Eternity/The Road to Mandalay

:"This article is about the music single. For other meanings, go to Eternity (disambiguation)Single infobox
Name = Eternity/The Road to Mandalay


Artist = Robbie Williams
from Album = Sing When You're Winning
Released = July 9, 2001
Format = CD Single, Cassette
Recorded = 2000
Genre = Pop
Length = 5:02 ("Eternity")
3:57 ("The Road To Mandalay")
Producer = Guy Chambers
Steve Power
Certification = Gold (BPI)
Chart position =
* #1 (New Zealand, United Kingdom)
* #2 (Latvia)
* #2 (Denmark)
* #4 (Italy)
* #7 (Germany)
* #8 (United World Chart)
* #9 (Austria)
* #10 (Switzerland)
Reviews =
Last single = "Let Love Be Your Energy"
(2001)
This single = "Eternity/The Road to Mandalay"
(2001)
Next single = "Better Man"
(2001) |

"Eternity/ The Road To Mandalay" is the fifth single from Robbie Williams' 2000 "Sing When You're Winning" album, released in July 2001. Brian May plays guitar on "Eternity". "Eternity" does not appear in the album but it was later included on Williams' "Greatest Hits" album.

Music Videos

The Road To Mandalay

The video for "The Road To Mandalay" shows Robbie and four friends, driving a Jensen FF (a rare MKIII car, number 130/317, of which only 15 were built from a total of 320 FF's) [http://www.thejensenff.com/gallery.htm] & Ford Transit van, alternatively goofing around and scoping out a money transport van and the people who transport the money. When the robbery goes down, Robbie and his friends dress with masks covering their faces and run into the transport van with a truck. Holding up a sign demanding the money (and showing the dog of one of the drivers, thus showing they know where to find the driver's family), they quickly move the money to another van, then celebrate while driving off. Robbie invites his friends to his new plush house, celebrating with plenty of champagne and cake. The video ends with the van nearly running over an elderly lady, and with Robbie waking up startled next to his girlfriend.

Eternity

The video for "Eternity" is a sequel to "The Road To Mandalay". Mixed with scenes from the first video are scenes of Robbie and his girlfriend lounging around their house, playing pool and walking along the beach. These scenes are also intercut with scenes of Robbie and his girlfriend standing opposite each other, looking wistfully at each other. The end of the video shows Robbie giving his girlfriend a long parting kiss, then being handcuffed and led away by the police, who tracked him down from clues left at the scene of the robbery.

Chart Success

The single became Williams' fourth number-one hit in the United Kingdom and his second in New Zealand, it made its mark around Europe charting inside the top ten in most countries, the single went on to sell 70,186 in its first week in the United Kingdom, and overall sales exceeded the 340,000 copies being certified Silver by the BPI. [ [http://www.floppop.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2828&hl= UK Sales for "Eternity"] ] [ [http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_singles_song.php?id=903 UK First Week Sales] ]

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Eternity/The Road To Mandalay".

UK CD
(Released July 9, 2001)
# "Eternity" - 5:02
# "The Road To Mandalay" [Radio Edit] - 3:18
# "Toxic" - 3:51

Argentine CD
(Released July 9, 2001)
# "Eternity" - 5:00
# "The Road To Mandalay" [Radio Edit] - 3:18
# "Toxic" - 3:51
# "Eternity" Enhanced Video
# "The Road To Mandalay" Enhanced Video

Charts

References