"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 Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria and Norway. In the spring of 1983, it peaked at number two on the British charts. It also went to number one in South Africa in late 1982, spending 25 weeks on the charts, eventually becoming the No. 1 hit on that country's year-end charts. In Australia, the single peaked at number 12 but spent 41 weeks on 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, entitled "Words, J'aime ces Mots". The pair also recorded an English duet version. Track listings 7" single "Words" – 3:31 "When the Sun Goes Down" – 3:59 12" maxi "Words" – 3:31 "When the Sun Goes Down" – 3:08 Charts and sales Original version Words (Remix '97) Words '99 Year-end charts 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 1981 songs 1982 singles 1983 singles 1999 singles 2002 singles 2007 singles Carrere Records singles Eurodisco songs European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in Austria Number-one singles in Denmark Number-one singles in Germany Number-one singles in Italy Number-one singles in Norway Number-one singles in South Africa Number-one singles in Spain Number-one singles in Sweden Number-one singles in Switzerland Penny McLean songs Synth-pop songs Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles