Only Words I Know

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"Only Words I Know"
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Single by Blue
from the album Best of Blue
Released13 June 2005 (2005-06-13) [1]
Studio
  • CPH (Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • Townhouse, The Dairy (London, England)
  • Love 4 Music
Length3:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Copenhaniacs
Blue singles chronology
"Get Down on It"
(2005)
"Only Words I Know"
(2005)
"I Can"
(2011)

"Only Words I Know" is a song by English boy band Blue. It was released on 13 June 2005 as the third and final single from their first greatest hits album, Best of Blue (2004). The song was produced by Copenhaniacs and reached number two in Italy, where it was re-recorded for the Italian market with the subtitle "Italian version". The song also peaked at number 55 on the German Singles Chart.

Contents

Track listings

European CD single [2]

  1. "Only Words I Know" (album version) – 3:36
  2. "Only Words I Know" (Italian version) – 3:36

Italian CD single [3]

  1. "Only Words I Know" (Italian version) – 3:36
  2. "Only Words I Know" (album version) – 3:35
  3. "Too Close" (Blacksmith R'N'B club rub) – 5:41
  4. "Get Down on It" (Obi & Josh mix) – 4:01

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Best of Blue album booklet. [4]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy14,000 [9]

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