Morning Sun (Reprise)

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Morning Sun (Reprise) closes Reality Killed The Video Star, serving as a reflective bookend to the album’s opening track. Running just over a minute, the reprise returns to the main melodic motif of Morning Sun with a pared-down arrangement, creating a cyclical sense of completion. Its inclusion underscores Trevor Horn’s careful sequencing and thematic cohesion across the record.

The reprise was written by Robbie Williams with Kelvin Andrews, Danny Spencer, Richard Scott and Scott Ralph, and produced by Trevor Horn. It was recorded during the same sessions at Sarm Studios in London. Featuring piano, light percussion and orchestral textures, the short piece contrasts the full arrangement of the original with a more subdued, introspective tone.

Although brief, Morning Sun (Reprise) functions as an emotional epilogue, reinforcing the album’s central ideas of renewal and reflection. The repetition of the title line in a gentler register evokes closure and calm after the preceding intensity of Won’t Do That. It also highlights Horn’s cinematic approach, framing the album as a complete narrative rather than a collection of songs.

“It felt like the right way to finish, going back to where we started. A full circle, but quieter.”Robbie Williams

The reprise received no separate release but has been acknowledged by critics as a fitting conclusion to Reality Killed The Video Star. Its understated beauty and symmetry mirror the reflective tone of the album as a whole, ending Williams’s 2009 comeback record with poise and emotional restraint.