Robbie’s Controversial Video Is Online Exclusive
EMI Records and IE Music have confirmed that the spectacular and controversial new video for the forthcoming Robbie Williams single ‘She’s Madonna’, a collaboration with Pet Shop Boys, will be made available to watch exclusively online at bbc.co.uk/radio1, alongside Inner Sanctum subscribers on robbiewilliams.com.
From 7am on Friday Jan 19th and for a period of 72 hours, BBC Radio 1’s website will be the only place worldwide where the video can be accessed for free.
EMI Records Head of Radio, Tina Skinner, says “EMI Records is very excited to be working with Radio 1 and IE Music on this unique offer via the Radio 1 website to bring the incredible new video for ‘She’s Madonna’ by Robbie Williams into peoples’ homes for the first time. This gives us both a fantastic cross platform opportunity to deliver one of our artists direct to his core audience on a global scale and is a great opportunity for EMI Records and Robbie Williams to work in tandem with Radio 1.”
The song ‘She’s Madonna’ sees Robbie Williams, Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe forming their long threatened super-group in one of ‘Rudebox’s most acclaimed moments; a dynamic piece of synth-pop balladeering at its very finest from this unconquerable trio, one of two tracks that they recorded for ‘Rudebox’ last spring.
Robbie Williams has a long tradition of delivering iconic videos for his tracks. ‘She’s Madonna’s accompanying clip is no exception and shows Robbie as we have never seem him before. It was shot recently in Los Angeles during a break before the final Australasian leg of his world tour. The video features appearances from some of LA’s most famous and infamous drag queens including most notably Alexis Arquette (brother of the famed Arquette family acting siblings Patricia, Rosanna & David) and was made with Swedish director Johan Renck, whose previous video credits include William’s ‘Trippin’’ promo and acclaimed video for the likes of Beyonce, The Streets and Madonna herself.
‘She’s Madonna’ is released on March 5th on Chrysalis/EMI, and is taken from his recent and acclaimed ‘Rudebox’ album released in late 2006. Robbie Williams has just completed the final leg of his record breaking ‘Close Encounters’ World tour, playing to over 3 million people along the way.
‘She’s Madonna’ is released on March 5th on Chrysalis / EMI Records. ‘Rudebox’ – the album – is out now.