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'''The Road to Mandalay''' can refer to:
{{about|Robbie Williams song|the 1926 film|The Road to Mandalay (film)|the [[Rudyard Kipling]]/[[Oley Speaks]] song|Mandalay (poem)}}
{{Infobox single
| Name = The Road to Mandalay
| Cover = Robbie Williams - Eternity- The Road to Mandalay - CD double cover.jpg
| Artist = [[Robbie Williams]]
| Released = 9 July 2001
| Format = {{flat list|
*[[CD single]]
*[[Cassette single|cassette]]
}}
| Recorded = 2000
| Genre = {{flat list|
*[[Pop rock]]
*[[soft rock]]
}}
| Length = 3:57
| Writer = {{flat list|
*[[Guy Chambers]]
*Robbie Williams
}}
| Producer = {{flat list|
*Guy Chambers
*Steve Power
}}
| Last single = "[[Let Love Be Your Energy]]"<br />(2001)
| This single = "'''Eternity'''"/"[[The Road to Mandalay]]"<br />(2001)
| Next single = "[[Better Man (Robbie Williams song)|Better Man]]"<br />(2001)
}}


* [[Mandalay (poem)|"Mandalay" (poem)]], of 1890 by Rudyard Kipling, whose chorus begins "On the road to Mandalay"
"'''The Road to Mandalay'''" is a song by English recording artist [[Robbie Williams]]. It was co-written and produced by [[Guy Chambers]] along with Steve Power for Williams's third studio album ''[[Sing When You're Winning]]'' (2000) and released as the album's fifth single along with the previously unreleased "[[Eternity (song)|Eternity]]". An instant success, "The Road to Mandalay" became Williams's fourth number-one hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and reached the top ten of most of the charts in appeared on. It became the 20th best-selling single of 2001 in the United Kingdom.
* [[On the Road to Mandalay (song)|"On the Road to Mandalay" (song)]], a 1907 musical setting by Oley Speaks of the Kipling poem
* ''The Road to Mandalay'', a 1917 novel by [[Bithia Mary Croker]] upon which the 1926 film was based
* [[The Road to Mandalay (1926 film)|''The Road to Mandalay'' (1926 film)]], a 1926 film directed by Tod Browning
* [[The Road to Mandalay (2016 film)|''The Road to Mandalay'' (2016 film)]], a 2016 film directed by Midi Z
* "[[Eternity/The Road to Mandalay]]", a 2000 song by Robbie Williams
* "Road to Mandalay", a 2024 song by [[Laurie Anderson]]


==Music videos==
==See also==
* [[Belmond Road to Mandalay]], a river cruiser in Myanmar (Burma) that plies the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River
The video for "The Road to Mandalay" shows Williams and four friends, driving a [[Jensen FF]] and a Ford Transit van, alternatively goofing around and scoping out a money transport van and the people who transport the money. When the robbery goes down, Williams and his friends dress with masks covering their faces and run into the transport van with a truck. Holding up a sign demanding the money, and showing the dog of one of the drivers, thus showing they know where to find the driver's family, they quickly move the money to another van, then celebrate while driving off. Williams invites his friends to his new plush house, celebrating with plenty of champagne and cake. The video ends with the van nearly running over an elderly lady, and with Williams waking up startled next to his girlfriend.


{{disambiguation}}
The video for "Eternity" serves as a [[sequel]] to "The Road to Mandalay".
{{DEFAULTSORT:Road to Mandalay, The}}

==Chart success==
The single became Williams' fourth number-one hit in the United Kingdom and his second in New Zealand, it made its mark around Europe charting inside the top ten in most countries, the single went on to sell 70,186 in its first week in the United Kingdom, and overall sales exceeded the 340,000 copies being certified Silver by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI).<ref>[http://www.floppop.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2828&hl= ]{{dead link|date=April 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_singles_song.php?id=903 ]{{dead link|date=April 2014}}</ref>


==Track listing==
;CD single
# "Eternity" – 5:00
# "[[The Road to Mandalay]]" – 3:56
# "Toxic" – 3:48

==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2001)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{singlechart|Austria|9|artist=Robbie Williams|refname=austria|song=Eternity/The Road to Mandalay}}
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|6|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Eternity/The Road to Mandalay|}}
|-
{{singlechart|Wallonia|9|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Eternity/The Road to Mandalay|}}
|-
|align="left"|Canada ([[Canadian Singles Chart|Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/robbie-williams-mn0000227697/awards |title=Robbie Williams &#124; Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=13 February 1974 |accessdate=1 April 2014}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|31
|-
{{singlechart|Denmark|3|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Eternity/The Road to Mandalay|}}
|-
{{singlechart|France|45|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Eternity/The Road to Mandalay|}}
|-
{{singlechart|Germany2|7|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Eternity/The Road to Mandalay|}}
|-
{{singlechart|Ireland|2|year=2001|week=44}}
|-
| Italy ([[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Robbie+Williams&titel=Eternity&cat=s |title=Robbie Williams - Eternity |publisher=italiancharts.com |date= |accessdate=1 April 2014}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch40|11|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Eternity/The Road to Mandalay|}}
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|1|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Eternity/The Road to Mandalay|}}
|-
{{singlechart|Sweden|34|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Eternity/The Road to Mandalay|}}
|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|10|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Eternity/The Road to Mandalay|}}
|-
{{singlechart|UK|1|date=14 July 2001}}
|}

{{s-start}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Another Chance]]" by [[Roger Sanchez]]
| title = [[UK Singles Chart]] [[2001 in British music|number-one single]]
| years = 14 July 2001 – 28 July 2001
| after = "[[Eternal Flame (song)|Eternal Flame]]" by [[Atomic Kitten]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Eternal Flame (song)|Eternal Flame]]" by [[Atomic Kitten]]
| title = [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart]] [[List of 2000s number-one singles (New Zealand)#2001|number-one single]]
| years = 29 September 2001
| after = "[[Because I Got High (song)|Because I Got High]]" by [[Afroman]]
}}
{{s-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|robbie-williams|the-road-to-mandalay|version=The Road to Mandalay}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
* {{YouTube|id=KohurXfPb7s|title=Robbie Williams - The Road To Mandalay (Vevo)}}

{{Robbie Williams}}
{{Robbie Williams singles}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:The Road to Mandalay}}
[[Category:2001 singles]]
[[Category:Robbie Williams songs]]
[[Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Guy Chambers]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Guy Chambers]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Power]]
[[Category:2000 songs]]

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