Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and song… Read Full Bio ↴Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut studio album, Life thru a Lens, was released in 1997, and included his signature song, "Angels". His second album, I've Been Expecting You, featured the songs "Millennium" and "She's the One", his first number one singles. His discography includes seven UK No. 1 singles, and all but one of his 14 studio albums have reached No. 1 in the UK. Six of his albums are among the top 100 biggest-selling albums in the UK, with two of them in the top 60, and he gained a Guinness World Record in 2006 for selling 1.6 million tickets in a single day during his Close Encounters Tour.

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.

Last days of disco
Robbie Williams Lyrics

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Stand by me, I've been stood by you for ages
Stick home and carry on
Maybe nothing's wrong
Is it the comfort of
This information or
Is it the freedom that you feel,
Said I'm the angel of, liberation or
For a second a believer

I'm all your here
While you're here
Don't call it a comeback
Look what I invented here,
I thought it was easy
They can't take it away from us,
The last days of disco

All raved out, bitter is the pill of devotion
Read between the noise, all you disco boys
The fascination of,
A boy and girl in love,
For a second I could see that
In the mir above,
The human animal or a creature that I feel

I'm all your here
While you're here
Don't call it a comeback
Look what I invented here,
I thought it was easy
They can't take it away from us,
The last days of disco
The last days of disco
The last days of disco

I'm all your here
While you're here
Don't call it a comeback,
We'll hold an event in here
This space is beautiful
I'll decide when it is over
So don't call it a comeback,
Look what I invented here
I thought it was easy
They can't take it away from us,
The last days of disco,

The last days of disco,
The last days of disco.

Overall Meaning

The song "The Last Days Of Disco" by Robbie Williams can be interpreted as the singer's reflection on the fading popularity of disco music and its culture. In the first verse, Williams sings about standing by someone for a long time while asking whether the comfort of the information is the reason for the continuation of the relationship or if it is freedom that they feel. He then describes himself as an angel of liberation or a believer for a second, suggesting that he is trying to convince his listener to let go of something and embrace something new.

In the second verse, Williams sings about being "raved out" and how bitter devotion can be. He urges the disco boys to "read between the noise" and see the fascination of a boy and girl in love. He sees this as something that could lift people above themselves - when they realize that they're human animals or creatures, maybe they could feel greater empathy for each other.

Overall, the song seems to be about clinging onto something that is fading away, and Williams seems to be urging his listener to let go and move on. The lyrics can be seen as a metaphor for the difficulty of letting go of something that brings us comfort, even when it is leading us down a path of stagnation.

Line by Line Meaning

Stand by me, I've been stood by you for ages
I have been loyal to you for a long time, so please be by my side now

Stick home and carry on
Stay at home and keep going, despite the challenges

Maybe nothing's wrong
Perhaps everything is okay after all

Is it the comfort of this information
Are you reassured by this knowledge?

Or is it the freedom that you feel
Or do you feel liberated from something?

Said I'm the angel of liberation
I claim to be the bringer of freedom

Or for a second, a believer
Or maybe you believe me for a moment

All raved out, bitter is the pill of devotion
Tired of partying, it's hard to accept dedication

Read between the noise, all you disco boys
Look for meaning in your surroundings, my fellow dancers

The fascination of a boy and girl in love
The allure of a romantic relationship

For a second, I could see that in the mir above
I glimpsed that reflection briefly

The human animal or a creature that I feel
I am a being with both animalistic and emotional instincts

I'm all your here, while you're here
I am with you now, in the present

Don't call it a comeback, look what I invented here
This is not a return to the past, this is a new creation

I thought it was easy, they can't take it away from us
I underestimated the difficulty, but they cannot undo what we have accomplished

The last days of disco
This is the end of an era in our disco scene

We'll hold an event in here, this space is beautiful
Let's have one last gathering in this lovely venue

I'll decide when it is over
I am the one who will determine when this experience ends

So don't call it a comeback, look what I invented here
This is not a return to the past, this is a unique creation

The last days of disco
This is the end of an era in our disco scene

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: ROBERT PETER WILLIAMS, DANNY SPENCER, KELVIN ANDREWS

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