Only Words I Know

"Only Words I Know"
Single by Blue
from the album Best of Blue
Released	13 June 2005 (2005-06-13)[1]
Studio	CPH (Copenhagen, Denmark) Townhouse, The Dairy (London, England) Love 4 Music
Length	3:36
Label	Innocent Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Simon Webbe Philip Dencker Jens Lomholt Frederik Nordsø Remee Ali Tennant
Producer(s)	Copenhaniacs
Blue singles chronology
"Get Down on It" (2005) "Only Words I Know" (2005) "I Can" (2011)

"Only Words I Know" is a song by English boy band Blue. It was released on 13 June 2005 as the third and final single from their first greatest hits album, Best of Blue (2004). The song was produced by Copenhaniacs and reached number two in Italy, where it was re-recorded for the Italian market with the subtitle "Italian version". The song also peaked at number 55 on the German Singles Chart.

Track listings

European CD single^[2]

1. "Only Words I Know" (album version) – 3:36
2. "Only Words I Know" (Italian version) – 3:36

Italian CD single^[3]

1. "Only Words I Know" (Italian version) – 3:36
2. "Only Words I Know" (album version) – 3:35
3. "Too Close" (Blacksmith R'N'B club rub) – 5:41
4. "Get Down on It" (Obi & Josh mix) – 4:01

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Best of Blue album booklet.^[4]

Studios

• Recorded at CPH Studios (Copenhagen, Denmark), Townhouse, The Dairy (London, England), and Love 4 Music
• Mixed at DEEKAY Studios (Copenhagen, Denmark)
• Mastered at Alchemy Mastering and 360 Mastering (London, England)

Personnel

• Simon Webbe – writing
• Copenhaniacs – keys, drums, percussion, programming, production, recording
  • Philip Dencker – writing
  • Jens Lomholt – writing
• Frederik Nordsø – writing, guitar
• Remee – writing
• Ali Tennant – writing
• Martin M. Larsson – mixing
• John Davis – mastering (Alchemy)
• Dick Beetham – mastering (360)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position Croatia (HRT)[5] 3 Germany (GfK)[6] 55 Italy (FIMI)[7] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Italy (FIMI)[8] 28

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy	—	14,000[9]

References

1. "Only Words I Know". Amazon. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
2. Only Words I Know (European CD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records. 2005. 0094633052529.
3. Only Words I Know (Italian CD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2005. 7243 8 72511 2 0.
4. Best of Blue (UK CD album booklet). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. SINCDX18, 0724387495104.
5. "Top Lista Hrvatskog Radija". Croatian Radiotelevision. Archived from the original on 28 August 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
6. "Blue – Only Words I Know" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
7. "Blue – Only Words I Know". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
8. "Classifiche annuali 2005 FIMI Nielsen, dominano gli artisti italiani" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original on 6 May 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2021. Click on Scarica l'allegato.
9. "Le cifre di vendita" (PDF). Musica e dischi: 9. January 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2020.