Intensive Care (album)

2005 studio album by Robbie Williams

Intensive Care

Studio album by

Robbie Williams

Released| 24 October 2005
Recorded| June 2003–May 2005 in Los Angeles
Genre| Pop rock[1]
Length| 53:02
Label| Chrysalis / EMI
Producer|

* Robbie Williams
* Stephen Duffy

Robbie Williams chronology
| Greatest Hits
(2004)  | Intensive Care
(2005)  | Rudebox
(2006)

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Singles from  Intensive Care

1. "Tripping"
Released: 3 October 2005
2. "Make Me Pure"
Released: 14 November 2005
3. "Advertising Space"
Released: 12 December 2005
4. "Sin Sin Sin"
Released: 22 May 2006

Intensive Care is the sixth studio album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, released on 24 October 2005 in the United Kingdom. It was produced by Stephen Duffy and Williams and was the first of Williams' albums to not be produced by longtime songwriting partner Guy Chambers. The album was supported by four singles: "Tripping", "Make Me Pure", "Advertising Space" and "Sin Sin Sin".

Like most of the singer's previous albums, Intensive Care topped the charts in many countries. The album was promoted with the Close Encounters Tour which started on 10 April 2006 in Durban, South Africa and ended on 18 December 2006 in Melbourne, Australia.

## Background

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After touring Latin America in late 2004 for the promotion of his Greatest Hits album, Williams started working on what would become his sixth studio album. Recorded in his bedroom in the Hollywood Hills, the album was co-written by Stephen Duffy over the course of 24 months.[2] The album was launched in Berlin, Germany on 9 October 2005. It was not shown on television, but broadcast to various locations around the world in cinemas and theatres, in a high-definition "cine-cast". It was shown on Saturday 22 October 2005 on Channel 4.[3]

The album's artwork was designed by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, in response to Williams' request that they "turn [Williams] into a superhero" for the tour.[4] The "talismanic images" and "witchy hieroglyphs" include a "sigil" that, in Morrison's words, "can be activated by finding the CD in the shops or pulling the cover up on-screen and pressing Rob's finger. If enough of us do this the world will most certainly enter a new Golden Age of peace, creativity, and prosperity!"[4]

## Production

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Williams started recording demos for what would become Intensive Care on 12 June 2003 at Air Studios alongside record producer Stephen Duffy. On that particular day, Duffy played Williams a backing track and he started making up the melody and lyrics of what would later become the song "Sin Sin Sin".[5]

Recording continued throughout the summer of 2003 and by March 2004, the songwriting duo had already recorded several demos including "Sin Sin Sin", "Radio" (which would be released on the Greatest Hits compilation in late 2004), "Ghosts", "Tripping Underwater" (which would later become "Tripping"), "The Trouble With Me" and "Misunderstood" (which would also be released on the Greatest Hits compilation in late 2004).[5]

## Release and promotion

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Robbie Williams performing during the Close Encounters Tour at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany on July 27, 2006 Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [6]
Entertainment.ie| [7]
The Guardian| [1]
PopMatters| (7/10)[8]
Yahoo! Music UK| [9]
Q| [10]

When Intensive Care was released in October 2005, it became a smash hit around the world, hitting number-one in the United Kingdom, selling 373,832 copies in its first week,[11] as well as topping charts in twenty other counties including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, New Zealand and many other countries. Following the success of the album, Williams won the MTV Europe Music Award for 'Best Male', and also entered The Guinness Book of World Records for selling 1.6 million tickets in a single day for his 2006 world tour.[12]

The album became the best selling album in Europe by the end of 2005, with sales of over four million copies.[13] However, it only managed to become the third best selling album in the United Kingdom that year. Williams launched the album live in Berlin. He performed 8 of the 12 songs from the album at the live concert.

