ROBBIE WILLIAMS - RUDEBOX
Do The Rudebox, Shake Your Rudebox
Do The Rudebox, Shake Your Rudebox
Do The Rudebox, Shake Your Rudebox
Do The Rudebox, Shake Your Rudebox
Ok Then Back To Basics Grab Your Shell Toes And Your Fat Laces
A Little Hand Clap For Some Funk Faces And Make Your Body Move In The Following Places
Goes Up Your Back And Then Down Your Spine And When It Hits Your Head
Ok Then Back To Baseheads Dance Like You Just Won At The Special Olympics
I Got The Rudebox Of The Back Of A Spaceship, So Sick I Just Had To Take It
The R.U.D.E.B.O.X. Up Yer Jacksy, Split Yer Kecks Sing A Song Of Semtex
Pocket Full Of Durex Body Full Of Mandrex
Are We Gonna Have Sex (Yes) Will You Wear Your Knee Socks (Ohh)
Back To The Rudebox
Got This Double Fantasy Where We Just Never Stop
I've Got One Design And That's To Funk You To The Top
Know Whats On My Mind There's Only One Thing You Will Find
I Got One Design And That's To Bump You Til You Drop
Rudebox, Do The Rudebox, Cos You So Nasty
Rudebox, Shake Your Rudebox, Why You So Nasty
Rudebox, Do The Rudebox, Cos You So Nasty
Rudebox, Shake Your Rudebox, Why You So Nasty
Ok Then Back To Spaceship, Take Both Pills Fuck The Matrix
Jack Those Jills Shake Your Playtex Rock 3 Stripes Not The Asics
A.D.I.D.A.S Old School Cos It's The Best - Yes
Tk Max Cost Less Yes
Jackson Looks A Mess Bless
Ok Then What To Do, If You Try To Jack Me Ill Rudebox You
If You Rudebox Me, I'll Rudebox Your Whole Crew
Cos Its What I Do Aint That Right Boo - True
I'll Ride With You If You Can Get Me To The Border
Cos The Sheriff's After Me For What I Did To His Daughter
I Did It Like This - You Did It Like That - I Love It When You Double Clap Clap
Grab This Double Fantasy Where We Just Never Stop
I've Got One Design And That's To Funk You To The Top
Know Whats On My Mind There's Only One Thing You Will Find
I Got One Design And That's To Bump You Til You Drop
Rudebox, Do The Rudebox, Cos You So Nasty
Rudebox, Shake Your Rudebox, Why You So Nasty
Rudebox, Do The Rudebox, Cos You So Nasty
Rudebox, Shake Your Rudebox, Why You So Nasty
Ok Then Check The Tan Line, Make Your Body Shape Like You're Stood On A Landmine
Call Me On My Mobile Not The Landline
And The Jack The Mainline At The Same Time
Ok This Is What We Do, Got A Jam So Fresh Its Nice For You
Ok Give It What You Got And Dial 808 For The Bass To Drop
Ok Then Whats The Fracas Grab Your Cardy Your Lead Hat And Your Bus Pass
You Don't Sweat Much For A Fat Lass Grab Your Rudebox Cos Your Box Is Righteous
Ok Bum Rush The Show
I Got High Speed Dubbing On My Stereo
And All The Tunes In The Box Are The Cherrio
I Know I Told You Before, Did You Hear Me Though
Grab This Double Fantasy Where We Just Never Stop
I've Got One Design And That's To Funk You To The Top
Know Whats On My Mind There's Only One Thing You Will Find
I Got One Design And That's To Bump You Til You Drop
Rudebox, Do The Rudebox, Cos You So Nasty
Rudebox, Shake Your Rudebox, Why You So Nasty
Rudebox, Do The Rudebox, Cos You So Nasty
Rudebox, Shake Your Rudebox, Why You So Nasty
Do The Rudebox, Shake Your Rudebox
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SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Robbie Williams, Kelvin Andrews, Danny Spencer, Bill Laswell, Carl Aiken, William Collins, Sly Dunbarm Robbie Shakespeare
Producer(s): Soul Mekanik
Produced By The British Duo Soul Mekanik, "Rudebox" Marked A Controversial New Direction For Robbie Williams. The Song Finds Williams Abandoning His Traditional Pop Sound In Favor Of A Full Rap Flow, With The Former Take That Member Making A Multitude Of Cultural References To The Matrix, Adidas, Michael Jackson, And More. "Rudebox" Also Shouts Out A Number Of Hip-Hop Songs, Including The Notorious B.I.G.'S "Big Poppa" And Beastie Boys' "Paul Revere."
"Rudebox" Samples The Melody From Jamaican Production Legends Sly & Robbie's 1987 Hit Single "Boops (Here To Go)."
"Rudebox" Was Met With Overwhelmingly Negative Reviews Upon Its Release, With The British Tabloid The Sun Going As Far As To Call It "The Worst Song Ever." It Peaked At #4 In The Uk, But Fared Better In Europe, Topping The Charts In Italy, Germany, And Switzerland. "Rudebox" Also Had Success In Latin America, Winning International Song Of The Year At Premios Oye! – The Mexican Equivalent Of The Grammy Awards.
Rudebox Was Williams' Seventh Studio Album. Despite Peaking At #1 In The Uk And 13 Other Countries, The Album Was Regarded As A Critical And Commercial Failure, With Sales Far Below What Was Expected Of Him At The Time. This Was Made More Humiliating When Williams' Former Band Take That Ended Up Overtaking The Sales Of Rudebox With Their 2016 Comeback Album Beautiful World.
The Failure Of Rudebox Resulted In Two Music Executives Getting Fired At Williams' Record Label, Emi. It Was Reported That Over A Million Unsold Copies Of The Album Were Sent To China To Be Crushed. The Recycled End Product Was Then Used To Surface Roads And Produce Street Lights.