"Win Some Lose Some" is a song by English recording artist Robbie Williams. It was released in New Zealand in May 2000 as the fifth and last single from his second studio album, I've Been Expecting You (1998). Nicole Appleton of English girl group All Saints provides the "I love you baby" telephone voice on the song.
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| Single by Robbie Williams | ||||
| from the album I've Been Expecting You | ||||
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| Released | 22 May 2000[1] | |||
| Length | 4:18 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
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Even before its physical release, "Win Some Lose Some" reached the top 10 in New Zealand on airplay alone, peaking at number seven after the CD single was issued; it spent four weeks inside the top 10 and 21 weeks overall on the chart. The song was included on the New Zealand version of Williams' Greatest Hits album in 2004.[2]
Track listing
editNew Zealand CD single[3]
- "Win Some Lose Some" – 4:18
- "Phoenix from the Flames" – 4:02
- "The Full Monty Medley" (with Tom Jones) – 5:28
Credits and personnel
editCredits are lifted from the I've Been Expecting You album booklet.[4]
Studio
- Mastered at Metropolis Mastering (London, England)
Personnel
- Robbie Williams – writing, vocals
- Guy Chambers – writing, keyboards, organ, production, arrangement
- Gary Nuttall – background vocals
- "Planet" Claire Worrall – backing vocals
- Nicole Appleton – telephone voice
- Alex Dickson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- David Catlin-Birch – bass guitar
- Chris Sharrock – drums
- Andy Duncan – percussion
- Steve Power – production, recording, mixing, programming
- Steve McNichol – programming
- Tony Cousins – mastering
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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References
edit- ^ "New Releases". netcd.co.nz. 22 May 2000. Archived from the original on 10 June 2000. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Greatest Hits (New Zealand CD album booklet). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2004. 724387452824.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b "Robbie Williams – Win Some Lose Some". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ I've Been Expecting You (UK CD album booklet). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1998. 497 8372.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "End of Year Charts 2000". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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