In January 2007, it was revealed Intensive Care had sold over 5 million copies in Europe, and as such, was certified 5× Platinum by the IFPI.[14] It was also certified 5× Platinum in the United Kingdom around the same time.[15] In Mexico, the album was certified platinum shortly after its release, and later Platinum+Gold in 2006, for shipping 150,000 copies of the physical album. In December 2008 the album was certified 2× diamond for pre-loaded sales of 1,000,000 copies.[16] By shipping 1,100,000 copies and reaching 11× gold,[17] Intensive Care became the eighth best-selling album of the decade in Germany.[citation needed] It also became Williams' fifth album to reach a position in the top twenty of the best-selling album of the decade, with Swing When You're Winning, Escapology, Live at Knebworth and Greatest Hits also earning places. According to EMI, the album has sold 6.2 million copies worldwide.[18]

Williams kicked off his Close Encounters Tour in South Africa in April 2006 in promotion of the album. More than 2.5 million attended the early stages of the tour, with nearly three million having been reported to have seen one or more shows.[19]

## Critical reception

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Intensive Care received a varied response from music critics. Alexis Petridis from The Guardian gave the album four out of five stars, writing: "The lovely, lambent melodies of 'Advertising Space' and 'The King of Bloke and Bird' may well be Duffy, the Smiths-like guitar of 'Spread Your Wings' and the autoharp on 'Please Don't Die' definitely is, but their epic qualities seem to stem entirely from Williams."

Lucy Davies from BBC Music gave the album a positive rating stating that: "Williams is putting more self reflection and understanding in his music than ever before, and he's a rich seam of material. Gloriously imperfect, the personality makes the album, and it's his best yet."

John Bush from AllMusic gave the album two and a half stars out of five. He praised songs like "Ghosts", "Tripping" and "Spread Your Wings", but felt that "Duffy's arrangement is a pale shadow of a Smiths song from 20 years earlier." He concluded that the album is "much more interesting than the creatively bankrupt Escapology."[citation needed]

## Singles

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* "Tripping" was released as the album's lead single on 3 October 2005, becoming an international success, topping the charts in Germany, The Netherlands, Taiwan, Argentina and Mexico. In the United Kingdom, it was released as a double A-side with "Make Me Pure". However, "Make Me Pure" was also released separately in Australia, New Zealand and Mexico.
* "Advertising Space" was released as the album's second single in December 2005, becoming another international hit, reaching the top ten in Europe, Australasia and Latin America.
* "Sin Sin Sin" was released as the album's third and final single in the summer of 2006. It was the first song Williams and Stephen Duffy co-wrote together.[20] The video was shot in Cape Town, South Africa just days before the start of Williams' tour there. It became Williams' first single to miss the UK Top 20, charting at number twenty-two, however, it performed much better internationally, hitting the top ten in Europe and Latin America.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Robbie Williams and Stephen Duffy, except where noted

Intensive Care – Standard editionNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Ghosts"| 3:42
2.| "Tripping"| 4:36
3.| "Make Me Pure" (Williams, Duffy, Chris Heath)| 4:33
4.| "Spread Your Wings"| 3:50
5.| "Advertising Space"| 4:37
6.| "Please Don't Die"| 4:47
7.| "Your Gay Friend"| 3:21
8.| "Sin Sin Sin" (Williams, Duffy, Heath)| 4:09
9.| "Random Acts of Kindness"| 4:15
10.| "The Trouble with Me"| 4:20
11.| "A Place to Crash"| 4:34
12.| "King of Bloke and Bird"| 6:13

Intensive Care – Additional recordingsNo.| Title| Length

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13.| "Meet the Stars"|
14.| "Bag Full of Silly" (Williams, Duffy, Heath)| 4:17
15.| "Don't Stop Talking"|
16.| "Family Coach"| 4:48
17.| "Twist"|
18.| "Don't Say No"|
19.| "Overture for Berlin"|
20.| "Our Love"| 4:14

Intensive Care – Special edition bonus DVDNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "In Intensive Care" (Documentary)|
2.| "Make Me Pure" (music video)|
3.| "Tripping" (Tarot Card Visuals)|

