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"Let Me Entertain You" is a single by Robbie Williams, released as the fifth and final single from his debut solo studio album Life Thru a Lens (1997). It was written by Williams and Guy Chambers. In March 1998, the track peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. It is certified gold for sales of over 400,000 copies.
Williams and Chambers were inspired to write a 'Who-esque' song after watching the Rolling Stones film Rock and Roll Circus together.
"When we started writing the demo there was a furious jungle beat underneath it. It was so hardcore it got me very excited, and I still get excited listening to it now. It's not really heavy metal, it's more like camp rock opera!"
The lyrics are mostly innuendoes and double entendre, telling the story of a man trying to persuade someone to cheat on their boyfriend with him. Although the sex of this person is never mentioned, it is worth noting that the lyrics include the phrase mon cher, which means my dear only when referring to a male. In a 2010 interview, Williams was quoted as saying "An awful lot of gay pop stars pretend to be straight. I'm going to start a movement of straight pop stars pretending to be gay."
The 2004 track on the Greatest Hits album differs slightly from the original 1998 release. The song has been subtly remixed, and Williams' vocals during the instrumental have been removed entirely. This remix was also featured on the In and Out of Consciousness compilation album in 2010. The original track however, is still featured on Williams' official website and Vevo channel.
Directed by frequent collaborator Vaughan Arnell, the video features the Robbie Williams Band who are dressed as members of the band KISS. Williams' makeup is very similar to Gene Simmons' on-stage persona, the Demon, while the outfit Williams wears is nearly identical to a stage costume worn by Simmons' bandmate Paul Stanley. In doing so, the video has been called a "stylistic appropriation" of KISS and a spoof of 1970s rock in general, while displaying its own characteristics of camp and self-parody.
After Simmons filed a lawsuit against King Diamond for using the makeup design in the 1980s, Williams had concerns over KISS taking legal action against "Let Me Entertain You", but felt the makeup was necessary to get into character. No legal action was taken.
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"Let Me Entertain You" is a single by Robbie Williams, released as the fifth and final single from his debut solo studio album Life Thru a Lens (1997). It was written by Williams and Guy Chambers. In March 1998, the track peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. It is certified gold for sales of over 400,000 copies.
Williams and Chambers were inspired to write a 'Who-esque' song after watching the Rolling Stones film Rock and Roll Circus together.
"When we started writing the demo there was a furious jungle beat underneath it. It was so hardcore it got me very excited, and I still get excited listening to it now. It's not really heavy metal, it's more like camp rock opera!"
The lyrics are mostly innuendoes and double entendre, telling the story of a man trying to persuade someone to cheat on their boyfriend with him. Although the sex of this person is never mentioned, it is worth noting that the lyrics include the phrase mon cher, which means my dear only when referring to a male. In a 2010 interview, Williams was quoted as saying "An awful lot of gay pop stars pretend to be straight. I'm going to start a movement of straight pop stars pretending to be gay."
The 2004 track on the Greatest Hits album differs slightly from the original 1998 release. The song has been subtly remixed, and Williams' vocals during the instrumental have been removed entirely. This remix was also featured on the In and Out of Consciousness compilation album in 2010. The original track however, is still featured on Williams' official website and Vevo channel.
Directed by frequent collaborator Vaughan Arnell, the video features the Robbie Williams Band who are dressed as members of the band KISS. Williams' makeup is very similar to Gene Simmons' on-stage persona, the Demon, while the outfit Williams wears is nearly identical to a stage costume worn by Simmons' bandmate Paul Stanley. In doing so, the video has been called a "stylistic appropriation" of KISS and a spoof of 1970s rock in general, while displaying its own characteristics of camp and self-parody.
After Simmons filed a lawsuit against King Diamond for using the makeup design in the 1980s, Williams had concerns over KISS taking legal action against "Let Me Entertain You", but felt the makeup was necessary to get into character. No legal action was taken.
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