ROBBIE WILLIAMS - STRONG
My Breath Smells Of A Thousand Fags
And When I'm Drunk I Dance Like Me Dad
I've Started To Dress A Bit Like Him
Early Morning When I Wake Up
I Look Like Kiss But Without The Make-Up
And Thats A Good Line To Take Itto The Bridge
And You Know And You Know
Cos My Life's A Mess
And I'm Trying To Grow
So Before I'm Old I'll Confess
You Think That I'm Strong
You're Wrong, You're Wrong
I'll Sing My Song, My Song, My Song
My Bed's Full Of Takeaways
And Fantasies Of Easy Lays
The Pause Buttons Broke On My Video
And This Is Real Cos I Feel Fake
Oprah Winfrey, Ricki Lake
Teach Me Things I Don't Need To Know
And You Know And You Know
Cos My Life's A Mess
And I'm Trying To Grow
So Before I'm Old I'll Confess
You Think That I'm Strong
You're Wrong, You're Wrong
I'll Sing My Song, My Song, My Song
If I Did It All Again I'd Be A Nun
The Rain Was Never Cold When I Was Young
I'm Still You We're Still Young
Life's Too Short To Be Afraid
Step Inside The Sun
And You Know And You Know
Cos My Life's A Mess
And I'm Trying To Grow
And You Know And You Know
Cos My Life's A Mess
And I'm Trying To Grow
And You Know And You Know
Cos My Life's A Mess
And I'm Trying To Grow
You Think That I'm Strong
You're Wrong, You're Wrong
I'll Sing My Song, My Song, My Song
You Think That I'm Strong
You're Wrong, You're Wrong
I'll Sing My Song, My Song, My Song
Life's Too Short To Be Afraid
So Take A Pill To Numb The Pain
You Don't Have To Take The Blame
Life's Too Short To Be Afraid
So Take A Pill To Numb The Pain
You Don't Have To Take The Blame
Life's Too Short To Be Afraid
So Take A Pill To Numb The Pain
You Don't Have To Take The Blame
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers
Producer(s): Guy Chambers, Steve Power
In This Song, Williams Expresses A Vulnerability As He Sings About Succumbing To Cigarettes, Alcohol And Laziness. Williams Is One Of The Top Singers In The Uk, But He Makes It Clear In This Song That He Suffers From The Same Insecurities As Many Others.
Williams Wrote This Song In Cologne, Germany, After An Encounter With Some Particularly Obsessive Fans Who He Said "Scared The Living Daylights" Out Of Him. The Singer Explained On His Website That He Wanted Them To Realize That He Was A Real Human Being Despite His Fame.
This Song Nods To The Various Drug, Alcohol, And Mental Health Battles That Williams Has Faced Throughout His Career. Williams Has Checked Into Rehab Multiple Times In His Life, Including For Cocaine Addiction In 1997, Depression In 2006, And Dependency On Prescription Drugs In 2007.
Williams Performed "Strong" At One Love Manchester, A Benefit Concert Organized By Ariana Grande In Aid Of The Manchester Arena Bombing Victims, In June 2017. He Opened And Closed His Set By Leading The 50,000 Attendees Along With A Chant Of The Song's Chorus, Changing The Lyrics To: "Manchester We're Strong, We're Strong, We're Strong/And We're Still Singing Our Songs, Our Songs, Our Songs."
On The Final Night Of Williams' Live Residency At Knebworth, England, In August 2003, 125,000 Attendees Sang "Strong" To Set The Guinness World Record For Most Karaoke Participants. Williams And His Audience Held The Record Until August 2009, When 160,000 People Sang "Friends In Low Places" By Garth Brooks At The Nascar Sharpie 500 Race.
Directed By Simon Hilton, The Video For "Strong" Shows A Compilation Of Tour Footage, Including Williams Performing On Stage With His Dad And Playing Backstage With His Nephew. Coming After Theatrical Visuals For The Likes Of "Let Me Entertain You" And "Millennium," The Video Was Meant To Show A More "Real Side" To Williams.
"Strong" Was The Third Single Released From Williams' Album I've Been Expecting You, Following "Millennium" And "No Regrets." The Song Peaked At #4 In The Uk And Also Charted In Various Top 10s Throughout Europe.