Spanish (song)

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"Spanish"
Craig David - Spanish (CD 1).jpg
Single by Craig David
from the album Slicker Than Your Average
Released28 July 2003 (2003-07-28)
Length
  • 5:03 (album version)
  • 3:38 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Anthony Marshall
Craig David singles chronology
"Rise & Fall"
(2003)
"Spanish"
(2003)
"World Filled with Love"
(2003)

"Spanish" is a song by British singer Craig David. It was written by David, Trevor Henry, and Anthony Marshall for his second album Slicker Than Your Average (2002), with production helmed by the latter. The song was released as the album's fourth single and became a tenth top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 8 and spending six weeks inside the top 75. "Spanish" saw David incorporate Spanish elements into his music for the first time, including a feature by Spanish rapper Duke One. In Australia, "Spanish" was skipped and "World Filled with Love" was released there as the fourth single instead.

Contents

Music video

A video for "Spanish" was directed by directing team Calabazitaz. [1]

Track listing

UK CD1
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Spanish" (Radio Edit)
Marshall4:44
2."What's Your Flava?" (Live from Down Under)
  • David
  • Henry
  • Marshall
 4:35
3."Candle in the Wind" (Live from The Old Vic, London) 3:31
UK CD2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Spanish" (Radio Edit)
  • David
  • Henry
  • Marshall
Marshall3:38
2."Spanish" (Blacksmith R&B Rerub)
  • David
  • Henry
  • Marshall
4:35
3."Spanish" (Rishi Rich Desi Kulcha Remix featuring Juggy D)
  • David
  • Henry
  • Marshall
4:46
4."Spanish" (Jon Riley Club Mix)
  • David
  • Henry
  • Marshall
  • David
  • Henry
  • Marshall
  • Danny D [a]
  • Jon Riley [a]
5:36

Notes

Charts

Chart performance for "Spanish"
Chart (2003–2004)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 60
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [3] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [4] 3
Ireland (IRMA) [5] 31
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [6] 11
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] 83
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 39
Scotland (OCC) [9] 23
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 8
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [11] 3

Release history

Release history and formats for "Spanish"
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
United Kingdom28 July 2003 Digital download [12]

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