# How many US dopers have heard of Robbie Williams? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 17, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715 "2008-04-17T12:23:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/1 "2008-04-17T12:23:10Z")
He has sold more albums in the UK than any other British solo artist in history. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/2 "2008-04-17T12:25:57Z")
I know the name and I know that he is a British musician and that’s it. I don’t know what style of music he plays and I’ve never heard any of it (that I know of). ---
**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/3 "2008-04-17T12:28:58Z")
Sorry. Forgot the links. My favourite video [Robbie Williams falls over on stage at leeds](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpnxxURoY5M) [Best ever 8 minute live song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcIPJojwZfg) ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/4 "2008-04-17T12:29:56Z")
He’s the guy that wrote that ‘‘Milennium’’ song, right? And also that ‘‘Back for Good’’ song. I’ve heard of him. I think of him more as a one-hit wonder than anything else. (Okay, two-hit wonder, but my point is, not exactly a superstar here in the U.S.) ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/5 "2008-04-17T12:32:59Z")
[QUOTE=neutron star] I know the name and I know that he is a British musician and that’s it. I don’t know what style of music he plays and I’ve never heard any of it (that I know of). [/QUOTE] He’s a pop singer from a boy band(Take That). Think the UK’s version of J. Timberlake. This song is probably the one that gets most play in the States as I’ve seen it used as backround music on lots of TV programs. =\> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RxuPiHGj0o](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RxuPiHGj0o) His biggest hit which I think was also a hit stateside was Angels. =\> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzmZWMTadvY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzmZWMTadvY) ---
**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/6 "2008-04-17T12:33:43Z")
[QUOTE=olivesmarch4th] He’s the guy that wrote that ‘‘Milennium’’ song, right? And also that ‘‘Back for Good’’ song. I’ve heard of him. I think of him more as a one-hit wonder than anything else. (Okay, two-hit wonder, but my point is, not exactly a superstar here in the U.S.) [/QUOTE] I think he is the most successful music artist ever to have not cracked the USA market. He has had 6 number 1 singles in the UK and 8 number 1 albums. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/7 "2008-04-17T12:34:47Z")
BTW the look of him in the first link is not to be taken seriously. He takes the piss out of himself quite a bit and that video is all about taking the piss. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/8 "2008-04-17T12:36:50Z")
[QUOTE=olivesmarch4th] He’s the guy that wrote that ‘‘Milennium’’ song, right? And also that ‘‘Back for Good’’ song. [/QUOTE] “Back for Good” is a Take That song. Written by Gary Barlow. Robbie was a member back then. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/9 "2008-04-17T12:38:08Z")
I’ve heard of him. Back when I was a tween and buying all those stupid girls magazines, I used to buy a British one (forgot the magazine name though) and it had lots of stuff about him, David Beckham, etc. I also used to watch MTV back then and remember seeing him a few times. I’m not really into pop music though, except for Justin Timberlake 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/10 "2008-04-17T12:39:33Z")
[QUOTE=olivesmarch4th] He’s the guy that wrote that ‘‘Milennium’’ song, right? And also that ‘‘Back for Good’’ song. I’ve heard of him. I think of him more as a one-hit wonder than anything else. (Okay, two-hit wonder, but my point is, not exactly a superstar here in the U.S.) [/QUOTE] Yes, I know “Milennium” and that he was a member of Take That, and that he shagged (that means f\*\*ked, right?) Madonna, but that’s the extent of my knowledge. Oh and I think he was on Cribs several years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/11 "2008-04-17T13:04:48Z")
I’ve heard of him through the SDMB, but other than that, no. Granted, there are probably a lot of American acts I’m not up on, either. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/12 "2008-04-17T13:06:40Z")
I’ve heard of him, but know nothing of his music. I’m not really worried about that either. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/13 "2008-04-17T13:17:39Z")
I really like the song “Millennium”. I think that’s all I’ve heard by him, though. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/14 "2008-04-17T13:19:54Z")
Is he the I hope I’m old before I die I hope I live to see the Pope get high guy? ---
**Author:** ![MissRancher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@MissRancher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissRancher)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/15 "2008-04-17T13:22:29Z")
I know him, have an album of his. To be fair, I was studying abroad in London when Angels came out - which was a HUGE hit (and an amazing song, I was so glad David A. sang it on American Idol) and you couldn’t NOT know who he was over there. Then I came back to the states and no one had ever heard of Angels or Robbie before. It was actually a little disorienting (disorientating? now I’ve confused myself). My English flatmate used to make fun of my accent - apparently it sounded like I was calling him Rabi Williams. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/16 "2008-04-17T13:34:45Z")
I’ve heard of him but I’m a raging Anglophile. My favorite thing he’s done is his singing on 1 Giant Leap’s "[My Culture".](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiwW7E800hk) ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/17 "2008-04-17T13:35:00Z")
I know him. I used to listen to Virgin Radio a lot. I think the main reason he isn’t big in the states is that he goes by “Robbie”. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/18 "2008-04-17T13:50:45Z")
I do, I even bought two of his CDs (Escapology and The Ego Has Landed). I don’t recall where I heard about his music, perhaps here. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/19 "2008-04-17T13:54:52Z")
I remember seeing him on MTV Cribs and a few music videos. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715/20 "2008-04-17T13:56:18Z")
I know of him, but only because my British husband gave me a CD with some of his songs. I think he is largely unknown here. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-dopers-have-heard-of-robbie-williams/445715.md?page=2)