Studio Album · No. 8

Reality Killed the Video Star Songwriting Credits by Robbie Williams

2009 Virgin 13 tracks 51:30

Produced by Trevor Horn  ·  Engineered by Graham Archer, Niall Acott, Sam Farr

Virgin Pop RockPop
92%
Authorship
Artist

Holds writing credit on 12 of 13 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 12 / 13 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 13 tracks with documented writers, by whether Robbie Williams carries a lyricist or composer credit.

92%
12 trackswritten by Robbie Williams 1 trackoutside writers
Robbie Williams's roles on this album

Share of the 13 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist92%
Composer0%
Producer0%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

13
Tracks
16
Lyricists
1
Producers
905,469
Worldwide Copies Sold
2009
Released
Data Insight

Twelve of the thirteen tracks are his, written with Kelvin Andrews and Danny Spencer on ten of them. Guy Chambers is on none of it. It is the first album of the second half of his career and the writing team is settled by now: him plus two.

Reality Killed the Video Star came out on Virgin in November 2009 and has sold 905,469 in Britain. Trevor Horn produced it, and it followed a three-year break.

Track Listing & Credits 13 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Morning Sun
Robbie WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny SpencerRichard ScottScott RalphDon Black Robert WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny SpencerRichard ScottScott RalphDon Black Trevor Horn Robbie Williams (Performer)
2
Bodies
Robbie WilliamsBrandon ChristyCraig Russo Robert WilliamsBrandon ChristyCraig Russo Trevor Horn Robbie Williams (Performer)
3
You Know Me
Robbie WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny SpencerFrançoise Hardy Robert WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny SpencerFrançoise Hardy Trevor Horn Robbie Williams (Performer)
4
Blasphemy
Robbie WilliamsGuy Chambers Robert WilliamsGuy Chambers Trevor Horn Robbie Williams (Performer)
5
Do You Mind
Robbie WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny SpencerChaz Jankel Robert WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny SpencerChaz Jankel Trevor Horn Robbie Williams (Performer)
6
Last Days of Disco
Robbie WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny Spencer Robert WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny Spencer Trevor Horn Robbie Williams (Performer)
7
Somewhere
Kelvin AndrewsDanny SpencerAndy StubbsJonathan HandStephen Cadman Kelvin AndrewsDanny SpencerAndy StubbsJonathan HandStephen Cadman Trevor Horn Robbie Williams (Performer)
8
Deceptacon
Robbie WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny SpencerRichard ScottScott Ralph Robert WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny SpencerRichard ScottScott Ralph Trevor Horn Robbie Williams (Performer)
9
Starstruck
Robbie WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny SpencerPaul Beard Robert WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny SpencerPaul Beard Trevor Horn Robbie Williams (Performer)
10
Difficult for Weirdos
Robbie WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny Spencer Robert WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny Spencer Trevor Horn Robbie Williams (Performer)
11
Superblind
Robbie WilliamsFil Eisler Robert WilliamsFil Eisler Trevor Horn Robbie Williams (Performer)
12
Won't Do That
Robbie WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny SpencerRichard ScottScott Ralph Robert WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny SpencerRichard ScottScott Ralph Trevor Horn Robbie Williams (Performer)
13
Morning Sun Reprise
Robbie WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny SpencerRichard ScottScott RalphDon Black Robert WilliamsKelvin AndrewsDanny SpencerRichard ScottScott RalphDon Black Trevor Horn Robbie Williams (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 18 contributors

RW
Robbie Williams
Writer · Performer
On this album12 written
RW
Robert Williams
Writer
On this album12 written
DS
Danny Spencer
Writer
On this album10 written
KA
Kelvin Andrews
Writer
On this album10 written
RS
Richard Scott
Writer
On this album4 written
SR
Scott Ralph
Writer
On this album4 written
DB
Don Black
Writer
On this album2 written
AS
Andy Stubbs
Writer
On this album1 written
BC
Brandon Christy
Writer
On this album1 written
CJ
Chaz Jankel
Writer
On this album1 written
CR
Craig Russo
Writer
On this album1 written
FE
Fil Eisler
Writer
On this album1 written

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Frequently Asked Questions Reality Killed the Video Star

Who wrote Reality Killed the Video Star?
Robbie Williams on twelve of the thirteen tracks, with Kelvin Andrews and Danny Spencer on ten of those.
Who produced it?
Trevor Horn.
How did it sell?
905,469 in the United Kingdom.
Who engineered it?
Graham Archer, Niall Acott and Sam Farr among others.
Did any single chart in America?
The discography publishes no Billboard Hot 100 positions for the album's singles.
Was there a break before it?
Three years, the longest gap between studio albums to that point.
How long is the album?
51:30 across thirteen tracks.

Sources

Wikipedia: Reality Killed the Video Star Wikipedia: Robbie Williams discography Cover Art Archive: Reality Killed the Video Star by Robbie Williams