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Forbidden Road

"Forbidden Road"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album Better Man soundtrack
Released22 November 2024
GenreSoft rock
Length3:18
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Lost (XXV)"
(2022) 		"Forbidden Road"
(2024)

"Forbidden Road" is a song by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, released as the lead single from the soundtrack William's biopic, Better Man (2024).

Music video

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An official lyric video was released on 22 November 2024.[1]

Chart performance

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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

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"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 due to the technical rules of the category on the grounds that "Forbidden Road" contains elements of the song "I Got a Name" by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel and sung by Jim Croce, the latter was not written specifically for the film.[4][5][6]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Forbidden Road"
Chart (2024–2025) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 48
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[8] 67
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[9] 20
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[10] 26

References

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  1. ^ "Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road (Official Lyric Video) Taken from 'Better Man' Soundtrack". 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road". 29 November 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  3. ^ Barnard, Matthew (2024-12-09). "Nominations Announced for 82nd Annual Golden Globes®". Golden Globes. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  4. ^ Grein, Paul (2024-12-20). "Robbie Williams Song Dropped From 2025 Oscar Shortlist: Here's Why". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  5. ^ Molloy, Laura (21 December 2024). "Robbie Williams' 'Forbidden Road' disqualified from Oscars shortlist". NME. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  6. ^ Hardman, Lily (21 December 2024). "Oscars 2025: Robbie Williams song disqualified after making shortlist". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Robbie Williams – Forbidden Road" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  8. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 2. týden 2025 in the date selector. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart on 29/11/2024 29 November 2024 - 5 December 2024". Official Charts. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.