Forbidden Road
| "Forbidden Road" | ||||
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| Single by Robbie Williams | ||||
| from the album Better Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
| Released | 22 November 2024 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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"Forbidden Road" is a song by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, released as the lead single from the soundtrack to William's biopic, Better Man (2024).
Music video
[edit | edit source]An official lyric video was released on 22 November 2024.[1]
Chart performance
[edit | edit source]Following the single's release, "Forbidden Road" debuted and peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart, and at number 26 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[2]
Accolades
[edit | edit source]"Forbidden Road" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards.[3] It was initially shortlisted for the Best Original Song at the 97th Academy Awards, but was disqualified due to the technical rules of the category on the grounds that "Forbidden Road" allegedly took the majority of "I Got a Name" by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel and sung by Jim Croce, as the latter was not written specifically for the film.[4][5][6]
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2024–2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] | 40 |
| Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[8] | 27 |
| Iceland (Tónlistinn)[9] | 28 |
| Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[10] | 19 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[11] | 20 |
| UK Singles Sales (OCC)[12] | 26 |
References
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- ^ "Robbie Williams – Forbidden Road" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 9. týden 2025 in the date selector. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
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- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 15. týden 2025 in the date selector. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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