"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, "Switch" 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.
Live performances
Smith performed "Switch" live at the 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.
Commercial performance
"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. The song 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 Australia, where it remained for one week, and number four in the United Kingdom.
Track listings
UK and Australian CD single
- "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
- "Switch" – 3:17
- "Switch" (main RnB remix) – 3:46
European maxi-CD single
- "Switch" – 3:17
- "Switch" (main RnB remix) – 3:46
- "Switch" (instrumental RnB remix) – 3:48
Digital download
|4
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!scope="row"|Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)
|25
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!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)
|4
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!scope="row"|Greece (IFPI)
|38
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!scope="row"|US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)
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Year-end charts
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2005)
!Position
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!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)
|6
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!scope="row"|Australian Urban (ARIA)
|4
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!scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)
|56
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!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)
|17
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!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)
|62
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!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)
|36
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!scope="row"|Germany (Media Control GfK)
|40
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!scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA)
|20
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!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
|23
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!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)
|39
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!scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ)
|8
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!scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100)
|17
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!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)
|49
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!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)
|15
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!scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100
|28
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!scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)
|17
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Decade-end charts
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!Chart (2000–2009)
!Position
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!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)
|98
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Certifications
Release history
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!scope="col"|Date
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!scope="row" rowspan="3"|United States
|February 14, 2005
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|February 15, 2005
|Digital download
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|February 28, 2005
|Urban radio
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!scope="row"|Australia
|March 14, 2005
|CD
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!scope="row"|United States
|March 15, 2005
|Digital download (remix)
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!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|March 21, 2005
|CD
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See also
- List of number-one singles of 2005 (Australia)
- List of UK R&B Singles Chart number ones of 2005
- List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2005
- List of number-one Billboard Hot Digital Songs of 2005