No Regrets (Robbie Williams song) explained

No Regrets
Cover:	NoRegrets.gif
Type:	single
Artist:	Robbie Williams
A-Side:	Antmusic
B-Side:	"Deceiving Is Believing" "There She Goes" (live) "Sexed Up" (demo)
Length:	5:10 (album version) 4:00 (radio edit)
Label:	Chrysalis
Producer:	Guy Chambers Steve Power
Prev Title:	Millennium
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Strong
Next Year:	1999

"No Regrets" is a song by English singer Robbie Williams. It was released on 30 November 1998 as the second single from his second studio album, I've Been Expecting You (1998). The track was written by Williams and Guy Chambers and features backing vocals from Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys and Neil Hannon of the Divine Comedy. In the United Kingdom, the song was released as a double A-side with a cover of Adam and the Ants' "Antmusic".

"No Regrets" / "Antmusic" became another top-five hit for Williams in the United Kingdom. "Antmusic" was also featured on the UK trailer to the Pixar animated film A Bug's Life (1998). One of the B-sides, "Sexed Up", was later re-recorded for the Escapology album and released as a single in 2003.

Release and reception

Chrysalis Records released two CD singles and a cassette single of "No Regrets" on 30 November 1998, followed by a 7-inch single on 7 December.^{[1] [2]} The song reached number four on the UK Singles Chart and went on to sell over 200,000 copies, being certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

Music video

The video has Robbie Williams at first performing in a Vegas-like show. He then realises he cannot fake being happy and leaves the stage. He walks to a petrol station (which is in Hurley opposite the former East Arms Pub), gets some petrol in a jerry can, and begins walking through crowds and over roads, dribbling petrol in a line the whole way. Finally, a spark is dropped at the petrol station and lights up the whole trail as Williams narrates the last lines.

Track listings

UK CD1 and cassette single^{[3] [4]}

1. "No Regrets" – 5:10
2. "Antmusic" – 3:31
3. "Deceiving Is Believing" – 4:30

UK CD2^[5]

1. "No Regrets" – 5:10
2. "There She Goes" (live at the Forum) – 2:51
3. "Sexed Up" (demo version) – 3:54
4. "There She Goes" (live at the Forum – enhanced video) – 2:51

UK 7-inch single and European CD single^{[6] [7]}

1. "No Regrets" – 5:10
2. "Antmusic" – 3:31

European maxi-CD single^[8]

1. "No Regrets" – 5:10
2. "Antmusic" – 3:31
3. "Sexed Up" (demo version) – 3:54
4. "There She Goes" (live at the Forum) – 2:51
5. "There She Goes" (live at the Forum – enhanced video) – 2:58

French CD single^[9]

1. "No Regrets" (radio edit) – 4:00
2. "No Regrets" (album version) – 5:10
3. "Antmusic" – 3:31

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the I've Been Expecting You album booklet.^[10]

Studio

• Mastered at Metropolis Mastering (London, England)

Personnel

• Robbie Williams – writing, vocals
• Guy Chambers – writing, keyboards, piano, orchestral samples, bass synth, production, arrangement
• "Planet" Claire Worrall – backing vocals
• Neil Tennant – backing vocals
• Neil Hannon – backing vocals
• David Catlin-Birch – acoustic guitar
• Gary Nuttall – electric guitar
• Fil Eisler – bass guitar
• Chris Sharrock – drums
• Andy Duncan – percussion
• Steve Power – production, recording, mixing, programming
• Steve McNichol – programming
• Tony Cousins – mastering

Charts

Chart (1998–1999)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	35
Greece (IFPI)^[12]	7
Hungary (Mahasz)^[13]	6
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[14]	4

Notes and References

1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 28. 28 November 1998. 13 July 2021.
2. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 23. 5 December 1998.
3. No Regrets / Antmusic. Robbie Williams. 1998. UK CD1 liner notes. Chrysalis Records. CDCHS 5100, 7243 8 86419 2 0.
4. No Regrets / Antmusic. Robbie Williams. 1998. UK cassette single sleeve. Chrysalis Records. TCCHS 5100, 7243 8 86419 4 4.
5. No Regrets. Robbie Williams. 1998. UK CD2 liner notes. Chrysalis Records. CDCHSS 5100, 7243 8 86421 0 1.
6. No Regrets / Antmusic. Robbie Williams. 1998. UK 7-inch single sleeve. Chrysalis Records. CHS 5100.
7. No Regrets. Robbie Williams. 1998. European CD single liner notes. Chrysalis Records. 7243 8 86398 2 8.
8. No Regrets. Robbie Williams. 1998. European maxi-CD single liner notes. Chrysalis Records. 7243 8 86399 0 3.
9. No Regrets. Robbie Williams. 1998. French CD single liner notes. Chrysalis Records. 7243 8 86399 2 7.
10. I've Been Expecting You. I've Been Expecting You. Robbie Williams. 1998. UK CD album booklet. Chrysalis Records. 497 8372.
11. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 15. 51. 18. 19 December 1998. 8 June 2020.
12. Top National Sellers. Music & Media. 16. 1–3. 9. 16 January 1999. 8 June 2020. See LW column.
13. Top National Sellers. Music & Media. 16. 10. 12. 6 March 1999. 8 June 2020.
14. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (26.2–5.3. 1999). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 10. 26 February 1999. 8 June 2020.