Take the Crown

album by Robbie Williams

Take the Crown is the ninth studio album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was released on 5 November 2012.

Take the Crown
Studio album by
Released5 November 2012 (2012-11-05)
RecordedSeptember 2011 – August 2012
Studio
  • The Garage (Topanga, California)
  • Capitol (Hollywood)
  • Ocean (Burbank, California)
GenrePop rock[1]
Length43:45 (Standard edition)
52:22 (Deluxe edition bonus tracks)
Label
ProducerJacknife Lee[2]
Robbie Williams chronology
Reality Killed the Video Star
(2009)
Take the Crown
(2012)
Robbie Williams: Live at the O2
(2012)
Singles from Take the Crown
  1. "Candy"
    Released: 11 September 2012
  2. "Different"
    Released: 17 December 2012
  3. "Be a Boy"
    Released: 11 March 2013[3]

Track listing

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All production done by Jacknife Lee.

Take the Crown – Standard edition
No. Title Length
1. "Be a Boy"   4:39
2. "Gospel"   4:26
3. "Candy"   3:21
4. "Different"   4:52
5. "Shit on the Radio"   2:53
6. "All That I Want"   3:30
7. "Hunting for You"   3:58
8. "Into the Silence"   4:48
9. "Hey Wow Yeah Yeah"   2:52
10. "Not Like the Others"   4:15
11. "Losers" (featuring Lissie) 4:08
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[4]
No. Title Length
12. "Reverse"   3:56
13. "Eight Letters"   4:40
Deluxe edition bonus DVD[4]
No. Title Length
1. "Not Like the Others" (Making of the Album) 4:30
2. "Candy: Day 1" (Making of the Video) 3:52
3. "Candy: Day 2" (Making of the Video) 4:29

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[43] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[44] Platinum 30,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[45] Gold 15,000^
Germany (BVMI)[46] Platinum 300,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[47] Gold 3,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[48] Gold 7,500^
Italy (FIMI)[49] Gold 30,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[50] Platinum 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[51] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[53] Platinum 519,585[52]
Summaries
Worldwide 1,200,000[54]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

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Region Date Label Format
Ireland 2 November 2012 Universal Music CD, digital download
(standard and deluxe edition)
Australia[55]
Sweden[56]
Germany[57] Island
United Kingdom 5 November 2012
Mexico[58][59] 6 November 2012 Universal Music
Italy[60]

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