Take the Crown
| Take the Crown | ||||
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| Released | 5 November 2012 | |||
| Recorded | September 2011 – August 2012 | |||
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| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 43:45 (standard edition) 52:22 (deluxe edition bonus tracks) | |||
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| Producer | Jacknife Lee | |||
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| Singles from Take the Crown | ||||
Take the Crown is the ninth studio album released by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 5 November 2012 via Island Records.
Take the Crown is preceded by the lead single, "Candy", a track Williams co-wrote with Gary Barlow which became his seventh solo number one single in the UK and 14th career UK number one. The album also featured the original demo version of Take That's "Eight Letters", which is entirely performed by Williams. It is his first solo album in three years after his return to Take That in 2010.
According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Take the Crown was the 36th global best-selling album of 2012, with sales of 1.2 million copies. At the 2013 Brit Awards, "Candy" was nominated for British Single of the Year but lost to Adele's "Skyfall".
To promote the album, Williams started the Take the Crown Stadium Tour, which lasted from June to August 2013.