English singer

Craig David Craig Ashley David (born 5 May 1981) is an English singer. He rose to fame in 1999, featuring on the single " Re-Rewind" by Artful Dodger. David's debut studio album, '' Born to Do It'', was released in 2000, to great commercial success. In to ...

has released eight

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s, three

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s and sixty-four singles. David's debut studio album, '' Born to Do It'', was released in August 2000; it contained the singles " Fill Me In", " 7 Days", " Walking Away" and " Rendezvous". The album reached the number 1 spot in 8 countries. In the United Kingdom, it sold 225,320 copies in its first week. In doing so, it became the fastest-selling debut album ever by a British male solo act, a record the album still holds. ''Born to Do It'' has since been listed as the 45th-fastest-selling album ever and went on to be certified 6× Platinum by the

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(BPI) for shipments of 1.8 million copies. It went on to become the 35th-best-selling album of the decade in the United Kingdom. The album has sold over 1.94 million copies in the UK as of April 2020. In 2002, David released his second studio album, '' Slicker Than Your Average'', which produced six singles and, as of November 2013, November 2013, has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide. He followed this with the 2005 release of third album '' The Story Goes...'', which sold over 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom alone, reaching number 1 on the UK R&B Albums chart. David's fourth studio album was released in November 2007; '' Trust Me'' sold over 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom, and peaked at number 8 on that country's main album chart. In 2008, David released his first ''

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'' compilation; the album sold over 60,000 copies. David's next album, 2010's '' Signed Sealed Delivered'' saw a continued decline in commercial sales and chart placings - as of January 2016, the album had sold 33,779 copies in the United Kingdom. After a five year hiatus, David returned with his sixth studio album, ''

Following My Intuition ''Following My Intuition'' is the sixth studio album by English singer Craig David. The album was released on 30 September 2016 by Insanity Records and Sony Music and features the likes of Big Narstie, Blonde, Sigala, Hardwell and Kaytranad ...

'' in 2016, seeing a return in success; the album debuted at number one on the

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, giving David his first number-one album since his debut, '' Born to Do It'', reached the top spot in 2000. ''Following My Intuition'' produced seven singles: " Nothing Like This", " One More Time", " No Holding Back", " Ain't Giving Up", "Change My Love", " All We Needed", and " When the Bassline Drops" the latter of which, featuring

Big Narstie Tyrone Mark Lindo (born 16 November 1985), known by his stage name Big Narstie, is a British MC, author, rapper, singer, songwriter, comedian and television presenter. He started his career in 2002 as a member of grime crew "N Double A," thoug ...

, peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and, as of April 2025, has sold over 600,000 copies in that country. David's seventh and eighth studio albums, '' The Time Is Now'' and '' 22'', were released in 2018 and 2022, respectively, and charted in the top 10 albums chart in the United Kingdom. Craig David's ninth studio album, '' Commitment'', is due for release on 8 August 2025; it has been preceded by the singles "In Your Hands", "SOS", "Commitment", and "Wake Up".

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

Other appearances

Songwriting credits

Remixes

Music videos

As lead artist

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