No Regrets (Robbie Williams song)

"No Regrets"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album I've Been Expecting You
Released	30 November 1998
Format	CD single, cassette
Recorded	1998
Genre	Pop rock
Length	5:11 (album version) 4:43 (radio edit)
Label	Chrysalis
Writer(s)	Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers
Producer(s)	Guy Chambers, Steve Power
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Millennium" (1998) "No Regrets" (1998) "Strong" (1999)

"No Regrets" is a song by English recording artist Robbie Williams. It was released on 30 November 1998 as the second single from his second studio album, I've Been Expecting You (1998). 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.

"No Regrets" became another top five hit for Williams in the United Kingdom. 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. At the time reconciling with members of Take That, Williams had frequently replaced the final line "I guess the love we once had is officially dead" with "I guess the love we once had is officially alive!", however, since he left again, he replaced back to the original final line in the song.

On Take That's Progress Live tour in 2011, Williams performed the song with Donald, Orange, Owen and Barlow providing the backing vocals. The performance was much less angry, and more sentimental in tone.

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 (which is in Hurley opposite the former East Arms Pub, he actually went into the pub to look out of a bedroom window so he could see the scene) 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 narrates the last part, which is symbolic of past events unerringly overshadowing the present.

Chart performance

When the single was released on 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.

Formats and track listings

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

UK CD1
(Released 30 November 1998)

1. "No Regrets" – 5:11
2. "Antmusic" – 3:31
3. "Deceiving Is Believing" – 4:30

UK CD2
(Released 30 November 1998)

1. "No Regrets" – 5:11
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

Charts

References

External links

• Video "No Regrets" on YouTube