Live at Knebworth

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For the DVD of the same event, see What We Did Last Summer. For the Beach Boys' album, see Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980.

Live at Knebworth
Robbie Williams - Live at Knebworth - CD album cover.jpg
Live album by
Robbie Williams
Released29 September 2003
Recorded1–3 August 2003, Knebworth, England
Length72:37
LabelEMI
Robbie Williams chronology
Escapology
(2002) 		Live at Knebworth
(2003) 		Greatest Hits
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]

Live at Knebworth, also known as Live Summer 2003 with different cover text, is a live album by English pop singer Robbie Williams, recorded and released in 2003. The album is his first live album, and is a compilation of songs performed during three consecutive shows at Knebworth, England on 1–3 August 2003.

The three shows attracted a total of 375,000 fans, becoming the "biggest music event in British history".[2] It is the second fastest and biggest selling live album ever in the United Kingdom behind Williams' former band Take That's live album The Greatest Day – Take That Present: The Circus Live.[3] It has been certified 2x Platinum by the IFPI for sales over 2 million copies.[4]

The DVD released of that Summer's three performances at Knebworth Park was entitled What We Did Last Summer, a reference to the film I Know What You Did Last Summer.[citation needed] It went on to sell 350,000 in the United Kingdom. In Australia, the DVD went on to sell 165,000 copies, 25,000 more than the actual album.

Williams' former Take That bandmate Mark Owen was invited to perform "Back for Good" on stage with him at Knebworth. This was the first time the two had performed together since the band split in 1996. After performing with Williams, Owen returned to the spotlight, signing a deal with Island/Universal Records.

Track listing[]

  1. "Let Me Entertain You" – 5:54
  2. "Let Love Be Your Energy" – 4:46
  3. "We Will Rock You" – 1:18
  4. "Monsoon" – 5:11
  5. "Come Undone" – 5:34
  6. "Me and My Monkey" – 7:20
  7. "Hot Fudge" – 5:44
  8. "Mr. Bojangles" – 5:26
  9. "She's the One" – 5:43
  10. "Kids" – 7:22
  11. "Better Man" – 2:12
  12. "Nan's Song" – 4:50
  13. "Feel" – 5:16
  14. "Angels" – 5:56

Pregaps[]

Between-song banter and various mini-songs can be found between some of the songs on the album in pregaps:

  • Robbie Williams talking to the audience (0:41, between tracks 4 and 5)
  • Robbie Williams talking to the audience (0:37, between tracks 5 and 6)
  • Robbie Williams introducing "Hot Fudge" (0:06, between tracks 6 and 7)
  • Robbie Williams introducing Max Beesley whilst singing a little song about him (1:35, between tracks 7 and 8)
  • Robbie Williams talking to Max Beesley whilst Beesley plays a song on piano (1:21, between tracks 8 & 9)
  • Robbie Williams talking to the audience (1:20, between tracks 9 and 10)
  • Robbie Williams singing a song about Knebworth and his mother (1:10, between tracks 10 and 11)
  • Robbie Williams introducing "Nan's Song" (0:18, between tracks 11 and 12)
  • Robbie Williams introducing "Feel" (1:31, between tracks 12 and 13)
  • Robbie Williams introducing "Angels" (0:44, between tracks 13 and 14)

Singles[]

In Mexico and Argentina, EMI Music sent a promotional CD to radio stations featuring "Feel" and "Angels" live from the show.[5]

Certifications, peaks and sales[]

Country Peak position Certification (if any) Sales/shipments
Argentina 7 3× Platinum[6] 120,000+
Australia 3 2× Platinum[7] 140,000+
Austria 1 2× Platinum[8] 60,000+
Belgium 5
European Top 100 Albums 2× Platinum[9] 2,000,000
Italy 4
Denmark Platinum[10] 30,000+
Finland 10 Gold[11] 15,303+
France 12 Gold[12] 100,000+
Germany 1 9× Gold[13] 900,000+
Hungary Gold[14] 5,000+
Netherlands Gold[15] 40,000+
New Zealand 6 Platinum[16] 15,000+
Portugal 1 (5 weeks) 2× Platinum[17] 40,000+
Sweden 7 Gold[18] 20,000+
Switzerland 2 2× Platinum[19] 80,000+
United Kingdom 2 2× Platinum[20] 600,000+

