- pop
- 58 min
- 14 tracks
- The In Good Company Co. Ltd.
Reality Killed the Video Star is the eighth solo studio album by the English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, released in November 2009. The title is a reference to The Buggles' 1979 single "Video Killed the Radio Star", updating it to reflect on the impact of reality television on pop culture.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and grave.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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Metacritic 64/100
- AllMusic2/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubC
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Independent3/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3/4 ★
- NME4/10
- The Observer3/5 ★
- PopMatters6/10
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Tracks
- 1Morning Sun4:06
- 2Bodies4:04
- 3You Know Me4:21
- 4Blasphemy4:20
- 5Do You Mind4:07
- 6Last Days of Disco4:50
- 7Somewhere1:02
- 8Deceptacon5:01
- 9Starstruck5:22
- 10Difficult for Weirdos4:30
- 11Superblind4:46
- 12Won't Do That3:38
- 13Morning Sun Reprise1:26
- 14Bodies (Cahill Refix)6:28
14 tracks, 58 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Robbie Williams
- Label
- The In Good Company Co. Ltd.
- Released
- 2009
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- DE
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