XXV (Robbie Williams album)

XXV is a compilation album by English singer Robbie Williams, released through Columbia Records on 9 September 2022. The album marks the 25th anniversary of Williams's solo career,[1] and contains re-recorded and orchestrated versions of songs from his career, which were reworked by Jules Buckley, Guy Chambers and Steve Sidwell with the Metropole Orkest. The XXV version of "Angels" was released as the lead single, followed by the double single "Eternity/The Road to Mandalay" and the new song "Lost" as the third single. The deluxe edition of the album adds 10 tracks, including four more original songs—"Disco Symphony", "More Than This", "Home Thoughts from Abroad" and "The World and Her Mother".[2] The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, with Williams breaking the record for most number-one albums among solo acts.[3]

XXV
Compilation album by
Robbie Williams
Released9 September 2022 (2022-09-09)
Length76:04
LabelColumbia
Producer
Robbie Williams chronology
The Christmas Present
(2019)		 XXV
(2022)
Singles from XXV
  1. "Angels (XXV)"
    Released: 7 June 2022
  2. "Lost (XXV)"
    Released: 5 August 2022

Background

On 7 June 2022, Williams announced that his next album XXV, would be released on 9 September 2022.[4] It features new versions of his hit songs, plus new material. On the same day as this announcement, Williams released "Angels (XXV)", a reworked version of "Angels".[1][5]

Singles

The first single taken from XXV was a reimagined version of his hit single "Angels" and was released on 7 June 2022. On 10 June 2022, "Angels (XXV)" reached number 92 on the UK Official Singles Sales Chart,[6] rising to 74 a week later.[7]

The second official single was "Lost (XXV)". It was released on 5 August 2022.[8][9]

Commercial performance

XXV became Williams's fourteenth number-one album on the UK Albums Chart, surpassing Elvis Presley as the solo act with the most UK number-one albums.[3] The album also topped the charts in Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands, while also reaching the top five in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland.

XXV Tour

Dates
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, amount of available tickets and gross revenue
Europe
October 9, 2022 London England The O2 Arena — —
October 10, 2022
October 15, 2022 Birmingham Resorts World Arena — —
October 16, 2022
October 19, 2022 Manchester AO Arena — —
October 21, 2022
October 22, 2022
October 24, 2022 Glasgow Scotland OVO Hydro — —
October 25, 2022
October 26, 2022
October 29, 2022 Dublin Ireland 3Arena — —
October 30, 2022
November 1, 2022
January 20, 2023 Bologna Italy Unipol Arena — —
January 21, 2023
January 26, 2023 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis — —
January 28, 2023 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome — —
January 29, 2023
February 1, 2023 Hamburg Germany Barclays Arena — —
February 2, 2023
February 5, 2023 Cologne Lanxess Arena — —
February 6, 2023
February 8, 2023
February 13, 2023 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome — —
February 15, 2023 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle — —
February 16, 2023
February 20, 2023 Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena — —
February 21, 2023
February 24, 2023 Hamburg Barclays Arena — —
February 26, 2023 Herning Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen — —
February 27, 2023 Copenhagen Royal Arena — —
March 1, 2023 Stockholm Sweden Avicii Arena — —
March 5, 2023 Tampere Finland Nokia Arena — —
March 9, 2023 Riga Latvia Arena Riga — —
March 10, 2023 Kaunas Lithuania Žalgirio Arena — —
March 12, 2023 Krakow Poland Tauron Arena — —
March 14, 2023 Budapest Hungary Budapest Sportaréna — —
March 16, 2023 Vienna Austria Stadthalle — —
March 17, 2023
March 20, 2023 Paris France Accor Arena — —
March 24, 2023 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi — —
March 25, 2023
March 27, 2023 Lisbon Portugal Altice Arena — —
June 24, 2023 Oslo Norway Telenor Arena — —
June 27, 2023 Pula Croatia Pula Arena — —
June 28, 2023

Track listing

All tracks are subtitled "XXV".

XXV standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Let Me Entertain You"3:38
2."Come Undone"4:18
3."Love My Life"3:25
4."Millennium"3:49
5."The Road to Mandalay"4:41
6."Tripping"3:54
7."Bodies"3:54
8."Candy"3:13
9."Supreme"4:25
10."Strong"4:14
11."Eternity"5:27
12."No Regrets"5:03
13."She's the One"4:30
14."Feel"4:24
15."Rock DJ"4:53
16."Kids" (with Kylie Minogue)3:30
17."Angels"4:25
18."Lost"4:16
19."Nobody Someday"3:35
Total length:79:34
Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
20."Lazy Days"4:30
21."Hot Fudge"3:41
22."Sexed Up"3:45
23."More Than This"4:08
24."Disco Symphony"3:49
25."Better Man"4:13
26."Home Thoughts from Abroad"3:20
27."The World and Her Mother"4:10
28."Into the Silence"4:50
29."Angels" (Beethoven AI)4:52
Total length:124:05

Charts

Certifications
Certifications and sales for XXV
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Silver 60,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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