Fill Me In

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“Fill Me In”
Single by Craig David from the album Born to Do It
Released	2000
Format	CD single, vinyl, cassette
Recorded	1999
Genre	R&B
Length	4:16 (album version) 3:53 (radio edit)
Label	Wildstar Records / Edel Germany / Atlantic Records
Writer(s)	Craig David, Mark Hill
Producer	Mark Hill
Craig David singles chronology
"Woman Trouble" (1999) "Fill Me In" (2000) "7 Days" (2000) Alternate covers UK CD: 2 cover U.S. CD cover

"Fill Me In" is the debut single by British singer Craig David from his debut album Born to Do It. The song successfully launched the career of Craig David making him the youngest solo artist at the time to have his debut single peak at number one on the UK Singles Chart. The success of his debut, which was written almost entirely by Craig David and Mark Hill of The Artful Dodger, led to the US release of "Fill Me In" in May 2001, where it reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100. There is also a remix featuring Twista.

Contents 1 Formats and track listings 2 Music video 3 2001 Brit Awards performance 4 Chart performance 5 References

[edit] Formats and track listings

UK CD: 1

1. "Fill Me In" (radio edit)
2. "Apartment 543"
3. "Fill Me In" (Artful Dodger's Bootleg mix)
4. "Fill Me In" (video)

UK CD: 2

1. "Fill Me In" (radio edit)
2. "Fill Me In" (Artful Dodger remix)
3. "Fill Me In" (Sunship remix)
4. "Fill Rhys In" (Pandula remix)
5. "Fill Me In" (Full Crew remix)

[edit] Music video

There are different versions of the music video released in the UK and U.S.. The UK video has Craig telling a story about how he tried many times to romance his girlfriend who lived next door to him but each of his attempts to be alone with his girlfriend failed as his girlfriend's parents always interrupted and he had to hide before they left again. The U.S version has a different picturisation and this time Craig's girlfriend is black.

[edit] 2001 Brit Awards performance

In early 2000, Craig David was nominated in six different categories, and had more nominations than any other artist. However, before the awards were due to take place, there was media speculation that Craig would leave empty-handed in which he eventually did. On the night he was one of the performers in between the handing out of awards, and performed a tongue-in-cheek version of the song, in which he ended with the line "Six nominations, no Brits for C.D.". The performance was talked about almost more than the award winners on the night, and refused the consolation award of "Best-selling British Debut Album". For the performance and snubbing of the consolation prize, he was named of one of the "Champs of the Week" on Planet Sound.

• This song's also featured in the movie Osmosis Jones.

[edit] Chart performance

The single reached number one on the UK singles chart, spending fifteen weeks inside the top 75. It was also David's first top twenty single in the U.S. peaking at #15.

Chart	Peak Position[1]
Australian Singles Chart	6
Belgian Singles Chart	28
Dutch Singles Chart	8
French Singles Chart	19
Italian Singles Chart	34
Irish Singles Chart	29
Norwegian Singles Chart	16
Swedish Singles Chart	28
Swiss Singles Chart	45
UK Singles Chart	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	15
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	2

[edit] References

Preceded by "Fool Again" by Westlife

UK number one single April 9 2000 - April 16, 2000

Succeeded by "Toca's Miracle" by Fragma

v • d • e Craig David Studio albums Born to Do It • Slicker Than Your Average • The Story Goes... • Trust Me Singles "Fill Me In" • "7 Days" • "Walking Away" • "Rendezvous" • "What's Your Flava?" • "Hidden Agenda" • "Rise & Fall" • "Spanish" • "World Filled with Love" • "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)" • "All the Way" • "Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)" • "Unbelievable" • "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" • "6 of 1 Thing" • "Officially Yours" Guest Appearances "Rewind" • "Woman Trouble" • "This Is the Girl"