"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. In the US, it became David's highest-charting hit, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"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, giving David his second consecutive UK number-one single and spending 15 weeks inside the UK top 75. It became David's only top-10 single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, peaking at number 10. The song also peaked at number four on the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia and number six on the RIANZ Singles Chart in New Zealand.
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.
Track listings
UK CD1 "7 Days" (radio edit) "Stop Messing Around" "Fill Me In" (acoustic) "7 Days" (video)
UK CD2 "7 Days" (radio edit) "7 Days" (Full Crew radio mix) "7 Days" (Sunship remix) "7 Days" (Full Crew remix featuring MDK)
UK cassette single "7 Days" (radio edit) "Fill Me In" (acoustic)
European CD single "7 Days" (radio edit) – 3:54 "7 Days" (Full Crew radio mix) – 4:43
Australian CD single "7 Days" (radio edit) "7 Days" (Full Crew remix edit) "7 Days" (Sunship remix) "7 Days" (Full Crew remix featuring MDK) "Fill Me In" (acoustic) "7 Days" (video)
Japanese CD single "7 Days" (radio edit) "7 Days" (Full Crew radio mix) "7 Days" (Sunship remix)
US and Canadian CD single "7 Days" (DJ Premier remix) – 4:22 "7 Days" (DJ Premier remix without rap) – 2:59 "7 Days" (featuring Fat Joe) – 4:53 "7 Days" (Full Crew remix) – 4:22 "7 Days" (acoustic) – 4:39 "7 Days" (Sunship remix) – 6:40 "7 Days" (video)
Charts
Weekly charts +Chart (2000–2002)PeakpositionCanada (Nielsen SoundScan)9Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS)7Denmark (IFPI)9Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)11Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)14Poland (PiF PaF)6
Year-end charts +Chart (2000)PositionBelgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)51Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)66Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)87Ireland (IRMA)36Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)45Netherlands (Single Top 100)43Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)66UK Singles (OCC)17UK Urban (Music Week)26
+Chart (2001)PositionAustralia (ARIA)58France (SNEP)85
+Chart (2002)PositionCanada (Nielsen SoundScan)95US Billboard Hot 10052US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)27US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)43
Certifications
Release history +RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United Kingdom24 July 2000WildstarJapan21 October 2000CDVictor EntertainmentUnited States16 October 2001Atlantic6 November 2001Contemporary hit radio
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