Forbidden Road
| "Forbidden Road" | ||||
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| Single by Robbie Williams | ||||
| from the album Better Man soundtrack | ||||
| Released | 22 November 2024 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
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"Forbidden Road" is a song by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, released as the first single from the soundtrack to the biopic Better Man (2024).
Music video
An official lyric video was released on 22 November 2024.[1]
Chart performance
Following the single's release, "Forbidden Road" debuted and peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart, and at number 26 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[2]
Accolades
"Forbidden Road" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards.[3] It was initially shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 97th Academy Awards, but was disqualified a few days later after it was found it stole elements from "I Got a Name" by Jim Croce without giving due credit.[4][5][6]
Charts
| Chart (2024–2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7] | 20 |
| UK Singles Sales (OCC)[8] | 26 |
References
- ^ "Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road (Official Lyric Video) Taken from 'Better Man' Soundtrack". 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road". 29 November 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Barnard, Matthew (2024-12-09). "Nominations Announced for 82nd Annual Golden Globes®". Golden Globes. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ Grein, Paul (2024-12-20). "Robbie Williams Song Dropped From 2025 Oscar Shortlist: Here's Why". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ Molloy, Laura (21 December 2024). "Robbie Williams' 'Forbidden Road' disqualified from Oscars shortlist". NME. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Hardman, Lily (21 December 2024). "Oscars 2025: Robbie Williams song disqualified after making shortlist". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart on 29/11/2024 29 November 2024 - 5 December 2024". Official Charts. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.