Theakston, slightly baffled, asked him: “You knew we were having an interview this morning – why didn’t you take it any more seriously? Why are you just lying in bed naked?” Williams responded, “Because I think that people need to be more authentic when they do interviews and be more relaxed.”

Don’t mind @robbiewilliams just casually chatting to us naked… pic.twitter.com/goerTBnXFM

— Heart (@thisisheart) August 8, 2022

The former Take That band member is busy promoting his latest single ‘Lost’ which is out now, ahead of the release of his 13th solo album XXV.  The latest single is “about the times in my life when I’ve abandoned myself to reckless behaviour” the star said on Twitter. The album celebrates 25 years of the Robbie’s solo career and features several of his number one singles all newly orchestrated by Jules Buckley, Guy Chambers and Steve Sidwell.“I put a lot of my favourite songs on the XXV album. Each one has a special place in my heart, so re-recording them with the orchestra has been a really exciting process,” he said.

“ ‘Lost’ is about the times in my life when I’ve abandoned myself to reckless behaviour” My brand new single ‘Lost’ is out now. I hope you all love this track as much as I do. It means a lot to me. I can’t wait to see you all in October. Rob xhttps://t.co/QXcucRcOhu pic.twitter.com/QtmLO3w6np — Robbie Williams (@robbiewilliams) August 5, 2022

Williams’ hasn’t only been busy creating this new album, in an interview with The Telegraph he said, “I’m also creating art. I’ve written a TV show. I’ve also designed my own clothing line. I’ve also created my own drink. I want to build a hotel. I want to create something big in business. What else? There’s loads. Talent competition. I wrote another musical. It’s just limitless and it’s endless…I’m going to be a very, very busy man.”

Robbie Williams is one of the UK’s most successful solo artists. He left Take That in 1995 and currently holds the record for the most BRIT Awards ever received with 18 statuettes.. He has had 13 number one albums and among the 100 best-selling albums in UK history, Robbie Williams features on six of them.

XXV will be available on streaming platforms on 9th September and standard and deluxe versions will be released on CD and vinyl. The new single, ‘Lost’ will feature on both standard and deluxe, with the deluxe edition also featuring three additional original tracks ‘Disco Symphony’, ‘More Than This’ and ‘The World And Her Mother’.

In a statement regarding the album’s forthcoming release, Robbie said, “I’m so excited to announce my new album XXV which celebrates many of my favourite songs from the past 25 years. Each track has a special place in my heart so it was a real thrill to record them again with the Metropole Orkest. Can’t wait for you all to hear it”.

There are set to be two versions of XXV available, a regular version and a deluxe version. They will be available digitally, on CD, vinyl, and cassette. A new version of the well known track ‘Angels’ is online now.

The album will provide fans with throwback classics, as well as new material. Both the standard and deluxe edition of the album features Robbie’s new song ‘Lost’. ‘Lost’ has been described as “a moving song in classic Robbie style with poignant lyrics, piano elements and soaring strings”. In an interview with Guilty Pleasures, Robbie discussed the inspiration of his new track, stating, “I’d go on these enormous benders, high-octane and enjoyable, and then they were hell. I quite often used to get on a train at Euston and get picked up by mum at Stoke station. It’s that desolate place of, “Oh my god, everything is completely out of control.” And sadness and depression. But I was saying, my career hasn’t been as good since I got happy, so I’ve had to revisit a bit of sadness and hopefully something will happen.”

The deluxe album will feature three of Robbie’s more original tracks, ‘Disco Symphony’, ‘More Than This’, and ‘The World And Her Mother’. It will also include, newer versions of his old time hits, ‘Let Me Entertain You’, ‘Strong’ and ‘No Regrets’.

The full track-listing for XXV is below:

1. Let Me Entertain You
2. Come Undone
3. Love My Life
4. Millennium
5. The Road To Mandalay
6. Tripping
7. Bodies
8. Candy
9. Supreme
10. Strong
11. Eternity
12. No Regrets
13. She’s The One
14. Feel
15. Rock DJ
16. Kids
17. Angels
18. Lost
19. Nobody Someday

The deluxe album additions are:

1. Lazy Days
2. Hot Fudge
3. Sexed Up
4. More Than This
5. Disco Symphony
6. Better Man
7. Home Thoughts From Abroad
8. The World and Her Mother
9. Into The Silence
10. Angels (Beethoven AI)

The album is available to pre-order from Robbie’s website here.