Words (F. R. David song)

"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.

Track listings

7-inch single

1. "Words" – 3:31
2. "When the Sun Goes Down" – 3:59

12-inch maxi

1. "Words" – 3:31
2. "When the Sun Goes Down" – 3:08

Charts and sales

See also

• List of European number-one hits of 1982
• List of number-one hits of 1982 (Germany)
• List of number-one singles of 1983 (Ireland)
• List of number-one hits (Italy)
• List of number-one singles of 1982 (Spain)
• List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden
• List of number-one singles of the 1980s (Switzerland)
• VG-lista 1964 to 1994

References

1. F. R. David
2. Word (disambiguation)
3. R. F. Kuang
4. List of songs recorded by Frank Sinatra
5. 3 Words (song)
6. A Song of Ice and Fire
7. List of songs written and produced by R. Kelly
8. Warszawa (song)
9. Tamil loanwords in Biblical Hebrew
10. List of songs recorded by the Monkees
11. Seven dirty words
12. Year of the Cat (song)
13. Faggot
14. List of songs about the Vietnam War
15. Dothraki language
16. R. Budd Dwyer
17. Unwritten (song)
18. George R. R. Martin
19. Changes (David Bowie song)
20. Nigger