The Heavy Entertainment Show

The Heavy Entertainment Show
Studio album by Robbie Williams
Released 4 November 2016 (2016-11-04)
Recorded June 2015 – June 2016
Length 39:57
Label Columbia
Producer
Robbie Williams chronology
Under the Radar Volume 1
(2014)		 The Heavy Entertainment Show
(2016)
Singles from The Heavy Entertainment Show
  1. "Party Like a Russian"
    Released: 30 September 2016
  2. "Love My Life"
    Released: 20 October 2016

The Heavy Entertainment Show is the eleventh studio album by English recording artist Robbie Williams. It was released on 4 November 2016 through Columbia Records.

Background

In May 2016, it was announced that Robbie Williams had signed a recording contract with Sony Music. Robbie Williams said in statement: "They're [Sony Music] inspired, I'm inspired. I'm more ready than I ever have been and I'm totally convinced I'm in the right place. I look forward to working on this album, which is an album I'm immensely proud of, in this exciting new partnership with Sony Music."[1] The track "Mixed Signals" features all four members of the American alternative rock band the Killers performing all the instruments, as well as writing the song.

Release and promotion

The album was announced on 25 September 2016, and the same day the album's title track "Heavy Entertainment Show" was released as an "instant grat" through iTunes Store.[2] The album's first official single, "Party Like a Russian", was released on 30 September 2016.[3] The second single, "Love My Life", was released on 20 October 2016.[4] Prior to the album's announcement, "Motherfucker" was performed during the Let Me Entertain You Tour throughout 2015 and 2016, and multiple live recordings of the song were made available for purchase. On 7th November, Williams announced a Europe Stadium-Tour for Mid-2017 to promote his album.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(61/100) [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Guardian[7]
NME[8]
The Independent[9]
Evening Standard[10]
Daily Mail[11]

Commercial performance

Two days before the album was released in the Netherlands, Williams received a gold edition of the album during his appearance on RTL Late Night on 2 November 2016 for over 20,000 pre-orders of the album in the country. It debuted at number 1 on the UK album's chart with combined first week sale's of 67,000 copies sold.[12]

Track listing

The Heavy Entertainment Show – Standard edition[13]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Heavy Entertainment Show"  
  • Chambers
  • Richard Flack
 3:22
2. "Party Like a Russian"  
  • Chambers
  • Flack
 3:02
3. "Mixed Signals"  
Stuart Price 3:58
4. "Love My Life"  
 3:28
5. "Motherfucker"  
  • Williams
  • Flynn Francis
  • Timothy Metcalfe
  • Chambers
  • Flack
 4:17
6. "Bruce Lee"  
  • Williams
  • McFadden
  • Price
Price 3:13
7. "Sensitive"  
Price 3:16
8. "David's Song"  
  • Chambers
  • Flack
 4:14
9. "Pretty Woman"  
Robson 2:55
10. "Hotel Crazy" (with Rufus Wainwright)
  • Wainwright
  • Williams
  • Chambers
  • Chambers
  • Flack
 4:25
11. "Sensational"  
  • Mike Curb
  • Mack David
  • Williams
  • Chambers
  • Wainwright
  • Heath
  • Chambers
  • Flack
 3:47

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 8
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[19] 3
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[20] 8
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[21] 1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[22] 12
French Albums (SNEP)[23] 21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[25] 13
Irish Albums (IRMA)[26] 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[27] 5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] 17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[29] 22
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[30] 25
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[31] 18
Scottish Albums (OCC)[32] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[33] 8
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[36] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Netherlands (NVPI) Gold[37] 30,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] Gold 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Robbie Williams signs to Sony Music". Music Week. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Farrell, Ally (25 September 2016). "LET HIM ENTERTAIN YOU! Robbie Williams coming back with new album with a little help from Ed Sheeran and The Killers". The Sun. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Wootton, Dan (25 September 2016). "PUTIN THE BOOT IN Robbie Williams' comeback single Party Like A Russian mocks Vladimir Putin and he even had to censor cheeky lyrics". The Sun. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Listen: Robbie Williams's new song 'Love My Life' is a sweet little number about his kids". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Yeung, Neil (4 November 2016). "Heavy Entertainment Show - Robbie Williams". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Yeung, Neil (10 November 2016). "Robbie Williams: Heavy Entertainment Show review – a lurching mess of styles". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  7. ↑ Jonze, Tim (6 November 2016). "Robbie Williams: The Heavy Entertainment Show review – cheek, swagger and schmaltz". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Bassett, Jordan (3 November 2016). "Robbie Williams – 'Heavy Entertainment Show' Review". NME. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Gill, Andy (2 November 2016). "Album reviews: Robbie Williams - The Heavy Entertainment Show, Lambchop - FLOTUS, Bon Jovi, and more". The Independent. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  10. ↑ Paine, Andre (4 November 2016). "Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show review: 'he's still got it'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  11. ↑ Thrills, Adrian (4 November 2016). "Grown-up Robbie's hit and miss: The Heavy Entertainment Show is a mixed return, says ADRIAN THRILLS". Daily Mail. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Robbie Williams krijgt gouden plaat voor 'The Heavy Entertainment Show'" (in Dutch). 3 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "The Heavy Entertainment Show by Robbie Williams". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "Heavy Entertainment Show (Deluxe) by Robbie Williams". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201645 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  20. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  22. ↑ "Robbie Williams: The Heavy Entertainment Show" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  23. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 45, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  24. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  25. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – {{{year}}}. {{{week}}}. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  26. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 45, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  27. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  28. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  29. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  30. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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  32. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  33. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  34. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  35. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  36. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  37. ↑ Musiki Industrie Gold-/Platin-Datenbank
  38. ↑ "British album certifications – Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 November 2016. Enter The Heavy Entertainment Show in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
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