Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p "Rudebox" is a 2006 single by English musician Robbie Williams, from the album of the same name. It is based around a sample from the song "Boops (Here to Go)" by Sly and Robbie.The single was released on 4 September 2006, although download purchases allowed it to reach number 30 on the UK Singles Chart on 3 September. After the release of the CD single, it ascended 26 places to number 4 selling 24,821 copies, beaten by Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland's "Promiscuous", Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" and Scissor Sisters' "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'". Although the single charted relatively high, Williams was mocked by sections of the tabloid press who said the single was a failure due to his radical change in direction on the song, with The Sun dubbing it the "worst song ever". Williams responded to the criticism by joking about it, telling an audience at his concert in Leeds on 8 September that the song was "number one... in Germany" and saying it was "made to feel as welcome as a ginger step child". The track was also nominated for the 2006 Ivor Novello Award.In the song Williams makes several cultural references including Adidas, T.K. Maxx (in a joke about product placement, "T.K. Maxx costs less!"), Michael Jackson, Durex condoms, The Matrix and Mandrex. Williams was quoted in September 2006 as saying that "for a box to be rude, the rude must be in a different box- and that took me a long time to realise".. }
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- Rudebox_(song) abstract ""Rudebox" is a 2006 single by English musician Robbie Williams, from the album of the same name. It is based around a sample from the song "Boops (Here to Go)" by Sly and Robbie.The single was released on 4 September 2006, although download purchases allowed it to reach number 30 on the UK Singles Chart on 3 September. After the release of the CD single, it ascended 26 places to number 4 selling 24,821 copies, beaten by Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland's "Promiscuous", Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" and Scissor Sisters' "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'". Although the single charted relatively high, Williams was mocked by sections of the tabloid press who said the single was a failure due to his radical change in direction on the song, with The Sun dubbing it the "worst song ever". Williams responded to the criticism by joking about it, telling an audience at his concert in Leeds on 8 September that the song was "number one... in Germany" and saying it was "made to feel as welcome as a ginger step child". The track was also nominated for the 2006 Ivor Novello Award.In the song Williams makes several cultural references including Adidas, T.K. Maxx (in a joke about product placement, "T.K. Maxx costs less!"), Michael Jackson, Durex condoms, The Matrix and Mandrex. Williams was quoted in September 2006 as saying that "for a box to be rude, the rude must be in a different box- and that took me a long time to realise".".