Words (F. R. David song)

"Words"
Single by F. R. David
from the album Words
B-side	"When the Sun Goes Down"
Released	1982
Genre	Rock
Length	3:31
Label	Carrere Records
Writer(s)	Robert Fitoussi Marty Kupersmith Louis S. Yaguda
Producer	Frédéric Leibovitz
F. R. David singles chronology
"Words" (1982) "I Need You" (1983)

"Words" is a 1982 romantic song by F. R. David, which sold 8 million copies worldwide and peaked at #2 on the British charts in spring of 1983. It was a huge European hit, peaking at #1 in Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria and Norway. It also went to #1 in South Africa in late 1982 and spent 25 weeks on the charts. The photography of the 7" vinyl was made by Vassili Ulrich.

The track was heard on an episode of British television series Heartbeat, set in the 1960s and usually containing music only from that era.

In the 2000s, he released a French language duo version of the song with the singer Winda entitled "Words, j'aime ces mots". F.R. David and Winda included also an English version as a duo.

Contents 1 Cover versions 2 Track listings 3 Certifications 4 Charts 5 References

Cover versions

Spanish singer Soraya Arnelas recorded a version of Words for her 2007 album La Dolce Vita. It was released as the 2nd single, and reached number 6 in the Spanish Charts.

Track listings

7" single

1. "Words" – 3:31
2. "Dolce Vita" by Ryan Paris – 3:59

12" maxi

1. "Words" – 3:31
2. "When the Sun Goes Down" – 3:00

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Germany[1]	Platinum	1983	500,000

Charts

Chart (1981–1983) Peak position Austrian Singles Chart[2] 1 Dutch Mega Top 100[2] 2 Eurochart Hot 100 1 German Singles Chart 1 Irish Singles Chart[3] 1 Italian Singles Chart 2 Norwegian Singles Chart[2] 1 Spanish Singles Chart 6 Swedish Singles Chart[2] 1 Swiss Singles Chart[2] 1 UK Singles Chart[4] 2 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[5] 13 Chart (1999) Peak position Finnish Singles Chart[6] 1 19 Chart (2007) Peak position French SNEP Singles Chart[7] 2 27 1 "Words (remix '97)" 2 "Words '99 version"

End of year chart (1982) Position Swiss Singles Chart[8] 1

Preceded by "Adios Amor" by Andy Borg	German number-one single September 24, 1982 - December 3, 1982 (11 weeks)	Succeeded by "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" by Culture Club
Preceded by "I Know There's Something Going on" by Frida	Swiss number-one single October 17, 1982 - November 21, 1982 (6 weeks)	Succeeded by "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners and The Emerald Express
Preceded by "Adios Amor" by Andy Borg "Weil i di mog" by Relax	Ö3 Austria Top 40 number-one single November 1, 1982 (2 weeks) December 1, 1982 (2 weeks)	Succeeded by "Weil i di mog" by Relax
Preceded by "You're in the Army Now" by Bolland	Norwegian VG-lista number-one single 48/1982 - 8/1983 (14 weeks)	Succeeded by "Save Your Love" by Renée & Renato
Preceded by "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor	Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single October 30, 1982 (1 week) December 13, 1982 - January 22, 1983 (11 weeks)	Succeeded by "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?" by Culture Club
Preceded by "Our House" by Madness	Swedish number-one single March 8, 1983 (1 weeks)	Succeeded by "Young Guns (Go for It)" by Wham!
Preceded by "Let's Dance" by David Bowie	Irish IRMA number-one single April 23, 1983 - May 7, 1983 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "True" by Spandau Ballet

References