12 Songs You Didn’t Know Were Sampled
8. 'Rock DJ' By Robbie Williams Sampled 'It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Next To Me' By Barry White
The sample in this example comes straight away, with the opening melody of It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Next To Me being used throughout almost all of both songs, evolving into a background track.
Barry White is synonymous with seductive songs the entire world over. So, it is understandable that Robbie Williams, who had developed himself as something of a modern sex symbol through his days in Take That and his solo career would take any opportunity be a part of that.
Though this worked out well for Williams, with the song winning best single and music video at the 2001 Brit Awards and was the 4th bestselling single of 2000 in the UK, despite being released in the second half of the year.