Tripping (song)

"Tripping"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album Intensive Care
Released 3 October 2005
Format CD single, DVD single, digital download
Recorded 2005
Genre
Length 4:36 (album version)
4:03 (radio edit)
Label Chrysalis
Songwriter(s) Robbie Williams, Stephen Duffy
Producer(s) Stephen Duffy, Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Misunderstood"
(2004)		 "Tripping"
(2005)		 "Make Me Pure"
(2005)
Music video
"Tripping" on YouTube

"Tripping" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, it was the first single from his 2005 album Intensive Care. The single was backed with the track "Make Me Pure", also from the same album, it was sent to radio stations around the world.

Williams himself calls the song "something like a mini gangster opera" and "kind of cabaret act reggae". The rolling rhythm of the song owes much to the early work of The Clash. During the chorus Williams reaches an extremely high disco-like head voice. Lyrically the song is a bit darker than previous songs. It tells the tale of gangsters and how they "don't kill their own and they all love their mothers", before an anguished chorus of "I've taken as much as I'm willing to take". The opening lyrics "First they ignore you, then laugh at you and hate you. Then they fight you, then you win" is a paraphrase from a quote commonly attributed to Mahatma Gandhi.

The song was the 19th best selling of 2005 in the UK.[1]

Music video

The video, which was directed by Johan Renck, features Williams running in place as if he can't seem to get anywhere. It appears that Williams is having a nightmare, in which he is living sometime in 1950s, and is stuck running endlessly in a maze without ever advancing, or driving in a stereotypical 1950s backdrop. It also includes a baby singing to him some of the chorus, and a pair of lesbian twins in his car's backseat. The car is a Saab 95. He also sees himself trapped in an elevator with a bigger guy in drag that proposed him to make out, he tries to defend himself but, at the end he allows him to be touched, and at that moment, Williams wakes up, smiles and close his eyes.

Chart success

The song became a massive worldwide success for Williams, debuting inside the top ten in most countries around Europe, including number-two (behind Push The Button by Sugababes) in the United Kingdom, spending six weeks inside the top ten and fifteen inside the top seventy-five.[2] The single reached number-one in The Netherlands, Argentina, Germany (where it was his first #1 single[3]), Portugal, Italy, and Taiwan. In Switzerland, the single was certified Gold.[4] In Mexico, the song reached number-nine and became the eleventh most played track of the year.[5] In Australia, the single peaked at number-seven and went on to sell over 35,000 copies, being certified Gold by the ARIA.[6]

Track listing

UK CD1
  1. "Tripping" (album version) – 4:36
  2. "Make Me Pure" (edit) – 3:49
UK CD2
  1. "Tripping" (album version) – 4:36
  2. "Make Me Pure" (edit) – 3:49
  3. "Meet the Stars" – 4:29
UK DVD single
  1. "Tripping" (video)
  2. "Make Me Pure" (video)
  3. "Bag Full of Silly" (audio)
  4. Gallery and video clip

Charts and certifications

References

  1. 1 2 "2005 UK Singles Chart" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Tripping" Chart Run Archived 7 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Williams%2CRobbie/?type=single
  4. 1 2 IFPI Switzerland Certification for "Tripping"
  5. ↑ Mexico's Top 40 of 2006 Archived 5 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. 1 2 ARIA Certification for "Tripping"
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Robbie Williams – Tripping". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Robbie Williams – Tripping" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams – Tripping" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams – Tripping" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  11. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 20062 into search. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Robbie Williams – Tripping". Tracklisten. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  13. ↑ "Robbie Williams – Chart history" European Hot 100 for Robbie Williams. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  14. ↑ "Suomen virallinen lista - Robbie Williams: Tripping". Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Robbie Williams – Tripping" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  16. ↑ "Musicline.de – Robbie Williams Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  17. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  18. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Robbie Williams – Tripping". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  19. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Robbie Williams – Tripping" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  20. ↑ "Charts.nz – Robbie Williams – Tripping". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  21. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Robbie Williams – Tripping". VG-lista. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  22. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  23. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Robbie Williams – Tripping" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  24. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Robbie Williams – Tripping". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  25. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Robbie Williams – Tripping". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  26. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  27. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2005". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  28. ↑ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2005" (in German). Austrian Charts Portal. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  29. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2005: Singles" (in Dutch). Ultratop Flanders. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  30. ↑ "Rapports Annuels 2005: Singles" (in French). Ultratop Wallonia. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  31. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2005" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  33. ↑ "Swiss Year-end Charts 2005" (in German). Swiss Charts Portal. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  34. ↑ Certifications Singles Argent - année 2005 Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  35. ↑ BPI Certification for "Tripping"
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