Intensive Care – RW 20th Anniversary edition bonus DVDNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Radio" (Live on TOTP)|
2.| "Radio" (Live on Later... with Jools Holland)|
3.| "Misunderstood" (Live on TOTP)|
4.| "Trouble with Me" (Live on TOTP)|
5.| "Tripping" (Live on Later... with Jools Holland)|
6.| "Ghosts" (Live on Later... with Jools Holland)|
7.| "A Place to Crash" (Live on Later... with Jools Holland)|
8.| "Advertising Space" (Live on TOTP Christmas special)|
9.| "Misunderstood" (Live in Germany)|
10.| "Tripping" (Live in Spain)|

## Musicians

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* Robbie Williams: lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar, Epiphone Casino, synthesizer
* Stephen Duffy: guitar, keyboards, Nord Lead, wine glass, sitar, harp, sequencers, shakers, dilruba, harmonica
* Claire Worrall: backing vocals, (track 11) piano, mellotron, Hammond B3, helicopter
* Melvin Duffy: pedal steel guitar (track 11)
* Neil Taylor: guitar (track 11)
* Greg Leisz: guitar
* Justin Duarte: acoustic guitar
* Jerry Meehan: bass guitar, fender precision (track 11)
* Matt Chamberlain: drums, percussion (track 11)
* Kate Kissoon: backing vocals
* Tessa Niles: backing vocals
* Jeff Babko: trombone (track 11)
* Cleto Escobedo: baritone saxophone (track 11)
* Waddy Wachtel: guitar (track 11)
* Jebin Bruni: synthesizer
* Davey Faragher: bass guitar, Fender Precision
* John Paterno: guitar
* Buddy Judge: guitar
* Max Beesley: percussion, vibes
* Gary Nuttall: backing vocals (track 11)
* Carlton E. Anderson: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
* Maxi Anderson: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
* Randy Crenshaw: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
* Judith Hill: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
* Julia Tillman: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
* Carmen Twillie: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
* Oren Waters: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
* Maxine Waters Willard: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
* Will Wheaton Jnr: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
* Terry Wood: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
* Charlie Bisharat: violins (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12)
* Mario De Leon: violins (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8)
* Armen Garabedian: violins (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 and 12)
* Berj Garabedian: violins (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8)
* Alan Grunfeld: violins (tracks 1, 3 and 5)
* Sara Pakins: violins (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12)
* Michelle Richards: violins (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12)
* Sarah thornblade: violins (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8)
* Josefina Vergara: violins (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12)
* John Wittenburg: violins (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12)
* Denyse Buffum violins (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12)
* Matt Funes: cello
* Roland Kato: cello
* Evan Wilson: cello
* Larry Corbett: cello
* Suzie Katayama: cello
* Dan Smith: cello

## Credits

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* Album produced by Stephen Duffy and Robbie Williams
* Original production by Andy Strange
* Mixed by Bob Clearmountain at Mix This
* Engineered by John Paterno, Andy Strange, Stephen Duffy Pablo Munguia, Tony Phillips, Adam Noble and Dan Porter
* Strings arranged and conducted by David Campbell
* Strings engineered by Alan Sides at NRG
* Mastering by Tony Cousins at Metropolis Studios, London
* A&R: Chris Briggs
* Photography: Hamish Brown
* Design and artwork: Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
* Art co-ordination by Tom Hingston Studio

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2005)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] | 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22] | 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] | 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] | 1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[25] | 1
European Albums (Billboard)[26] | 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[27] | 1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[28] | 3
French Albums (SNEP)[29] | 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[30] | 1
Greek Albums (IFPI)[31] | 2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[32] | 2
Irish Albums (IRMA)[33] | 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[34] | 1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[35] | 128
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[36] | 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[37] | 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[38] | 2
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[39] | 11
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[40] | 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[41] | 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[42] | 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[43] | 1
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[44] | 1
UK Albums (OCC)[45] | 1

