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"Supreme" is a song by Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams is a Grammy Award-nominated and ten time BRIT Awards-winning England singer-songwriter. His career started as a member of the pop band Take That in 1990, which he left in 1995 to begin his solo career....
 released in 2000 as the third single from his album Sing When You're Winning
Sing When You're Winning

Sing When You're Winning is the third British solo album by England pop singer Robbie Williams, released in 2000. Following his last album, I've Been Expecting You in 1998, and in the middle of promotion and touring in 1999, Robbie found time to start the work on what would be his third studio album....
, and is loosely based on the Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor is an United States singer, best-known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" , "Never Can Say Goodbye " , "Let Me Know " and "I Am What I Am " ....
 classic I Will Survive
I Will Survive

"I Will Survive" is a song first performed by Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978. It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris.The song's lyrics describe a narrator who finds personal strength while recovering from a break-up; it has often been used as an anthem of female empowerment, a gay anthem, and HIV/AIDS awareness - and is...
 because, according to Williams, he was in a trip in Switzerland and when it was approaching the new millennium, the tourists, although none speak the same language, were all humming the string solo of I Will Survive. The string instrument part is originally from the José Giovanni directed film "dernier domicile connu" starring Lino Ventura and Marlène Jobert.

The song is the title theme for the Polish
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
 TV drama series Londynczycy (translation: The Londoners) aired on TVP 1
TVP 1

TVP1 - is a television channel owned by Telewizja Polska , Poland's national public broadcaster. It was the first Polish channel to be broadcast and remains one of the most popular today....
 since late 2008.

"Supreme" video, titled "Gentlemen racers" as seen in its opening credits, is a tribute to British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 Formula One
Formula One

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile ....
 driver
Driving

Driving is the controlled operation of a land vehicle, such as a automobile, truck or bus. Although direct operation of a bicycle, a mounted animal or a motorcycle is commonly called riding, such operators are usually legally considered to be drivers and are required to obey the rules of the road which apply to all drivers....
 Jackie Stewart
Jackie Stewart

Sir John Young "Jackie" Stewart, Order of the British Empire , better known as Jackie, and nicknamed The Flying Scot, is a Scotland former racing driver....
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"Supreme" is a song by Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams is a Grammy Award-nominated and ten time BRIT Awards-winning England singer-songwriter. His career started as a member of the pop band Take That in 1990, which he left in 1995 to begin his solo career....
 released in 2000 as the third single from his album Sing When You're Winning
Sing When You're Winning

Sing When You're Winning is the third British solo album by England pop singer Robbie Williams, released in 2000. Following his last album, I've Been Expecting You in 1998, and in the middle of promotion and touring in 1999, Robbie found time to start the work on what would be his third studio album....
, and is loosely based on the Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor is an United States singer, best-known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" , "Never Can Say Goodbye " , "Let Me Know " and "I Am What I Am " ....
 classic I Will Survive
I Will Survive

"I Will Survive" is a song first performed by Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978. It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris.The song's lyrics describe a narrator who finds personal strength while recovering from a break-up; it has often been used as an anthem of female empowerment, a gay anthem, and HIV/AIDS awareness - and is...
 because, according to Williams, he was in a trip in Switzerland and when it was approaching the new millennium, the tourists, although none speak the same language, were all humming the string solo of I Will Survive. The string instrument part is originally from the José Giovanni directed film "dernier domicile connu" starring Lino Ventura and Marlène Jobert.

The song is the title theme for the Polish
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
 TV drama series Londynczycy (translation: The Londoners) aired on TVP 1
TVP 1

TVP1 - is a television channel owned by Telewizja Polska , Poland's national public broadcaster. It was the first Polish channel to be broadcast and remains one of the most popular today....
 since late 2008.

