Born to Do It

David's earliest exposure came when he featured on "I'm Ready", the B-side to British boy band Damage's 1997 cover of "Wonderful Tonight"; he then began performing vocals for a few tracks with the English garage duo Artful Dodger. Wildstar Records first became aware of David when the artist's then manager Paul Widger met the label's co-owner Colin Lester and played some of his music.{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Colin_Lester_Interview.html |title=Interview With Colin Lester |publisher=HitQuarters|date=10 December 2001 |access-date=3 June 2011}} Lester later told HitQuarters that he was particularly impressed by the first song he heard, "Walking Away". The Wildstar boss was further won over when, on later visiting the artist's home in Southampton, he found that David's tiny bedroom was stacked from floor to ceiling with 12" vinyl records, commenting: "That convinced me he was the real deal and not just some kid acting out the part." At that point, Lester offered him a development deal with his label. When Lester later heard the song "7 Days", he said he immediately heard a number-one record and promoted the contract to an album deal the same day.

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After David and Mark Hill met, Hill enlisted David to feature on Artful Dodger's debut album. Hill found it hard to pay David for his appearances so instead offered him studio time and help with production at a small recording studio in Southampton.{{cite web|url=http://www.soulculture.co.uk/features/interviews/craig-davids-debut-lp-born-to-do-it-revisited-with-producerwriter-mark-hill-return-to-the-classics/|title=Craig David's debut LP Born To Do It revisited with producer/writer Mark Hill | Return to the Classics|publisher=SoulCulture|date=13 November 2011|access-date=16 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711101237/http://soulculture.com/features/interviews/craig-davids-debut-lp-born-to-do-it-revisited-with-producerwriter-mark-hill-return-to-the-classics/|archive-date=11 July 2015}} The album's recording began in 1999 and lasted through until 2000, Hill took responsibility for the album's production along with David, whilst David wrote the majority of the album's lyrics with co-writing from Hill. Hill stated that because there was no label during this time the pair had more creative freedom when creating the album;

{{cquote|When we started writing Born to Do It, there were no labels involved or managers or anything. We’d written the majority of the album before any of us was signed, so it was very much an organic process and it was just the two of us working on it without anyone. I remember when we were taking demos around the industry trying to get a deal, we had '7 Days,' 'Walking Away,' 'Time to Party' and others and those ended up being the final versions of the album.}}

The album was solely produced by David and Hill, whilst the latter also provided backing vocals, engineering and mixing. Ceri Evans also served as one of the album's producers, alongside Wayne Lawes who also provided drum programming, programming, remixing and vocal production, Fraser T. Smith also provided programming.

A variety of other people were called up during the album's production, Dick Beetham helped with the mastering of the album whilst Andy Ward served as of the album's mixing engineers, with Goetz who provided engineering and mixing, Steve Fitzmaurice also provided mixing.

Around the time that "Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)" began to gain commercial success, the majority of the album was recorded and produced. The last song to be recorded was the album's lead single "Fill Me In". Hill stated he wanted to create a song that contained a garage element in order to bridge the gap between Craig's project and his previous work with The Artful Dodger. Following the album's recording, David acquired a recording contract.

Born to Do It merges smooth-soul over cascades of glistening keyboards, circling guitars, and sophisticated rhythms. The album merges current R&B vocal stylings and UK garage beats, creating a "pristine and immaculate" album.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/born-to-do-it-mw0000010804|title=Born to Do It - Craig David | Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=AllMusic}} Ernest Hardy of Rolling Stone described the album as composed of electro-rouged beats of two-step garage, which Hardy compared to that of Teddy Riley and Timbaland; however, Hardy stated the album was also different from Rileys and Timbalands due to the album's ability to strike balance between traditional pop and R&B, using modern production flash as the bridge. The album's music contains acoustic guitars and prominently placed strings, layered just so over the insistent thump of beats and bass, even in the ballads.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/craigdavid/albums/album/215468/review/5944478/born_to_do_it|title=Craig David: Born To Do It|magazine=Rolling Stone|issue=874|date=2 August 2001|access-date=5 December 2013|last=Hardy|first=Ernest|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710103522/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/craigdavid/albums/album/215468/review/5944478/born_to_do_it|archive-date=10 July 2007}}

