Switch (Will Smith song)

"Switch"
"Switch"
Single by Will Smith
from the album Lost and Found
Released	February 14, 2005
Studio	The Boom Boom Room (Los Angeles); The Cutting Room (New York City);
Length	3:16
Label	Interscope; Overbrook;
Songwriter(s)	Willard Smith; Kwamé Holland; Lennie Bennett;
Producer(s)	Kwame "K1 Mil"; O. Banga (vocals);
Will Smith singles chronology

"Switch" is a song by American actor and rapper Will Smith. It was released on February 14, 2005, as the first single from his fourth studio album, Lost and Found (2005), via Interscope Records. Smith co-wrote the song with Kwame "K1 Mil", who also produced the track, and Lennie Bennett. Upon its release, the single topped the Australian Singles Chart, peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100, and became a top-10 hit in several other countries.

Quick Facts Single by Will Smith, from the album Lost and Found ...

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Will Smith performed the song live on the Nickelodeon's 2005 Kids' Choice Awards with former JammX Kids members Alyson Stoner and Monica Parales as his backup dancers, at San Antonio before Game 1 of the 2005 NBA Finals between the Detroit Pistons and the San Antonio Spurs, on BET's 106 & Park, and at the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia.^[1]

"Switch" was Smith's highest-charting single from Lost and Found. On the chart dated April 16, 2005, the song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart, selling 40,000 digital copies.^[2]^[3] The peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Smith's third and last Hot 100 top 10 hit. It reached number one in Canada and Australia, where it remained for one week, and number four in the United Kingdom.

The song was released days after Hitch, which Smith starred in and produced. It did not appear in the film or soundtrack.

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UK and Australian CD single^[4]^[5]

"Switch" – 3:17
"Switch" (main RnB remix) – 3:47 (3:46 in Australia)
"Switch" (instrumental RnB remix) – 3:48
"Switch" (video) – 3:30

European CD single^[6]

"Switch" – 3:17
"Switch" (main RnB remix) – 3:46

European maxi-CD single^[7]

"Switch" – 3:17
"Switch" (main RnB remix) – 3:46
"Switch" (instrumental RnB remix) – 3:48

Digital download^[8]

"Switch" – 3:16

Digital download – Remix^[9]

"Switch" (R&B remix) (duet with Robin Thicke) – 3:46

Credits are lifted from the Australian CD single liner notes.^[5]

Studios

Recorded at the Boom Boom Room (Los Angeles, California, US) and the Cutting Room Studios (New York City)
Mixed at the Boom Boom Room (Los Angeles, California, US)

Personnel

Will Smith – writing (as Willard Smith), vocals
Kwamé Holland – writing, production (as Kwame "K Mil")
Lennie Bennett – writing
O. Banga – vocal production
Pete Novak, Dylan Margerum – recording engineers
Kevin (KD) Davis – mixing

More information Chart (2005), Peak position ...

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[10]	1
Australian Urban (ARIA)^[11]	1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[12]	7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[13]	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[14]	14
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)^[15]	4
Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)^[16]	25
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[17]	14
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[18]	4
Germany (GfK)^[19]	4
Greece (IFPI)^[20]	38
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[21]	34
Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[22]	11
Ireland (IRMA)^[23]	4
Italy (FIMI)^[24]	8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[25]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[26]	3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[27]	3
Scotland (OCC)^[28]	4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[29]	13
UK Singles (OCC)^[30]	4
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[31]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[32]	7
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[33]	40
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[34]	23
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[35]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[36]	6
Australian Urban (ARIA)^[37]	4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[38]	56
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[39]	17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[40]	62
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[41]	36
Germany (Official German Charts)^[42]	40
Ireland (IRMA)^[43]	20
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[44]	23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[45]	39
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[46]	8
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[47]	17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[48]	49
UK Singles (OCC)^[49]	15
US Billboard Hot 100^[50]	28
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[51]	17

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[52]	98

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[53]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[54]	Gold	5,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[55]	Gold	400,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[56]	Gold	500,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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More information Region, Date ...

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	February 14, 2005	Rhythmic contemporary contemporary hit radio	Interscope Overbrook	^[57]
	February 15, 2005	Digital download		^[8]
	February 28, 2005	Urban radio		^[58]
Australia	March 14, 2005	CD		^[59]
United States	March 15, 2005	Digital download (remix)		^[9]
United Kingdom	March 21, 2005	CD		^[60]

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