Posted March 18Mar 18 Robbie Williams in 2026© Gareth Cattermole/Getty ImagesPOTTY mouthed Robbie Williams has been forced to change the title of his sweary new single so it will get on the radio.The former Take That star, who overtook The Beatles with his record-breaking 16th No1 album earlier this year, has now teamed up with indie heroes Reverend & The Makers for a risque new anthem that required sanitising.Jon McClure, frontman of Reverend & The Makers told the Daily Star: “We have a single coming out with Robbie Williams, a duet.It's actually called F**ked Up, but obviously owing to radio regs it’s now going to be called Messed Up.Jon McClure© Coventry Telegraph“The lyrics are very much centered on being wild when you're first in a band and what happens to you when you're thrust unwittingly onto this rollercoaster with no preparation or counselling or any kind of experience of it.“And what happens to you there which is obviously his experience and to some degree mine as well.We love Rob. Good guy.”Robbie plans to perform the tune as part of the summer’s World Cup celebrations - held in the US, Canada and Mexico - after becoming FIFA Music Ambassador in 2025.Rob has previously recorded official FIFA Anthem Desire and McClure revealed: "Robbie's actually going to be doing some stuff out there because he's in with (FIFA President) Gianni Infantino.Jon McClure© Handout"So, I have had a bunch of offers to invite me over there. So let's see I think there's a permutation where England could end up in Mexico City in the Azteca stadium.”Messed Up will be released in April ahead of the band’s new album, Is This How Happiness Feels?Explaining how they became part of Robbie’s inner circle Jon said: “Recently we've been on tour with Rob and he is possibly the nicest person I've ever met in the music industry."He has just gone on an amazing personal journey which has landed him in a position of just being this sort of wise elder and the way he conducts himself around people is remarkable and I want to be like him when I grow up.Robbie Williams in 2026© Reach Publishing Services Limited"He's just a lovely, lovely man and it's been obviously a pleasure to get to know him and become friends with him and do a musical collaboration.“It's hopefully going to come out in April. We're just trying to fix a time to do a video together, but It's track three on the album.”Robbie Williams forced to change explicit title of new single after teaming with indie legends
April 22Apr 22 Author Post thanks to https://x.com/RobbieFansARAs we anticipated last month, @Reverend_Makers has a new album dropping in 2 weeks. "Is This How Happiness Feels?". This new album will feature the single the band made with @robbiewilliams and now we know it's dropping this Friday. "f***ed Up"Source https://x.com/RobbieFansAR
April 23Apr 23 Author I like that band, they are very funny guys plus I like their sound. Looking forward to hearing FU**ED Up tomorrow
April 24Apr 24 Author 👍Can you believe it. the video is age restricted . I like the song , Source https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSXIkFPPHD7Zjh-To09TPVw Edited April 24Apr 24 by Sydney11
April 24Apr 24 Author Huge thanks to Robbie Williams Rewind Podcast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rewindrobbie?__cft__[0]=AZZDJfRfHSKLbdkIVKiZ3wdCINrWUFByq4jk3gZzC0zHkcoyTFdqHSqyvo9NXhVIbVzC49oeddCliQAD8sDq26LHrcOhniSRTJBySrxB6SaR-04Uqs-hkCsRgjBpHZvC1-FVscEhoTE5fnjsM3NqEGyRCVWRR8xAvQ9I88Cb_hMtrOW9_zRAptJfkjCp60E4c4WIooY9csQH5-6iR1KYBPL0&__tn__=-UC%2CP-RRobbie Williams’s duet with Reverend And The Makers is out now - it’s called ‘F****d Up’ and you can see from the lyrics why Rob wanted to duet on this song. A video including Rob and directed by Charlie Lightening will be released at 10am today.Here’s the lyrics: For every high there is a lowGive us an update on the tenth best band fromTurn of the century SheffieldWell placed when the party startedWho would decline a free thing?Heaven knows it's an all too fleetingGo at being Jagger or being Keef endsWe just all bang at though[Chorus]Everybody got f***ed upSome ended up in therapyOthers ended horriblySome of us who did too muchAre clinging onto sanityBegging for the clarityThat's afforded to them who knowThey can't deal with this on their ownEverybody got f***ed upTryna be summers in the scene[Verse 2]It's all a laugh till someone diesAnd everybody I knew shit themselves thatWe're all living on borrowed timeNot everyone can be monkeysTell Steve the party's endedAnd anyone out there who's weldedTo maintaining the pretence thatIt makes you rock 'n roll[Chorus]Everybody got f***ed upSome ended up in therapyOthers ended horriblySome of us who did too muchAre clinging onto sanityBegging for the clarityThat's afforded to them who knowThey can't deal with this on their ownEverybody got f***ed upTryna be summers in the scene[Instrumental Break][Chorus]Everybody got f***ed upSome ended up in therapyOthers ended horriblySome of us who did too muchAre clinging onto sanityBegging for the clarityThat's afforded to them who knowThey can't deal with this on their ownEverybody got f***ed upTryna be summers in the scene[Outro]Everybody got f***ed upTryna be summers in the scene#robbiewilliams #reverendandthemakersVery much looking forward to the video
May 12May 12 Author ‘Haircut’ isn’t the only collaboration on the album. Robbie Williams also appears on the introspective ‘f***ed Up’, a candid, conversational exchange about chaotic youths and the fallout of excess.The refrain – “Everybody got f***ed up / Some ended up in therapy” – distils the theme perfectly: it’s the same shared experience, differently lived. Robbie Williams’ presence feels especially apt given his well-documented struggles with fame, addiction, and recovery, which mirror the song’s confessional tone. McClure has described the collaboration as rooted in a shared understanding of the ‘mad stuff’ they’ve both lived through, giving the track its reflective, slightly battle-worn edge.Reverend & The Makers - Is This How Happiness Feels | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews
