Come Undone (Robbie Williams song)

"Come Undone"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album Escapology
Released 31 March 2003
Format CD single, DVD single
Recorded 2002
Genre Soft rock
Length 4:34 (album/single version)
3:54 (radio edit)
Label Chrysalis
Songwriter(s) Robbie Williams, Ashley Hamilton, Per Kristian Ottestad, Daniel Pierre
Producer(s) Guy Chambers, Steve Power
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Feel"
(2002)		 "Come Undone"
(2003)		 "Something Beautiful"
(2003)
Music video
"Come Undone" on YouTube

"Come Undone" is a song recorded by British singer Robbie Williams for his fifth studio album Escapology (2002). It was written by Williams, Ashley Hamilton, Boots Ottestad and Daniel Pierre. It was released as the second single from Escapology on 31 March 2003, by Chrysalis Records.

Music video

The music video was banned in most countries for being too sexually explicit. It features a hungover Robbie waking up in the morning after a large house party the previous evening. He then proceeds to walk around the house, wearing pink socks, as flashbacks of the events of the night before are shown. As the song reaches its climax, Williams is seen participating in three-way sex with two women (who are in fact porn stars). These shots are interspersed with graphic and unsettling images of snakes, rats and bugs, mostly crawling on beautiful women. In the final shots, the two women have become men in drag, perhaps a subtle reference to the media's infatuation with Williams' sexuality. The song also contains numerous explicit words.

Controversy

"Come Undone" became a top ten hit around the world, but due to its controversial video, it was heavily censored by MTV Networks Europe for depicting a debauched (but fully clothed) Williams having three-way sex with both women and men in drag. Though the video also showed unsettling images (cf. previous section), the uncensored version of the video was released on DVD single in Europe and was also included on the Enhanced CD single.[1] BBC Radio 2 also banned the song for its explicit content.[2] During such furores at this time, it was confirmed that Williams and Guy Chambers were to officially part ways.[1]

Knebworth performances

A memorable performances of the song took place at one of Williams’ concerts at Knebworth in August 2003. Singing to 125,000 people he interjected with “Britain, I’m Your Son”, and further interacted with the audience when he brought a girl up on stage.[3]

Chart success

The song managed to reach number-four in the United Kingdom, but it fell out of the top ten in its second week; however, controversy surrounding the music video kept the album on the charts. Worldwide, the single did not equal the success of Williams' previous single, "Feel". To date, "Come Undone" has sold 85,000 copies in the UK.[4]

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Come Undone".

UK CD
(Released 31 March 2003)

  1. "Come Undone" (single version) – 4:34
  2. "One Fine Day" – 3:36
  3. "Happy Easter (War Is Coming)" – 4:03
  4. "Photo gallery and video clips

UK DVD
(Released 31 March 2003)

  1. "Come Undone" (video) – 4:34
  2. "One Fine Day" (audio) – 3:36
  3. "Happy Easter (War Is Coming)" (audio) – 4:03

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 Escapology
  2. ↑ Discography>Singles>Come Undone
  3. ↑ “Are you ready for Robbie? Seven great Robbie Williams live videos“. Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 17 June 2018
  4. ↑ “Robbie Williams: Official Top 20 – Come Undone”. MTV.
  5. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Robbie Williams – Come Undone". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Robbie Williams – Come Undone" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams – Come Undone" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams – Come Undone" (in French). Ultratip.
  9. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Robbie Williams – Come Undone". Tracklisten.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Robbie Williams – Come Undone" (in French). Les classement single.
  11. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Robbie Williams – Come Undone". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  12. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 9, 2004". Irish Singles Chart.
  13. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Robbie Williams – Come Undone". Top Digital Download.
  14. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 16, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Robbie Williams – Come Undone" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  16. ↑ "Charts.nz – Robbie Williams – Come Undone". Top 40 Singles.
  17. ↑ "Romanian Top 100" Archived February 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Please see "Issue 47" of the year 2004
  18. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Robbie Williams – Come Undone". Singles Top 100.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Robbie Williams – Come Undone". Swiss Singles Chart.
  21. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  22. ↑ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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