This song prepares for the Millennium (year 2000), which was two years away at that time. It was brilliant forethought to create an anthem surrounding the event, and the big chorus with "stars directing our fate" made it the most popular song about the new millennium. This was despite some rather cynical lyrics, where Williams even mentions the "sarcasm in my eyes."
Williams wrote the song with his producer, former World Party member Guy Chambers. According to Chambers, Williams wrote most of the lyrics very quickly, but didn't have a title for the song. It was Williams who came up with the very topical idea to name it "Millennium." Chambers explained to Songwriting Magazine in June 2019: "There was a lot of talk about the millennium back then, it's a bit like the 'Brexit' word now... not that I'd write a song called 'Brexit.' I just thought it was an interesting word."
The little bridge in the middle of the song was conceived as a soccer chant. Chambers had the melody for that section written, and Williams came up with the words, "Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough."
See your Spotify stats (with number of plays and minutes listened) and discover new music.
Music data, artist images, album covers, and song previews are provided by Spotify. Spotify is a trademark of Spotify AB.