Words (F. R. David song)

" Words " is a 1982 song by F. R. David, which sold eight million copies worldwide and peaked at number two on the British charts in spring of 1983. The song was originally released only in France and Monaco in the winter of 1981, later it was released in the rest of Europe. In 1983, it finally was released in America and the UK. It was a huge European hit, peaking at number one in Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria and Norway. It also went to number one in South Africa in late 1982 and spent 25 weeks on the charts. The photography of the 7" vinyl was made by Vassili Ulrich.

Initial copies of the recording on both LP and single credit the composition of "Words" solely to Robert Fitoussi, which is the real name of F. R. David. All later reissues of F. R. David's original recording of "Words", as well as all re-recordings, credit the composition of the song to Fitoussi (music), and Marty Kupersmith & Louis S. Yaguda (lyrics).

In the 2000s, David 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.

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

Charts and sales
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Words '99 [ edit ]

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Cover versions

 * British pop band The Tremeloes recorded the song as a single on CBS in 1983; their version garnered considerable airplay in the UK, but narrowly missed the Top 75 after being swiftly eclipsed by the original.
 * Spanish singer Soraya Arnelas recorded a version of "Words" for her 2007 album La Dolce Vita. It was released as the second single and reached number 6 in the Spanish Charts.