Williams has received a record 18 Brit Awards, winning Best British Male Artist four times, Outstanding Contribution to Music twice, an Icon Award for his lasting impact on British culture, eight German ECHO Awards, and three MTV European Music Awards. In 2004, he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame after being voted the Greatest Artist of the 1990s. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), he has been certified for 20.2 million albums and 8.66 million singles in the UK as a solo artist. Five of his albums have also topped the Australian albums chart, and has sold 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He also topped the 2000–2010 UK airplay chart. His three concerts at Knebworth in 2003 drew over 375,000 people, the UK's biggest music event to that point. In 2014, he was awarded the freedom of his hometown of Stoke-on-Trent and had a tourist trail created and streets named in his honour. Williams' thirteenth album, XXV was released on 9 September 2022.
After 15 years, Williams rejoined Take That in 2010 to co-write and perform lead vocals on their album Progress, which became the second-fastest-selling album in UK chart history and the fastest-selling record of the century at the time. The subsequent stadium tour, which featured seven songs from Williams' solo career, became the biggest-selling concert in UK history when it sold 1.34 million tickets in less than 24 hours. In 2011, Take That frontman Gary Barlow confirmed that Williams had left the band for a second time to focus on his solo career, although he stated that the departure was amicable and that Williams was welcome to rejoin Take That in the future. Williams has since performed with Take That on three separate television appearances, and collaborated with Barlow on a number of projects such as the West End musical The Band.
Bad Sharon
Robbie Williams Lyrics
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Forget everything that went wrong
And I'll sing along
It's the time of the year where we all
Get along, 'cause as long as there's beer
The real festive cheer
The money disappears
You're not gonna win the human race
Put on your glad rags
Go get off your face
Grab Bad Sharon from the office
Nick the champagne, let's get off it
Just in time for Auld Lang Syne (can't believe it's Christmas)
There's still a few crackers left to pull
Under the mistletoe, you fools
Love your friends, spend, spend, spend (can't believe it's Christmas again)
You know the score
As soon as you sink that shot, there'll
Be one more
As sure as your face hits the floor
Come on, you sad sacks
A hand jives not out of place
Put on your glad rags
Go get off your face
Grab Bad Sharon from the office
Nick the champagne, let's get off it
Just in time for Auld Lang Syne (can't believe it's Christmas)
There's still a few crackers left to pull
Under the mistletoe, you fools
Love your friends, spend, spend, spend (can't believe it's Christmas)
Can't believe it's Christmas (can't believe it's Christmas again)
Here he comes, I can see him
Go to bed you sleepy dossers
Santa's on his way
With the presents on his sleigh
So go to bed you sleepyhead
Before he flies away
(Away, away, away, away, away)
Grab Bad Sharon from the office
Nick the champagne, let's get off it
Just in time for Auld Lang Syne (can't believe it's Christmas)
There's still a few crackers left to pull
Under the mistletoe, you fools
Love your friends, spend, spend, spend (can't believe it's Christmas)
Can't believe it's Christmas
Can't believe it's Christmas (can't believe it's Christmas)
Santa's on his way
With the presents on his sleigh (Happy Christmas)
Santa's on his way (here he comes, I can see him)
With the presents on his sleigh (come on Santa, over here)
Santa's on his way (you big dosser)
With the presents on his sleigh
The lyrics to “Bad Sharon” by Robbie Williams and Tyson Fury suggest that the holiday time is a time to forget about the negativity from the past year and enjoy the festivities with friends and family. The song encourages people to have a good time by getting drunk, dressing up and dancing to the music. It highlights that the celebration is incomplete without spending money, opening crackers, and sharing love with friends. The lyrics also take a funny turn as the song calls out Bad Sharon, one of the colleagues from the office, to join the party and steal champagne. Overall, the song portrays the message of making the most of the holiday season by truly being present in it and enjoying it with your loved ones.
Line by Line Meaning
You know the song
You are familiar with this song
Forget everything that went wrong
Let go of past mistakes and misfortunes
And I'll sing along
Join in and sing with me
It's the time of the year where we all
It's that season when we all
Get along, 'cause as long as there's beer
We all get along, especially when there's beer
The real festive cheer
That's the genuine holiday spirit
The money disappears
We end up spending a lot of money during this time
So come on, you sad sacks
Cheer up, you gloomy ones
You're not gonna win the human race
You'll never be the best in life
Put on your glad rags
Dress up in your best clothes
Go get off your face
Get drunk
Grab Bad Sharon from the office
Take Sharon with us from work
Nick the champagne, let's get off it
Steal the champagne and get drunk
Just in time for Auld Lang Syne
In perfect timing for singing Auld Lang Syne
(Can't believe it's Christmas)
I can't believe that it's already Christmas
There's still a few crackers left to pull
We still have a few Christmas crackers that we can pop
Under the mistletoe, you fools
Standing under the mistletoe waiting to be kissed, silly people
Love your friends, spend, spend, spend
Show love to your friends and spend a lot of money
(Can't believe it's Christmas again)
I can't believe it's Christmas time, again!
You know the score
You know what comes next
As soon as you sink that shot, there'll
Immediately after finishing that drink, there will be
Be one more
Another drink will follow
As sure as your face hits the floor
You'll be so drunk that you'll fall on the floor
A hand jives not out of place
Dancing the hand jive won't be inappropriate
Here he comes, I can see him
Santa Claus is on his way
Go to bed you sleepy dossers
Go to sleep, you lazy ones
Santa's on his way
Santa Claus is on his way
With the presents on his sleigh
He's carrying all the gifts on his sleigh
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Benjamin Roy Castle, Karl Peter Brazil, Robert Peter Williams
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@robbiewilliamsvideos
Delighted to share with you ‘Bad Sharon’ featuring the mighty Tyson Fury x
Just a week to go until The Christmas Present is released. Pre-order your copy now from https://shop.robbiewilliams.com
@ravitfaibovich902
Robbie Williams hope the album will be #1 ! 🏆 can’t wait to get my 2 albums ❄️🎅🏻🤶🏻🎄☃️⏳🎁🤍
@chay8315
Can't wait for the album🎶❤️😍
@stevencarter87
Love the song brings back all those Christmases of yester year a modern classic, thank you 🎄
@davidbarker1855
Brilliant,😄😄🎶🎤💙
@connieswinnen7886
Robbie Williams love this song 🎁🇧🇪🛷🎄
@TheComedyColosseum
Fury has boxed this year, wrestled this year, he’s training MMA with Till & now he’s recording Christmas songs with Robbie lol. He’s something else man 😂. Glad he’s back on top. He’s come a long way.
@BDT31
Old Gregg and dropped his book
@chrishardy3473
What’s impressive about training MMA? He’s not gonna compete.... if he did, he’d get battered 🤣🤣
@TheComedyColosseum
Chris Hardy I’m just saying he’s had an impressive year considering where he was & what he’s overcome, to where he is now. How many UFC fighters have you trained with? What are you doing with your life that’s so amazing, Chris? Fuck all probably.