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2005)  | Position

|

Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[46] | 16
Australian Albums (ARIA)[47] | 22
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[48] | 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[49] | 11
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[50] | 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[51] | 10
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[52] | 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[53] | 3
European Albums (Billboard)[54] | 12
Finnish Albums (Suomen viralinen lista)[55] | 1
French Albums (SNEP)[56] | 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[57] | 7
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[58] | 29
Irish Albums (IRMA)[59] | 12
Italian Albums (FIMI)[60] | 6
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[36] | 27
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[61] | 44
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[62] | 45
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[63] | 13
Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)[64] | 14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[65] | 1
UK Albums (OCC)[66] | 3
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[67] | 10
Chart (2006)  | Position

|

Australian Albums (ARIA)[68] | 32
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[69] | 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[70] | 34
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[71] | 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[72] | 21
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[73] | 34
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[74] | 18
European Albums (Billboard)[75] | 4
French Albums (SNEP)[76] | 18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[77] | 8
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[78] | 94
Italian Albums (FIMI)[79] | 23
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[80] | 35
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[81] | 51
Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)[82] | 65
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[83] | 2
UK Albums (OCC)[84] | 128

### Decade-end charts

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Chart (2000–2009)  | Position

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UK Albums (OCC)[85] | 55

## Certifications and sales

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Argentina (CAPIF)[86] | 3× Platinum  | 120,000^
Australia (ARIA)[87] | 3× Platinum  | 210,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[88] | 3× Platinum  | 90,000*
Belgium (BEA)[89] | 2× Platinum  | 100,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[90] | 2× Platinum  | 80,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[91] | Platinum  | 62,524[91]
France (SNEP)[92] | 2× Platinum  | 400,000*
Germany (BVMI)[17] | 11× Gold  | 1,100,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[31] | Gold  | 10,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[93] | Platinum  | 10,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[94] | 5× Platinum  | 75,000^
Italy (FIMI)[95] | Platinum  | 282,000[96]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[16] | Platinum+Gold  | 150,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[16]
Pre-loaded  | 2× Diamond  | 1,000,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[97] | 2× Platinum  | 160,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[98] | Platinum  | 15,000^
Poland  | —  | 14,000[99]
Portugal (AFP)[100] | Platinum  | 20,000^
Russia (NFPF)[101] | Gold  | 10,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[102] | Platinum  | 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[103] | Platinum  | 60,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[104] | 3× Platinum  | 120,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | 5× Platinum  | 1,619,894[105]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[14] | 5× Platinum  | 5,000,000*
Worldwide  | —  | 6,200,000[18]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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## Further reading

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* Draper, Jason (2008). A Brief History of Album Covers. London: Flame Tree Publishing. pp. 366–367. ISBN 9781847862112. OCLC 227198538.

## External links

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* Official site

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Robbie Williams

* Discography
* Videography
* Songs
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

* Life thru a Lens
* I've Been Expecting You
* Sing When You're Winning
* Swing When You're Winning
* Escapology
* Intensive Care
* Rudebox
* Reality Killed the Video Star
* Take the Crown
* Swings Both Ways
* The Heavy Entertainment Show
* The Christmas Present

Compilation albums|

* The Ego Has Landed
* Greatest Hits
* The Best So Far
* Songbook
* In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010
* Under the Radar Volume 1
* Under the Radar Volume 2
* XXV

Live albums|

* Live at Knebworth

Video compilations|

* Live at the Albert
* The Robbie Williams Show
* What We Did Last Summer
* And Through It All: Robbie Williams Live 1997–2006

Concert tours|

* Ego Has Landed Tour
* 1999 Tour
* Close Encounters Tour
* Take the Crown Stadium Tour
* Swings Both Ways Live
* Let Me Entertain You Tour
* The Heavy Entertainment Show Tour

Musical theatre|

* The Boy in the Dress

Related articles|

* Take That
* We Sing Robbie Williams
* Better Man

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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