No Regrets (Robbie Williams song)

For other uses, see No Regrets.

"No Regrets"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album I've Been Expecting You
Released	November 30, 1998
Format	CD single, Cassette
Recorded	1998
Genre	Pop rock
Length	5:12 (album version) 4:43 (radio edit)
Label	Chrysalis
Writer(s)	Robbie Williams Guy Chambers
Producer	Guy Chambers Steve Power
Certification	Silver (BPI)
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Millennium" (1998) "No Regrets" (1998) "Strong" (1999)

"No Regrets" is a single by Robbie Williams from 1998. It was released as the second single released from I've Been Expecting You. It became another top five hit for Williams in the United Kingdom. The song was written by Williams and Guy Chambers.

The song featured backing vocals by Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys and Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy.

The B-side, "Antmusic", was also featured on the soundtrack to the animated film, A Bug's Life. It is a cover of a song by Adam and the Ants. Another B-side, "Sexed Up", was later re-recorded for the Escapology album and released as a single in 2003.

The lyrics of "No Regrets" are about Williams' feelings about his time in (and departure from) his former band Take That. He frequently dedicates the song to the other members (Mark Owen, Gary Barlow, Jason Orange and Howard Donald) in live versions. Since reconciling with members of Take That, Williams frequently replaces the final line 'I guess the love we once had is officially dead' with 'I guess the love we once had is officially alive!'

Music video

The video has Williams at first performing in a Vegas-like show. He then realizes he can't fake being happy and leaves the stage. He walks to a petrol station, gets some petrol, and begins walking-through crowds, over roads, etc, dribbling petrol in a line the whole way. Finally, a spark is dropped at the petrol station and lights up the whole trail as Williams raps the last part, which is symbolic of past events unerringly overshadowing the present.

Chart performance

When the single was released in 30 November 1998, it reached number four in the UK Singles Chart and went on to sell over 200,000 copies being certified Silver by the BPI.^[1] Success worldwide was limited, but the song received substantial airplay to keep the album in the public eye for a few more weeks.

2009 UK "X Factor" appearance

In the sixth UK series of The X Factor (2009), contestant Joe McElderry sang "No Regrets" in the first live show on 10th October 2009. Simon Cowell commented that the performance "made you realise what a great song it is".

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "No Regrets".

UK CD1
(Released November 30, 1998)

1. "No Regrets" - 5:12
2. "Antmusic" - 3:31
3. "Deceiving Is Believing" - 4:30

UK CD2
(Released November 30, 1998)

1. "No Regrets" - 5:12
2. "There She Goes" [Live at the Forum] - 2:51
3. "Sexed Up" [Demo Version] - 3:54
4. "There She Goes" [Live at the Forum - Enhanced Video] - 2:51

Certifications and sales

Country	Certification (if any)	Sales/shipments
United Kingdom	Silver[2]	200,000+

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position[3]
UK Singles Chart	4
Italian Singles Chart	12
Irish Singles Chart	15
New Zealand Singles Chart	29
Austrian Singles Chart	34
Swedish Singles Chart	43
German Singles Chart	60
French Singles Chart	67
Dutch Singles Chart	71

References

1. ^ BPI Certification for "No Regrets"
2. ^ BPI Certification for "No Regrets"
3. ^ "No Regrets" Chart Positions

External links

• Video (YouTube)