Robbie Williams - Feel

What this video is

Released in late 2002 as the lead single from Escapology — Robbie Williams' fifth studio album and first release under his landmark £80 million EMI contract — 'Feel' represented a deliberate artistic pivot toward introspection and emotional vulnerability. The single became the most played song in Europe in 2003 and topped charts in multiple countries, cementing Williams' status as the dominant male solo artist of…

Why it matters

A landmark in early 2000s British adult contemporary pop, 'Feel' exemplifies the genre's shift from ironic Britpop exuberance toward emotionally confessional balladry. The video's cinematic, wide-screen Western aesthetic — uncommonly ambitious for a British pop release of the period — elevated…

The director

British music video and TV commercial director born 1961 in Chertsey, Surrey. Began directing in 1983 with Paul Young's 'Love of the Common People.' Co-founded directorial duo Vaughan & Anthea with Anthea Benton through 1996. Notable credits include George…