Rock DJ (song)
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| Single by Robbie Williams | ||
| from the album Sing When You're Winning | ||
| Released | July 31, 2000 (UK) August 7, 2000 (Australia) |
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| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | 2000 | |
| Genre | Alternative | |
| Length | 4:16 | |
| Label | Chrysalis | |
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| Robbie Williams singles chronology | ||
| "Win Some Lose Some" (1999) |
"Rock DJ" (2000) |
"Kids" (2000) |
"Rock DJ" was the first single on Sing When You're Winning, British pop singer Robbie Williams's third album. The song opened at the top of the UK Singles Chart.
[edit] Music Video
The music video was surrounded by controversy because of its explicit content. The video begins with Williams dancing on a roller-disco with girls skating around him. He wants to get the attention of the female DJ standing above the stage, so he begins stripping off his clothes. After this does not get her attention, he starts stripping his flesh, muscles and organs, too, until the only thing that is left from him are his bones. In the end, he achieves the DJ's attention and dances with her as a skeleton. The video ends with titles, reading "No Robbies were Harmed During the Making of this Video".
The video's ending (beginning with Williams taking off his skin) was cut by most music channels around Europe, including VIVA, MCM and MTV. VH1 Europe decided to use its own video for the song, created from recording studio footage. An example of a TV station that still plays the full video is Bulgarian channel MM.
In 2001, "Rock DJ" won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects.
In 2006, this song's music video has been voted by MTV viewers as the 7th Most Groundbreaking Videos Ever.
[edit] U.S. Reaction
Though the album Rock DJ appeared in, Sing When You're Winning, was never released in The U.S. and neither was the single, Rock DJ got some attention in America due to the music video's shock value. Some people in America refer to Robbie as "that dude who ripped his own skin off". Beacuse of the controversial video, Rock DJ won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects and was featured on Fuse network's Pants-Off Dance-Off.
[edit] External links
- Official site of Robbie Williams - the full version of the Rock DJ video is available here.
- Lyrics for Rock DJ.
| Preceded by: "I'm Outta Love" by Anastacia |
RIANZ (New Zealand) number one single 20 August 2000 |
Succeeded by: "Freestyler" by Bomfunk MC's |
| Preceded by: "Freestyler" by Bomfunk MC's |
RIANZ (New Zealand) number one single 17 September 2000 |
Succeeded by: "Freestyler" by Bomfunk MC's |
| Preceded by: "7 Days" by Craig David |
UK number one single August 12, 2000 |
Succeeded by: "I Turn To You" by Melanie C |
Studio albums
Life thru a Lens • I've Been Expecting You • Sing When You're Winning • Swing When You're Winning • Escapology • Intensive Care • Rudebox
Other albums
The Ego Has Landed • Live at Knebworth • Greatest Hits
Hit singles
Old Before I Die • Lazy Days • Angels • Let Me Entertain You • Millennium • No Regrets • Strong • She's The One • Win Some Lose Some • Rock DJ • Kids • Supreme • Let Love Be Your Energy • Eternity/The Road to Mandalay • Somethin' Stupid • Better Man • Mr. Bojangles • Feel • Come Undone • Something Beautiful • Sexed Up • Radio • Misunderstood • Tripping • Advertising Space • Sin Sin Sin • Rudebox • Lovelight
Discography • Singles • Take That • Britpop • Guy Chambers
