Unbelievable (Craig David song)

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"Unbelievable"
Craig David - Unbelievable (CD 1).jpg
Single by Craig David
from the album The Story Goes...
Released6 March 2006 (2006-03-06) [1]
Length3:18
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mark Taylor
Craig David singles chronology
"Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)"
(2005)
"Unbelievable"
(2006)
"This Is the Girl"
(2007)

"Unbelievable" is the third single from British singer Craig David's third album The Story Goes... . The third single from The Story Goes... was rumoured to be a double A-side of fan-favourites, "Hypnotic" and "Johnny", however it was "Unbelievable" that was chosen. It became one of David's smallest hits to date, peaking at number 18 in the UK. The disappointing performance of the song in the UK, where the first two singles charted in the top five, led "Unbelievable" to be the final single from The Story Goes.... The song was slightly remixed for the single release. Song was written by Eddy Perez but ultimately Craig took credit for it.

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Robert Hales.

Formats and track listings

UK CD: 1

  1. "Unbelievable" (radio edit)
  2. "Rise & Fall" (live acoustic in Seoul – September 2005)

UK CD: 2

  1. "Unbelievable" (radio mix)
  2. "Unbelievable" (Metro mix – radio edit)
  3. "Unbelievable" (Dcypha remix)
  4. "Unbelievable" (video)

Chart performance

"Unbelievable" charted at number eighteen on the UK Singles Chart, spending five weeks within the UK top 75. It remains his second-lowest charting peak, with only "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)" charting lower. David's collaboration with Kano also charted at eighteen but had a longer chart run. It did not chart elsewhere.

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [2] 46
Scotland (OCC) [3] 19
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 18

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