Listen to Robbie Williams and Tony Iommi's rock song 'Rocket'
The first taster of Williams' new album 'BRITPOP'
Last updated 21st May 2025
Robbie Williams has premiered his long-teased musical collaboration with Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi, ‘Rocket’.
Written by Robbie Williams, Karl Brazil, Tony Iommi and Tom Longworth, ‘Rocket’ is the first taster of the former Take That star’s 13th studio album ‘BRITPOP’, which is released this autumn via Columbia Records.
‘Rocket’ is billed as a “high octane rock track” that “features an instantly anthemic chorus, pounding drums and a signature guitar solo from the heavy metal pioneer.”
Robbie Williams’ ‘Rocket’ video, which was filmed in London and Tony Iommi’s native Birmingham, will be released this Friday (23rd May)
Listen Robbie Williams and Tony Iommi's rock song, ‘Rocket’:
Robbie Williams’ drummer and musical director Karl Brazil first confirmed the Tony Iommi collaboration in an interview with the Percussion Discussion Podcast last September.
Brazil, who is a founding member of Planet Rock playlisted rock outfit King Herd, said at the time: “One of the tracks, actually, he’s done a track called ‘Rocket’ with Tony Iommi, which is very random. It’s great! It’s a rocker, and it’s really, really cool. Right up my street!
“It’s kinda… I’ll just let you hear it. But yeah, Tony’s done his thing on it.”
Williams says of his ‘BRITPOP’ album: “I set out to create the album that I wanted to write and release after I left Take That in 1995. It was the peak of Britpop and a golden age for British Music.
“I’ve worked with some of my heroes on this album; it’s raw, there are more guitars and it’s an album that’s even more upbeat and anthemic than usual. There’s some ‘Brit’ in there and there’s certainly some ‘pop’ too - I’m immensely proud of this as a body of work and I’m excited for fans to hear this album.
“I also can’t wait to perform a song or two from it on my upcoming ‘BRITPOP’ tour, which I’m opening in the UK, naturally.”
Tony Iommi, of course, will perform with Black Sabbath at their star-studded Back to the Beginning concert at Birmingham’s Villa Park on Saturday 5th July.
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