7 Days (Craig David song)
2000 single by Craig David
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"7 Days" is a song by British singer Craig David. It was released on 24 July 2000 as the second single from his debut studio album, Born to Do It (2000). "7 Days" topped the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top 10 of the charts in several countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United States. It became David's highest-charting hit in the United States, peaking at number 10.
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| Single by Craig David | ||||
| from the album Born to Do It | ||||
| B-side | "Stop Messing Around" | |||
| Released | 24 July 2000 | |||
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| Label | Wildstar | |||
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| Producer | Mark Hill | |||
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| "7 Days'" on YouTube | ||||
"7 Days" has received a 3× platinum sales certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and was Britain's 17th-best-selling single of 2000. In 2001, the song was nominated for the BRIT Award for Best Single (losing out to Robbie Williams' "Rock DJ"), and in 2003, it was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. There is also a remix produced by DJ Premier featuring Mos Def.
Chart performance
On 30 July 2000, the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart after selling more than 100,000 copies in its first week,[1] giving David his second consecutive UK number-one single and spending 15 weeks inside the UK top 75.[2] It became David's only top ten single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, where it peaked at number ten.[3] The song also peaked at number four on the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia[4] and number six on the New Zealand Singles Chart in New Zealand.[5]
Music video
At the 2001 BRIT Awards, the video was nominated for the Award for Best Music Video but lost out to the video for "Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams.[6][7]
Track listings
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UK CD1[8]
UK CD2[9]
UK cassette single[10]
European CD single[11]
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Australian CD single[12]
Japanese CD single[13]
US and Canadian CD single[14][15]
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[56] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[57] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
| France (SNEP)[58] | Gold | 250,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[59] | Gold | 250,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[60] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[61] Physical sales |
Gold | 5,000* |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[62] Digital sales + streaming |
2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[63] | 3× Platinum | 1,800,000‡ |
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 24 July 2000 |
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Wildstar | [64] |
| Japan | 21 October 2000 | CD | Victor Entertainment | [65] |
| United States | 16 October 2001 | Atlantic | [66] | |
| 6 November 2001 | Contemporary hit radio | [67] |