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2003) Position
German Albums Chart[21] 8
Chart (2004) Position
German Albums Chart[22] 9

DVD release[]

Main article: What We Did Last Summer
Country Peak position Certification (if any) Sales/shipments
Argentina 10 Gold[23] 20,000+
Australia 1 12× Platinum[24] 180,000+
Finland Gold[25] 4,838+
France 2× Platinum[26] 40,000+
Germany 1 11× Gold[27] 525,000+
Mexico 9 Gold[28] 10,000+
Netherlands Gold[15] 40,000+
Portugal 12× Platinum[29] 96,000+
United Kingdom 1 7× Platinum[30] 350,000+

Concert track listing[]

The album was recorded in three evenings in Knebworth and then cut. The set lists for the three performances were:

Set lists[]

Track Evening 1 Evening 2 Evening 3
1 "Let Me Entertain You" "Let Me Entertain You" "Let Me Entertain You"
2 "Let Love Be Your Energy" "Let Love Be Your Energy" "Let Love Be Your Energy"
3 "We Will Rock You" "Monsoon" "We Will Rock You"
4 "Monsoon" "Come Undone" "Monsoon"
5 "Come Undone" "Strong" "Come Undone"
6 "Strong" "Me and My Monkey" "Strong"
7 "Me and My Monkey" "Hot Fudge" "Me and My Monkey"
8 "Hot Fudge" "Mr. Bojangles" "Hot Fudge"
9 "Mr. Bojangles" "Supreme" "Mr. Bojangles"
10 "She's the One" "Better Man" "She's the One"
11 "Supreme" "Nan's Song" "Supreme"
12 "No Regrets" "Feel" "Kids"
13 "Kids" "Rock DJ" "Back for Good" (with Mark Owen)
14 "Better Man" "Angels" "Better Man"
15 "Nan's Song" "Back for Good" "Nan's Song"
16 "Feel" - "Feel"
17 "Rock DJ" - "Rock DJ"
18 "Angels" - "Millennium"
19 "Back for Good" - "Angels"

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Intro - Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth!". knebworthhouse.com.
  3. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a190133/boyle-stays-on-top-with-huge-album-sales.html Digital Spy
  4. ^ IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2003 Archived 19 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Robbie Williams En Vivo Mexican Promo CD single (CD5 / 5") (265708)". eil.com.
  6. ^ "CAPIF". Archived from the original on 25 December 2007.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2003 Albums". aria.com.au.
  8. ^ "IFPI Austria - Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft". IFPI Austria - Verband der österreichischen Musikwirtschaft. Archived from the original on 16 July 2007.
  9. ^ IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 2003 Archived 19 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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  12. ^ "Disque En France". Archived from the original on 23 February 2008.
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  14. ^ "MAHASZ". Archived from the original on 27 May 2009.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b "NVPI". Archived from the original on 28 August 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
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  17. ^ "AFP – Week 14 Year 2004". Archived from the original on 10 December 2008.
  18. ^ "IFPI Sweden". Archived from the original on 25 August 2007.
  19. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". swisscharts.com.
  20. ^ BPI
  21. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  23. ^ "CAPIF". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
  24. ^ "http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2007DVD.htm". aria.com.au. External link in |title= (help)
  25. ^ "IFPI Finland". Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
  26. ^ "Disque En France". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
  27. ^ "IFPI Germany". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
  28. ^ "AMPROFON". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
  29. ^ "AFP". Archived from the original on 10 December 2008.
  30. ^ BPI
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