Words | |
Cover: | FRDavidWords7InchSingleCover.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | F. R. David |
Album: | Words |
B-Side: | When the Sun Goes Down |
Released: | 1982 |
Genre: | Synth-pop[1] |
Length: | 3:31 |
Label: | Carrere |
Composer: | Robert Fitoussi |
Lyricist: | Louis Sandy Yaguda (Sandy Deanne), Martin Joe Kupersmith (Marty Sanders) |
Producer: | Frédéric Leibovitz |
Prev Title: | Black Jack |
Prev Year: | 1981 |
Next Title: | Pick Up the Phone |
Next Year: | 1983 |
"Words" is a song by F. R. David, released as a single in 1982 from his debut album of the same name. The song was a huge European hit, peaking at number one in West Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Belgium, and Norway. In early 1983, it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, and it also went to number one in South Africa in late 1982, spending 25 weeks on the charts, eventually becoming the most successful hit on that country's year-end chart. In Australia, the single peaked at number 12 and spent 41 weeks within the top 100 in two chart runs throughout 1983 and early 1984.
In 2006, David released a French language duet version of the song with singer Winda Sylviana, entitled "Words, J'aime ces Mots". The pair also recorded an English duet version.
7-inch single
12-inch maxi
Chart (1982–1983) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 12 |
Denmark (IFPI)[3] | 1 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] | 1 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] | 1 |
France (IFOP)[6] | 2 |
Iceland (Dagblaðið Vísir)[7] | 5 |
Italy (Musica e dischi)[8] | 1 |
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)[9] | 57 |
Portugal (AFP)[10] | 1 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[11] | 1 |
Spain (AFYVE)[12] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 62 |
Chart (1982) | Position | |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] | 1 | |
France (IFOP)[15] | 10 | |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] | 12 | |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] | 17 | |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 1 | |
West Germany (Offizielle Deutsche Charts)[19] | 47 |
Chart (1983) | Position | |
---|---|---|
Australia (Kent Music Report)[20] | 49 | |
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[21] | 1 | |
West Germany (Offizielle Deutsche Charts)[22] | 42 |