The album's lyrical content focuses on themes of romance, the complexities of relationships, and clubbing. The album was noted for a range of lyrical themes from "the kind of sappy fare that lovesick teenagers play for one another late at night over the phone" to more self-consciously risque songs such as "Booty Man." David's vocals were described as "creamy" by Ernest Hardy of Rolling Stone who continued to describe his vocals as giving "texture", stating that David sounded like a boy becoming a "smooth" man. David's vocals were seen as being able to "flutter" over the album's "stuttering beats" and "race ahead of those same beats while still keeping time."

The album opens with "Fill Me In", a garage and R&B song built over plinky keyboards and sticatto strings, that lyrically speaks on a modern-day tale of forbidden love.{{Cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/craig-david-born-to-do-it/|title=Review: Craig David, Born to Do It|first=Sal|last=Cinquemani|website=Slant Magazine|date=18 July 2001 }} Tracks six and eight "Last Night" and "Time to Party" both take influence from hip hop and contain spoken rap-like breakdowns, while relaying on a dance production.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/26889/Craig-David-Born-to-Do-It/|title=Craig David - Born to Do It (album review 2) | Sputnikmusic|website=www.sputnikmusic.com}} "Time to Party" also includes a brief sample of Busta Rhymes's "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See".

"Booty Man" features a folky acoustic guitar-driven production that features "overtly cocky lyrics." "Rewind" is a collaboration with two-step band Artful Dodger, the song is a bass-heavy track that features no R&B influences, unlike the rest of the album.

Born to Do It was released first in the United Kingdom on 14 August 2000 by the independent record label Wildstar Records and was later released in the United States in 2001 by Atlantic Records. In 2007, Wildstar Records and Atlantic Records released the album for digital download.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/born-to-do-it-mw0000010804/releases|title=Born to Do It - Craig David | Releases |website=AllMusic}} The album was also released in Singapore in a limited edition bonus CD single format, the release featured four remixes, including a radio edit, an Ignorants remix, DJ Chunky remix and a Better Day remix.{{cite web|url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=181868 |title=Craig David Born To Do It Singapore DOUBLE CD (181868) |publisher=Eil.com |date=10 April 2001 |access-date=2012-01-16}} The title Born to Do It comes from a quote describing the character Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2018/08/craig-david-born-to-do-it-still-a-gem|title=Why Craig David's 'Born To Do It' Is Still A Gem 18 Years Later|last=Gabbara|first=Princess|date=16 August 2018|website=Vibe.com|access-date=2 June 2019}}

The album was promoted with the release of four singles; the first, "Fill Me In", was released on 3 April 2000 and became a commercial success, debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart, making David the youngest British male to have a number one single.{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/craig%20david/|title=UK Charts > Craig David|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=2010-07-15}}{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=8030 |title=Fill Me in by Craig David Songfacts |publisher=Songfacts.com |access-date=20 January 2014}} On 28 December 2009, when BBC Radio 1 presenter Nihal revealed "The Official Top 100 Songs of the Decade", "Fill Me In" was at number 93.Radio 1 Official Chart of the Decade, as broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on Tuesday 29 December 2009, presented by Nihal The song also saw success internationally, peaking at number 15 in the United States.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=craig david|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=Craig David > Album & Song Chart History > Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard |access-date=2011-08-16}}

The album's second single, "7 Days", was released on 24 July 2000, the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart after selling more than 100,000 copies in its first week,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/858771.stm|title=Craig David gets second chart-topper|date=30 July 2000|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=13 December 2013}} giving David his second consecutive UK number-one single and spending 15 weeks inside the UK top 75. It became David's only top 10 single on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it reached number 10. The song also reached number four in Australia and number six in New Zealand.