Music video

The "Supreme" video, titled "Gentlemen racers" as seen in its opening credits, is a tribute to British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 Formula One
Formula One

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile ....
 driver
Driving

Driving is the controlled operation of a land vehicle, such as a automobile, truck or bus. Although direct operation of a bicycle, a mounted animal or a motorcycle is commonly called riding, such operators are usually legally considered to be drivers and are required to obey the rules of the road which apply to all drivers....
 Jackie Stewart
Jackie Stewart

Sir John Young "Jackie" Stewart, Order of the British Empire , better known as Jackie, and nicknamed The Flying Scot, is a Scotland former racing driver....
. Williams portrays the fictitious character Bob Williams, a rival driver competing for the 1970s F1 World Championship. The video includes stock footage of Stewart with Williams digitally inserted in many scenes, creating the near-perfect illusion of a neck-to-neck pursuit of the championship title. The video makes extensive use of the split-screen
Split screen (film)

In film and video production, split screen is the visible division of the screen, traditionally in half, but also in several simultaneous images, rupturing the illusion that the screen's frame is a seamless view of reality, similar to that of the human eye....
 technique as it is often seen in movies from the 1960s and 70s, and the scenes with Robbie Williams were given a yellowed, grainy image texture in the digital editing process to match the faded look of the original 35mm celluloid
Celluloid

Celluloid is the name of a class of Chemical compound created from nitrocellulose and camphor, plus dyes and other agents. Generally regarded to be the first thermoplastic, it was first created as Parkesine in 1856 and as Xylonite in 1869 before being registered as Celluloid in 1870....
 footage with Jackie Stewart. As yet another movie cliché, fake newspaper headlines are shown intermittently to help narrate the story.

Chart Success

The song became another massive success for Williams' - it managed to make the top ten in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Austria, New Zealand and other countries, the song was recorded in French and released in France peaking at number-twelve and spending thirty-four weeks inside the French charts being certified Gold by the SNEP.

Cover Versions

The song was covered by German bandleader Max Raabe
Max Raabe

Max Raabe is a Germany singer and band leader of the Palast Orchester. He and his orchestra specialise in recreating the sound of German dance and film music of the 1920s and 1930s, especially by performing songs of the Comedian Harmonists....
 and his Palace Orchestra on the album Superhits. There is also a version of the song entirely in French (except for Williams' rap) on the album Sing When You're Winning
Sing When You're Winning

Sing When You're Winning is the third British solo album by England pop singer Robbie Williams, released in 2000. Following his last album, I've Been Expecting You in 1998, and in the middle of promotion and touring in 1999, Robbie found time to start the work on what would be his third studio album....
. The French version appears instead of the original English version on his Greatest Hits compilation.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Supreme".

UK CD1
(Released December 11, 2000)
  1. "Supreme" - 4:17
  2. "Don't Do Love" - 4:56
  3. "Come Take Me Over" - 4:13


UK CD2
(Released December 11, 2000)
  1. "Supreme" - 4:17
  2. "United" - 5:56
  3. "Supreme" [Live at the Manchester Arena] - 4:20
  4. "Supreme" [Live at the Manchester Arena - Enhanced Video]


French CD
(Released December 4, 2000)
  1. "Supreme" - 4:17
  2. "Supreme" [French Version] - 4:16
  3. "Supreme" [French Radio Mix]- ?:??


Australian CD1
(Released March 19, 2001)
  1. "Supreme" - 4:17
  2. "United" - 5:56
  3. "Supreme" [Live at the Manchester Arena] - 4:20
  4. "Don't Do Love" - 4:56
  5. "Come Take Me Over" - 4:13


Australian CD2
(Released May 21, 2001 - Limited to 10,000 titled, "Supreme Hits")
  1. "Supreme" - 4:17
  2. "Kids" featuring Kylie Minogue
    Kylie Minogue

    Kylie Ann Minogue, Order of the British Empire, , is an Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. She rose to prominence in the late 1980s through her role in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987....
     - 4:44
  3. "Rock DJ" - 4:17


Certifications & Sales


CountryCertification (If Any)Sales/shipments
FranceSilver125,000+


Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
Position
Latvian Singles Chart1
Austrian Singles Chart3
New Zealand Singles Chart3
Swiss Singles Chart4
UK Singles Chart4
Mexican Singles Chart6
Norwegian Singles Chart11
French Singles Chart12
Australian Singles Chart14
German Singles Chart14
Swedish Singles Chart14
Dutch Singles Chart16
Finnish Singles Chart16