittingly chosen Bond Bug, instead of 007's Aston Martin DB5, which later drives past him while he's having car trouble. At the 1999 BRIT Awards, "Millennium" won the award for Best British Video.
Reception
The song became Williams' first number-one single in the United Kingdom, selling over 400,000 copies and being certified gold by the BPI.[1] The song also became an international success; it managed to break into the Top 40 around the world. It also became Williams' first song to chart inside the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 when it was released in 1999. However, neither it nor "Angels" (the song chosen as his second single in the United States) charted in the US Top 40.
Track listing
- UK CD1
- "Millennium" – 4:06
- "Love Cheat" [Demo Version] – 3:46
- "Rome Munich Rome" [Demo Version] – 3:05
- UK CD2
- "Millennium" – 4:06
- "Lazy Days" [Original Version] – 4:29
- "Angels" [Live Version] – 5:38
Certifications and sales
| Country | Certification (if any) | Sales/shipments |
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| United Kingdom | Gold[2] | 400,000+ |
Charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak position[3][4] |
|---|---|
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 3 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 6 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 12 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 14 |
| French Singles Chart | 16 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 18 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 18 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 18 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 20 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 24 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 38 |
| German Singles Chart | 41 |
| Chart (1999) | Peak position[5] |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 72 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 74 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks | 29 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks | 22 |