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 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]

Academy Award nomination

"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 incorporated material from "I Got a Name" by Jim Croce.[4][5][6]

Charts

Chart performance for "Forbidden Road"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7] 20
UK Singles Sales[8] 26

References

  1. ^ "Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road (Official Lyric Video) Taken from 'Better Man' Soundtrack". YouTube. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  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. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart on 29/11/2024 29 November 2024 - 5 December 2024". Official Charts. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.