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.
Viva Life on Mars
Robbie Williams Lyrics
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I lost all faith in what I know
The future doesn't need me
So I kick a boagen a wo and head it till it don't hurt no more.
Use my cuts and lacerations, feed myself a new sensation woah woah
Take a ride on your high horse
The falcon flies in two straight lines
Red five standing by
It's not a moon it's a space station
It feels good the good vibration woah woah
I know that you know some lovely people.
Send them all an invitation, yer party to a segregation woah. Woah
Viva life on mars I'm calling
Sending my frequency to the galaxy so you can see people down here
They don't want us to discuss the picture in the caves of us.
A nosebleed and a bag of coal then they put you in a hole.
We're knee deep in information
And they can't stop this conversation. Woah woah
I know that you know some lovely people.
Send them all an invitation, party to a segregation woah. Woah
Viva life on mars I'm calling
Sending my frequency to the galaxy so you can see we're all down here
I just wanna be [Repeat: x 8]
Love is natural love is good
Not everybody does it but everybody should.
With them and us we've made a mess,
Till they decide which god is best.
Free yourself from liberation from lake Geneva to the freeland station woah woah
I know that you know some lovely people.
Send them all an invitation, yer party to a segregation woah woah.
Viva life on mars I'm calling
Sending my frequency to the galaxy so you can see people down here
Viva life on mars I'm calling [Repeat: x 4]
The lyrics of Robbie Williams’ song Viva Life on Mars are a mix of surrealism, social commentary, and cryptic references to science fiction movies. The chorus “Viva life on mars I’m calling” is repeated throughout the song as a rallying cry to the eternal search for meaning and purpose in life. The verses are a disjointed collection of phrases and images that evoke the feeling of being lost in a world that doesn’t make sense.
The first verse talks about the loss of faith in oneself and the future, and the need to find a way to cope with the pain. The second verse references Star Wars, with lines like “use the force” and “red five standing by”. The third verse discusses how people are split into groups and separated by social barriers. The bridge of the song explains how love is a natural thing that everyone should have, but it's often complicated by human division and the search for the best religion.
Overall, the song seems to be a call to see things from a higher perspective, to break down barriers and divisions, and to appreciate the beauty of life in all its diversity.
Line by Line Meaning
I just wanna be
The singer desires to exist without any specific expectation or pressure.
I lost all faith in what I know
The singer feels uncertain and doubtful about his own knowledge and beliefs.
The future doesn't need me
The singer feels helpless and irrelevant towards the progression of time.
So I kick a boagen a wo and head it till it don't hurt no more.
The singer redirects his focus on forcefully generating excitement in order to escape his current situation.
Use my cuts and lacerations, feed myself a new sensation woah woah
The singer is willing to inflict self-harm and endure pain in order to create a fresh experience.
Take a ride on your high horse
The singer suggests that someone should display an overconfident attitude.
If the horse is blind, use the force
The singer suggests that someone should rely on their intuition if reason fails.
The falcon flies in two straight lines
The singer implies that things are not always as they appear to be.
Red five standing by
The singer references a scene from the movie Star Wars, using it to evoke a sense of urgency and action.
It's not a moon it's a space station
The singer misidentifies a celestial body, highlighting how our perception can deceive us.
It feels good the good vibration woah woah
The singer shows an appreciation for positive experiences.
I know that you know some lovely people.
The singer implies that the listener has connections with admirable individuals.
Send them all an invitation, yer party to a segregation woah. Woah
The singer advises the listener to gather their like-minded peers and isolate themselves from those who hold different values.
Viva life on mars I'm calling
The singer embraces the idea of finding a new, different life, which may represent a metaphorical interpretation of Mars.
Sending my frequency to the galaxy so you can see people down here
The singer desires to communicate his message to the wider universe.
They don't want us to discuss the picture in the caves of us.
The singer suggests that there may be hidden knowledge that remains suppressed or guarded by a controlling power.
A nosebleed and a bag of coal then they put you in a hole.
The singer implies that the people in power control and exploit the masses rather than offer them help or benefits.
We're knee deep in information
The singer notes that we are inundated by vast amounts of data every day.
And they can't stop this conversation. Woah woah
The singer is confident that the exchange of ideas and dialogue remains an unstoppable force.
Love is natural love is good
The singer champions love as a fundamental aspect of human nature.
Not everybody does it but everybody should.
The singer seems to advise the listener to embrace love and all its forms.
With them and us we've made a mess,
The singer points out that humanity is responsible for many of the world's problems.
Till they decide which god is best.
The singer may be referring to the divisive effect of religion on society.
Free yourself from liberation from lake Geneva to the freeland station woah woah
The singer invites the listener to live without the constraints of societal norms or expectations.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: KELVIN ANDREWS, DANIEL SPENCER MOULD, ROBERT PETER WILLIAMS
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Philip Kassabian
on Win Some Lose Some
Yet another fantastic Robbie Williams song. Absolutely fantastic.
Philip Kassabian
on Millennium
What a fantastic song by Robbie Williams.
Edy Souza
on Advertising Space
:)
Edy Souza
on Angels
Love! Love!