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7 Days (Craig David song)

For the Mary J. Blige song, see Seven Days (Mary J. Blige song).

"7 Days" is a song by English 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.

"7 Days"
Standard UK and international artwork
Single by Craig David
from the album Born to Do It
B-side"Stop Messing Around"
Released24 July 2000 (2000-07-24)
Length
  • 3:56 (album version)
  • 3:26 (radio edit)
LabelWildstar
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mark Hill
Craig David singles chronology
"Woman Trouble"
(2000) 		"7 Days"
(2000) 		"Walking Away"
(2000)

"7 Days" has received a 2× Platinum sales certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and became 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

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On 30 July 2000, the song debuted at number one 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 US Billboard Hot 100, where it reached number 10.[3] The song also reached number four in Australia[4] and number six in New Zealand.[5]

Music video

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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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Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "7 Days"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
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] Gold 5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[62] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "7 Days"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 24 July 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
 Wildstar [63]
Japan 21 October 2000 CD Victor Entertainment [64]
United States 16 October 2001
Atlantic [65]
6 November 2001 Contemporary hit radio [66]

Cover versions

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The song was sampled by Quang Vinh - Vietnamese pop singer for him 2003 single "Tình yêu tìm thấy".

7 days has been covered by Zoot Woman.[67] British indie pop band Bastille covered the song in 2016 for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.

References

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