No Regrets (Robbie Williams song)

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"No Regrets"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album I've Been Expecting You
A-side"Antmusic"
B-side
Released30 November 1998 (1998-11-30)
Length
  • 5:10 (album version)
  • 4:00 (radio edit)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Millennium"
(1998) 		"No Regrets"
(1998) 		"Strong"
(1999)
Music video
"No Regrets" on
YouTube

"No Regrets" is a song by English singer

double A-side with a cover of Adam and the Ants' "Antmusic
".

"No Regrets" / "Antmusic" became another top-five hit for Williams in the United Kingdom. "Antmusic" was also featured on the UK trailer to the Pixar animated film A Bug's Life (1998). One of the B-sides, "Sexed Up", was later re-recorded for the Escapology album and released as a single in 2003. The song was not released in America because of less airplay.

Release and reception

UK Singles Chart and went on to sell over 200,000 copies, being certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[3]

Music video

The video has

jerry can
, and begins walking through crowds and over roads, 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 lines.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the I've Been Expecting You album booklet.[11]

Studio

  • Mastered at
    Metropolis Mastering
    (London, England)

Personnel

  • Robbie Williams – writing, vocals
  • Guy Chambers – writing, keyboards, piano, orchestral samples, bass synth, production, arrangement
  • "Planet" Claire Worrall – backing vocals
  • Neil Tennant – backing vocals
  • Neil Hannon – backing vocals
  • David Catlin-Birch – acoustic guitar
  • Gary Nuttall – electric guitar
  • Fil Eisler – bass guitar
  • Chris Sharrock – drums
  • Andy Duncan – percussion
  • Steve Power – production, recording, mixing, programming
  • Steve McNichol – programming
  • Tony Cousins – mastering

Charts

Chart (1998–1999) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 34
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[13] 5
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[14] 35
France (
SNEP)[15]
 67
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 60
Greece (IFPI)[17] 7
Hungary (Mahasz)[18] 6
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[19] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[20] 15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 71
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] 29
Scotland (OCC)[23]
with "Antmusic" 		3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 43
UK Singles (OCC)[25]

with "Antmusic" 		4

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[3] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 28 November 1998. p. 28. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 5 December 1998. p. 23.
  3. ^ a b "British single certifications – Robbie Williams – No Regrets". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. ^ No Regrets / Antmusic (UK CD1 liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1998. CDCHS 5100, 7243 8 86419 2 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ No Regrets / Antmusic (UK cassette single sleeve). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1998. TCCHS 5100, 7243 8 86419 4 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ No Regrets (UK CD2 liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1998. CDCHSS 5100, 7243 8 86421 0 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ No Regrets / Antmusic (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1998. CHS 5100.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ No Regrets (European CD single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1998. 7243 8 86398 2 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ No Regrets (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1998. 7243 8 86399 0 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ No Regrets (French CD single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1998. 7243 8 86399 2 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ I've Been Expecting You (UK CD album booklet). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1998. 497 8372.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ "Robbie Williams – No Regrets" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  13. Ultratip
    . Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 51. 19 December 1998. p. 18. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  15. Les classement single
    .
  16. ^ "Robbie Williams – No Regrets" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  17. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 1–3. 16 January 1999. p. 9. Retrieved 8 June 2020. See LW column.
  18. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 10. 6 March 1999. p. 12. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (26.2–5.3. 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 26 February 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  20. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – No Regrets". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  21. ^ "Robbie Williams – No Regrets" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  22. ^ "Robbie Williams – No Regrets". Top 40 Singles.
  23. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  24. ^ "Robbie Williams – No Regrets". Singles Top 100.
  25. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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