Advertising Space

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"Advertising Space"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album Intensive Care
Released12 December 2005 (2005-12-12)
RecordedJune 2003–May 2005
Studio
  • AIR, The Townhouse (London, England)
  • Rockband East and West
  • Henson (Los Angeles)
Length4:37
LabelChrysalis
Songwriters
Producers
  • Stephen Duffy
  • Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Make Me Pure"
(2005)
"Advertising Space"
(2005)
"Sin Sin Sin"
(2006)
Music video
"Advertising Space" on YouTube

"Advertising Space" is a song by British singer Robbie Williams, for his sixth studio album, Intensive Care (2005). It was released as the third single from the album on 12 December 2005 and reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart. In the song's music video, largely filmed in a room above the Belle Vue pub in Blackpool in the United Kingdom, Williams emulates Elvis in movement, appearance, and habits.[1]

Background

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Inspired by True Romance, where Christian Slater's character spoke to the spirit of Elvis Presley, Williams wrote a ballad about "a superstar's fall from grace", which Williams jokingly called his "Candle in the Wind".[2] While interviewed on Parkinson and asked about the title "Advertising Space", Williams stated that he gave particular focus to how after dying Elvis was reduced to merchandising, or remembering "the joke part of his life, the end bit when he got big".[3]

Track listings

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UK CD1 and Australian CD single[4]

  1. "Advertising Space"
  2. "Family Coach"

UK CD2[5]

  1. "Advertising Space"
  2. "Twist"
  3. "Don't Say No"
  4. Gallery (U-MYX)

UK DVD single[6]

  1. "Advertising Space" (video)
  2. "Don't Say No" (audio)
  3. "Overture for Berlin" (audio)

Credits and personnel

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Credits are taken from the Intensive Care album booklet.[7]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Australia 12 December 2005 CD Chrysalis [44]
United Kingdom [45]

References

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  1. ^ Timeline: Advertising Space
  2. ^ Advertising Space Archived 28 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine at Robbiewilliams.com
  3. ^ Robbie Williams on Parkinson (2005)
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