Olivia Rodrigo has Robbie Williams’ attention after fans compared her new Christmas song to one of his biggest hits. However, the British singer does not appear interested in turning the similarities into a dispute. Williams addressed the Olivia Rodrigo song-copying claims directly and even ended his response with a message for the 23-year-old singer.
Robbie Williams speaks out about Olivia Rodrigo’s Take Me Home (4 Christmas)
Williams shared his thoughts in a November 9 Instagram post after listeners compared Rodrigo’s “Take Me Home (4 Christmas)” with his 2012 hit “Candy.”
The former Take That singer acknowledged that he could hear a similarity. However, he suggested Rodrigo may simply have arrived at a familiar musical idea independently.
“I couldn’t care less.”
Williams also made clear that he had no plans to pursue Rodrigo over the song.
“I’m not going after her.”
Williams said he did not know whether the similarities raised a publishing or copyright issue. More importantly, he said he did not want to know.
His response remained playful rather than confrontational. Instead of accusing Rodrigo of borrowing from him, Williams suggested that musical similarities can happen naturally when artists write pop songs.
He also distinguished between deliberate copying and unintentionally creating something that sounds familiar. Williams did not accuse Rodrigo of copying “Candy” or suggest that she deliberately lifted any part of his song.
The comparisons began after Rodrigo released her first original holiday single on November 5. She had announced “Take Me Home (4 Christmas)” days earlier.
Williams ultimately kept his response lighthearted. He praised Rodrigo directly and jokingly asked her to ease up on the swearing during performances.
So, while listeners may continue debating the resemblance to Robbie Williams’ “Candy,” Williams himself seems ready to leave the matter there.
