"Flava" is a song by English-Australian singer-songwriter Peter Andre, released by Melodian and Mushroom as the fifth single from Andre's second studio album, Natural (1996). The song includes a rap by American rapper Cee and spent one week at number one on the UK Singles Chart in September 1996, becoming Andre's first number-one single in the UK. "Flava" also reached top 10 in Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, and the Wallonia region of Belgium.
Critical reception Kevin Courtney from Irish Times commented, "The man with the six pack stomach and the penchant for nursery rhyme reggae tunes returns with a rapping sort of tune in the vein of Backstreet Boys. This one is not quite as irritating as 'Mysterious Girl', but the thought of more video close ups of Mr Andre's abs is just too horrible to contemplate."Courtney, Kevin (6 September 1996). "Love's slight thing". Irish Times. British magazine Music Week gave the song a score of four out of five, writing, "Matching 'Mysterious Girl' is going to be tough, but 'Flava' has a warm R&B sound, a catchy chorus and enough class to become another winner."
Track listings 7-inch and cassette single "Flava" (7-inch edit) "To the Top"
European and Australian CD1 "Flava" (radio 7-inch edit) – 4:01 "Flava" (Benz mix) – 4:05 "Flava" (Richie P mix) – 4:01 "Flava" (Crichton & Morris 12-inch mix) – 6:18
European and Australian CD2 "Flava" (radio 7-inch edit) – 4:01 "Flava" (Slammin' 12-inch) – 6:49 "Flava" (Crichton & Morris 7-inch mix) – 4:41 "Flava" (Jungle mix) – 5:10
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1996)PeakpositionAustralia (ARIA) 62Denmark (IFPI) 10Estonia (Eesti Top 20) 20Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 10Europe (European Hit Radio) 18Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) 18Israel (IBA) Search "Peter Andre" for Israeli chart history.5UK Airplay (Music Week) 7UK Pop Tip Club Chart (Music Week) 17
Year-end charts Chart (1996)PositionBelgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 71Israel (IBA) Scroll to top of the page and click "Annual" then "1996 Year End Chart".39Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 93Netherlands (Single Top 100) 90Sweden (Topplistan) 65UK Singles (OCC) 33
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