7 Days (song)

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“7 Days”
Single by Craig David from the album Born to Do It
Released	24 July 2000 (UK)
Format	CD single, vinyl, cassette
Recorded	2000
Genre	R&B
Length	3:55
Label	Wildstar Records / Edel Germany / Atlantic Records
Writer(s)	Craig David
Producer	Mark Hill
Craig David singles chronology
"Fill Me In" (1999) "7 Days" (2000) "Walking Away" (2001) Alternate cover UK CD: 2 single cover U.S. single cover

"7 Days" is the second single from Craig David's debut album Born to Do It. Its hit number one on the UK Singles Chart and number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. A remix produced by DJ Premier features Mos Def and vocal samples from Nate Dogg's chorus in "Oh No." It his biggest worldwide hit to date and received a Gold certification sale in the UK. The song was nominated for a Grammy in 2003 and was recently covered by Zoot Woman.

Contents 1 Formats and track listings 2 Lyrics 3 Chart performance 4 References

[edit] Formats and track listings

UK CD: 1

1. "7 Days" (radio edit)
2. "Stop Messing Around"
3. "Fill Me In" (acoustic)
4. "Rhys Absolom"
5. "7 Days" (video)

UK CD: 2

1. "7 Days" (radio edit)
2. "7 Days" (Full Crew radio edit)
3. "7 Days" (Sunship remix)
4. "7 Days" (Full Crew remix) (featuring MDK)

[edit] Lyrics

The lyrics of "7 Days" mainly talk about what David does during a week with a girl.

He met a girl on Monday, and felt enough of a social connection to proceed by taking her out for a drink on Tuesday. This night of alcoholic consumption resulted in a sexual relationship, causing Craig and his partner to "make love" on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. By this time, an emotional connection had set in, prompting them to merely "chill" on Sunday.

[edit] Chart performance

The single reached number one on the UK singles chart, spending fifteen weeks inside the top 75. It was also David's first top ten single in the U.S.

Chart	Peak Position[1]
Australian Singles Chart	4
Belgian Singles Chart	12
Dutch Singles Chart	7
Finnish Singles Chart	17
French Singles Chart	19
Italian Singles Chart	7
Irish Singles Chart	3
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	6
Norwegian Singles Chart	11
Swedish Singles Chart	21
Swiss Singles Chart	20
UK Singles Chart	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	10
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	52
U.S. Radio & Records	5

[edit] References

Preceded by "We Will Rock You" by 5ive + Queen

UK Singles Chart number one single July 30, 2000 - August 6, 2000

Succeeded by "Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams

v • d • e Craig David Studio albums Born to Do It • Slicker Than Your Average • The Story Goes... • Trust Me Singles "Fill Me In" • "7 Days" • "Walking Away" • "Rendezvous" • "What's Your Flava?" • "Hidden Agenda" • "Rise & Fall" • "Spanish" • "World Filled with Love" • "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)" • "All the Way" • "Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)" • "Unbelievable" • "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" • "6 of 1 Thing" • "Officially Yours" Guest Appearances "Rewind" • "Woman Trouble" • "This Is the Girl"