6 of 1 Thing

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"6 of 1 Thing"
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Single by Craig David
from the album Trust Me
Released17 February 2008
Recorded Havana, Cuba [1]
Length
  • 3:47(album version)
  • 3:14 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • David
  • Fraser T Smith
Producer(s)
Craig David singles chronology
"Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)"
(2007)
"6 of 1 Thing"
(2008)
"Officially Yours"
(2008)

"6 of 1 Thing" is a song by British singer Craig David. It was written by David and Fraser T. Smith for his fourth studio album Trust Me (2007), while production was helmed by Smith along with Martin Terefe. The song was released as the album's third single on 17 February 2008. "6 of 1 Thing" was B-listed by both BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2. The song charted at number 39 in the UK Singles Chart after the physical release.

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Release

"6 of 1 Thing" was released to the vast majority of Europe consumers on 18 February 2008. However, it was exclusively released to UK customers via digital download and compact disc on 18 February; online digital download site 7Digital and Woolworths stores across the UK issued the CD and maxi CD single on the Sunday, [2] 24 hours prior to the official release date. The reason for this exclusive early release lies unconfirmed, although some say 7Digital and Woolworths had made "special arrangements" with Warner Music Group so that they were able to grab more of the market than any of their rival companies.

Music video

The music video for "6 of 1 Thing," directed by Phil Griffin, was premiered on 11 January 2008 on Craig David's official YouTube account. [3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Craig David and Fraser T. Smith.

UK CD single
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."6 of 1 Thing" (Album Version)
3:47
UK download single
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."6 of 1 Thing" (Radio Edit)
  • Smith
  • Terefe
3:20
2."6 of 1 Thing" (Soul Seekerz Club Mix)
7:36
3."6 of 1 Thing" (Sticky Remix)
  • Smith
  • Terefe
  • Sticky [a]
5:20
4."6 of 1 Thing" (Overkillers Remix – Extended Version)
  • Smith
  • Terefe
  • Overkillers [a]
5:18
5."6 of 1 Thing" (Primary 1 Remix)
  • Smith
  • Terefe
  • Primary 1 [a]
3:10
Remix single
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."6 of 1 Thing" (Remix featuring Ryan Leslie)
  • Smith
  • Terefe
  • Leslie [a]
3:47

Notes

Charts

Chart performance for "6 of 1 Thing"
Chart (2008)Peak
position
Romania (Romanian Top 100) [4] 86
Scotland (OCC) [5] 27
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 39
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [7] 3

Release history

Release history and formats for "6 of 1 Thing"
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
United Kingdom17 February 2008 [2]

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