Switch (Will Smith song)
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- The Boom Boom Room (Los Angeles)
- The Cutting Room (New York City)
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| Single by Will Smith | ||||
| from the album Lost and Found | ||||
| Released | February 14, 2005 | |||
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| Length | 3:16 | |||
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"Switch" is a song by American actor and rapper Will Smith. It was released on February 14, 2005, as the first single from his fourth studio album, Lost and Found (2005), via Interscope Records. Smith co-wrote the song with Kwame "K1 Mil", who also produced the track, and Lennie Bennett. Upon its release, "Switch" topped the Australian Singles Chart, peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100, and became a top-10 hit in several other countries.
Smith performed "Switch" live at the 2005 Kids' Choice Awards with former JammX Kids members Alyson Stoner and Monica Parales as his backup dancers, at San Antonio before Game 1 of the 2005 NBA Finals between the Detroit Pistons and the San Antonio Spurs, on BET's 106 & Park, and at the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia.[1]
Commercial performance
"Switch" was Smith's highest-charting single from Lost and Found. On the chart dated April 16, 2005, the song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart, selling 40,000 digital copies.[2][3] The song peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Smith's third and last Hot 100 top 10 hit. It reached number one in Australia, where it remained for one week, and number four in the United Kingdom.
Track listings
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UK and Australian CD single[4][5]
European CD single[6]
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European maxi-CD single[7]
Digital download[8]
Digital download – Remix[9]
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Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the Australian CD single liner notes.[5]
Studios
- Recorded at the Boom Boom Room (Los Angeles, California, US) and the Cutting Room Studios (New York City)
- Mixed at the Boom Boom Room (Los Angeles, California, US)
Personnel
- Will Smith – writing (as Willard Smith), vocals
- Kwamé Holland – writing, production (as Kwame "K Mil")
- Lennie Bennett – writing
- O. Banga – vocal production
- Pete Novak, Dylan Margerum – recording engineers
- Kevin (KD) Davis – mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[53] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[54] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[55] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[56] | Gold | 500,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
