Switch (Will Smith song)

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"Switch"
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Single by Will Smith
from the album Lost and Found
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2005 (2005-02-14)
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Length3:16
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Will Smith singles chronology
"1000 Kisses"
(2002)		"Switch"
(2005)		"Party Starter"
(2005)

"Switch" is a song by American actor and rapper Will Smith. It was released on February 14, 2005, as the first single from his fourth studio album, Lost and Found (2005), via Interscope Records. Smith co-wrote the song with Kwame "K1 Mil", who also produced the track, and Lennie Bennett. Upon its release, the single topped the Australian Singles Chart, peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100, and became a top-10 hit in several other countries.

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Live performances

Will Smith performed the song live on the Nickelodeon's 2005 Kids' Choice Awards with former JammX Kids members Alyson Stoner and Monica Parales as his backup dancers, at San Antonio before Game 1 of the 2005 NBA Finals between the Detroit Pistons and the San Antonio Spurs, on BET's 106 & Park , and at the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia. [1]

Commercial performance

"Switch" was Smith's highest-charting single from Lost and Found. On the chart dated April 16, 2005, the song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart, selling 40,000 digital copies. [2] [3] The peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Smith's third and last Hot 100 top 10 hit. It reached number one in Canada and Australia, where it remained for one week, and number four in the United Kingdom.

The song was released days after Hitch , which Smith starred in and produced. It did not appear in the film or soundtrack.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Australian CD single liner notes. [5]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [53] Platinum70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [54] Gold5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [55] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [56] Gold500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesFebruary 14, 2005 [57]
February 15, 2005 Digital download [8]
February 28, 2005 Urban radio [58]
AustraliaMarch 14, 2005CD [59]
United StatesMarch 15, 2005Digital download (remix) [9]
United KingdomMarch 21, 2005CD [60]

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