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)
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 a song by British singer Craig David. It was written by David, Mark Taylor, and Paul Barry for his third studio album, The Story Goes... (2005). The third single from the album, it 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.

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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.

Music video

The music video was directed by Robert Hales. [1]

Track listing

UK CD1
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Unbelievable" (Radio Edit)
Taylor3:18
2."Rise & Fall" (Live in Seoul, September 2005) Soulshock and Karlin 4:44
UK CD2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Unbelievable" (Radio Edit)
  • David
  • Taylor
  • Barry
Taylor3:18
2."Unbelievable" (Metro Mix)
  • David
  • Taylor
  • Barry
3:49
3."Unbelievable" (Dcypha Remix)
  • David
  • Taylor
  • Barry
3:20
4."Unbelievable" (Video)  3:30

Notes

Charts

Chart performance for "Unbelievable"
Chart (2006)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [2] 46
Scotland (OCC) [3] 19
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 18
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [5] 6

Release history

Release history and formats for "Unbelievable"
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
United Kingdom6 March 2006 Warner Bros. Records [6]

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