Robbie Williams covered Wet Leg‘s ‘Chaise Longue’ in the Radio 1 Anthems Live Lounge, changing some of the lyrics to jokingly nod to his career.
The artist altered a line in the song’s first verse from “I went to school and I got a degree,” to “I joined Take That and got a pop star degree.” Later on, he interpolated some lines from his own hit, ‘Candy’ and the “Hey, ho, let’s go,” refrain from The Ramones‘ ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’.
While he was in the studio, he also played his own song ‘Old Before I Die’.
Check out the performances below:
Williams previously revealed in 2022 he wanted to work with the Isle Of Wight duo, though admitted: “I don’t know if they’d want to work with me.”
Last night (October 9), Williams played his smallest-ever ticketed show in London last night, where he ran through his debut album in full, as well as performing his upcoming record ‘BRITPOP’ in its entirety.
The phone-free gig at Dingwalls in Camden, north London, had been announced to celebrate the release of the 90s-inspired ‘BRITPOP’, which was initially set to arrive today (Friday October 10). However, the LP was recently delayed until early 2026 due to “scheduling issues”. “We’re all pretending it’s not about Taylor Swift, but it fucking is,” Williams told the crowd.
“Here’s the truth: I want 16 Number One albums. Taylor then decided to put her album out the same weekend as me. I was like, ‘For fuck’s sake! I’ll put it out the next week’, and they were like, ‘She does these other deluxe versions’. I was like, ‘Fucking hell! Can I put it out the week after that then?’ They were like, ‘Oasis might be around then’… ‘For fuck’s sake! Let’s do it in fucking February when no one’s got an album out’.”
He continued: “I was worried about making you all fucking wait, and then I was like, ‘Fuck it! I want a 16th Number One album!’ I’m sorry, but I’m fucking being selfish. How many times in your life do you get to have the most Number One albums the UK’s ever fucking had?”
Earlier in the set, Williams had shared the news on stage that he would be playing a run of intimate UK shows in early 2026, dubbed the ‘Long ’90s’ tour. The brief stint includes a stop at London’s O2 Brixton Academy on February 8. See the full list of dates below, and find ticket details here.
