Forbidden Road
{{short description|2024 song by Robbie Williams}}
{{Infobox song
| type = single
| artist = Robbie Williams
| album = Better Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| released = 22 November 2024
| genre = Soft rock
| length = 3:18
| label = Columbia
| writer =
| producer =
- Wexler
- Dan Romer
| prev_title = Lost (XXV)
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Rocket
| next_year = 2025
}}
"Forbidden Road" is a song by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, released as the lead single from the soundtrack to William's biopic, Better Man (2024).
Music video
An official lyric video was released on 22 November 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seZaxbHjxtA&list=TLPQMjIxMjIwMjTg4CMc-9qklQ&index=2|title=Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road (Official Lyric Video) Taken from 'Better Man' Soundtrack|via=YouTube|date=22 November 2024|access-date=22 December 2024}}
Chart performance
Following the single's release, "Forbidden Road" debuted and peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart, and at number 26 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/robbie-williams-forbidden-road/|title=Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road|website=Official Charts |date=29 November 2024|access-date=22 December 2024}}
Accolades
"Forbidden Road" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards.{{Cite web |last=Barnard |first=Matthew |date=2024-12-09 |title=Nominations Announced for 82nd Annual Golden Globes® |url=https://goldenglobes.com/articles/nominations-announced-for-82nd-annual-golden-globes/ |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=Golden Globes |language=en-US}} It was initially shortlisted for the Best Original Song at the 97th Academy Awards, but was disqualified due to the technical rules of the category on the grounds that "Forbidden Road" allegedly took the majority of "I Got a Name" by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel and sung by Jim Croce, as the latter was not written specifically for the film.{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=2024-12-20 |title=Robbie Williams Song Dropped From 2025 Oscar Shortlist: Here's Why |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/robbie-williams-song-dropped-from-2025-oscar-shortlist-best-original-song-1235863501/ |access-date=2024-12-22 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/robbie-williams-forbidden-road-disqualified-from-oscars-shortlist-3824206|title=Robbie Williams' 'Forbidden Road' disqualified from Oscars shortlist|website=NME|last=Molloy|first=Laura|date=21 December 2024|access-date=22 December 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/oscars-2025-robbie-williams-song-disqualified-from-competition/|title=Oscars 2025: Robbie Williams song disqualified after making shortlist|website=Far Out Magazine|last=Hardman|first=Lily|date=21 December 2024|access-date=22 December 2024}}