"Time for Change" is a song by British singer-songwriter

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, released as the first single from his twelfth studio album ''

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'' (2019). The single was released in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2019. The song was written by Williams,

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and Tom Longworth. It was produced by Chambers. An accompanying music video for "Time for Change", directed by

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, was released on 22 November 2019. Williams performed "Time for Change" at his pair of concerts dubbed "The Robbie Williams Christmas Party" at the SSE Arena on 16 and 17 December 2019 in promotion of the album.

Live performances

Williams performed "Time for Change" live for the first time on the ''Jonathan Ross Show'' on 23 November 2019. He also sang it on the TV special ''It's not the Robbie Williams Christmas Show'' on 8 December 2019.

Critical reception

Jordan Bassett of ''

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'' praised the song and drew similarities to Williams' hit song "

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", writing: "His longtime collaborator and co-producer Guy Chambers has brought a great deal of warmth to this collection – newbie ‘Time For A Change’ comes on like ‘Strong’ with bells and whistles on."

Charts

References

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