"Eternity" is a song by English singer-songwriter

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. It was written by Williams along with

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, while production was overseen by Chambers and

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. "Eternity" does not appear on his third studio album, ''

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'' (2000) but was later included on Williams' ''

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'' album in 2004. The lyrics of "Eternity" were written as a tribute to Williams' close friendship with

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plays electric guitar on the track. Released on 9 July 2001 as a

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with " The Road to Mandalay", the single became the 20th-most-successful hit of 2001 in the United Kingdom, topping the country's singles chart, and also peaked at number two in Ireland. "Eternity" as a solo single reached number one in New Zealand and became a top-10 hit in eight other countries. Though "Eternity" never appeared on a Robbie Williams studio album, a comedic snippet of the song can be heard in "Outtakes", a hidden track on ''Swing When You're Winning''.

Music videos

The video for "Eternity" is a sequel to "The Road to Mandalay". It was directed by

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. It is mixed with scenes from the first video, which are scenes of Williams and his girlfriend lounging around their house in Spain, playing

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and walking along the beach and jumping on the trampoline. These scenes are also intercut with scenes of Williams and his girlfriend standing opposite each other, looking wistfully at each other. The end of the video shows Williams giving his girlfriend a long parting kiss, then being handcuffed and led away to several waiting

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police cars, having been tracked down from clues left at the scene of the robbery.

Track listings

UK CD and cassette single # "Eternity" – 5:02 # "The Road to Mandalay" – 3:57 # "Toxic" – 3:48 European CD single # "Eternity" – 5:02 # "The Road to Mandalay" – 3:57 French CD single # "The Road to Mandalay" – 3:57 # "Eternity" – 5:02

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the ''

'' album booklet. Studio * Mastered at Metropolis Mastering (London, England) Personnel * Robbie Williams – writing, lead vocals *

– writing, piano, production, arrangement *

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– backing vocals, acoustic guitar * Claire Worrall – backing vocals *

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– acoustic guitar *

– electric guitar * Melvin Duffy –

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* B. J. Cole – pedal steel guitar * Dave Clayton – keyboards * Andy Duncan – percussion *

– production, mixing * Richard Flack –

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* Tony Cousins – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eternity The Road To Mandalay 2000 songs 2000s ballads 2001 singles Chrysalis Records singles Music videos directed by Vaughan Arnell Number-one singles in New Zealand Pop ballads Robbie Williams songs Song recordings produced by Guy Chambers Song recordings produced by Steve Power Songs written by Guy Chambers Songs written by Robbie Williams UK singles chart number-one singles