The album's third single, "Walking Away", was released on 31 October 2000, the song fared well on charts and became a huge success in New Zealand where it reached number one and became the number one song of 2001 in the region, combining both sales and airplay.{{cite web|title=2001 New Zealand Singles Chart |url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp |publisher=Rianz |access-date=2009-07-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722162159/http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp |archive-date=22 July 2010}}

Born to Do It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/photos/revealed-music-s-all-time-chart-record-breakers/214348#/photo/40 |title=Archived copy |website=NME |access-date=31 March 2015 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402181757/http://www.nme.com/photos/revealed-music-s-all-time-chart-record-breakers/214348#/photo/40 |url-status=dead }} Born to Do It has since been listed as the 45th-fastest-selling album ever{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/50-fastest-selling-albums-ever-1415019|title=50 fastest selling albums ever | NME|website=NME|date=27 April 2011}} and went on to be certified 6× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments of 1.8 million copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |title=BPI Certified Awards |publisher=British Phonographic Industry |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |archive-date=24 September 2009}} It went on to become the 35th-best-selling album of the decade in the United Kingdom.{{cite journal |title=The Noughties' Official UK Albums Chart Top 100 |periodical=Music Week |publisher=United Business Media |location=London, England |page=19 |date=30 January 2010}} The album has sold over 1.94 million copies in the UK as of April 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-flashback-2000-craig-david-fill-me-in__22497/|title=Chart Flashback: Craig David scores his first Number 1|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-09}}

Born to Do It was a huge success worldwide. In Australia, it debuted at number eight on the week of 24 September 2000, going on to peak at number two on the Australian Albums Chart, where it stayed for five weeks. Born to Do It spent 52 weeks (one year) on the chart and was certified 4× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of 280,000 copies.{{Cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Craig+David&titel=Born+to+Do+It&cat=a|title=australian-charts.com - Craig David - Born To Do It|website=australian-charts.com}}{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2001.htm |title=ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2001 Albums |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=2011-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112030256/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2001.htm |archive-date=12 November 2009}} The album saw similar success in New Zealand where it also peaked at number two on the charts and spent a total of 51 weeks before eventually being certified Platinum.{{Cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Craig+David&titel=Born+to+Do+It&cat=a|title=charts.org.nz - Craig David - Born To Do It|website=charts.nz}}

Prior to the album's US release, it had sold 3.5 million copies worldwide.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79085/lauded-uk-star-craig-david-is-born-to-do-it|title=Lauded U.K. Star Craig David Is 'Born To Do It'|magazine=Billboard}} Born to Do It peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard 200 and spent 62 weeks on the chart, and was eventually certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of one million copies.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/299719/Craig+David/chart?f=305 |title=Craig David - Chart history | Billboard |magazine=Billboard |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=4 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004163140/https://www.billboard.com/artist/299719/Craig+David/chart?f=305 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=craig+david&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201080530/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=craig+david&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-01 |title=RIAA Gold & Platinum |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=2011-08-16 }} The album was listed as the 156th-best-selling album on the year in the United States.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/299719/Craig%20David/chart?f=412 |title=Craig David - Chart history | Billboard |magazine=Billboard |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215183149/https://www.billboard.com/artist/299719/Craig%20David/chart?f=412 |url-status=dead }} As well as appearing on the Billboard 200, the album also peaked at number 12 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/299719/Craig%20David/chart?f=333 |title=Craig David - Chart history | Billboard |magazine=Billboard |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=16 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216101422/https://www.billboard.com/artist/299719/Craig%20David/chart?f=333 |url-status=dead }} The album has sold eight million copies worldwide.{{Cite web |url=http://www.musicaljack.com/blog/craig-david/ |title=What has happened to Craig David? - Jack Stevens Blog |access-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309091057/http://www.musicaljack.com/blog/craig-david/ |archive-date=9 March 2013 |url-status=dead }}

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Born to Do It received acclaim from music critics. Davey Boy of Sputnikmusic described the album as an "excellent debut" continuing to state that David was a "mature 19-year-old singer-songwriter whose soulfully smooth voice will result in fans thinking he is singing to them and only them."

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At the 2001 Brit Awards, the music video for the album's second single, "7 Days" was nominated for the Best Music Video award, but lost out to the music video for "Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80522/robbie-wins-big-david-comes-up-empty-at-brit-awards|title=Robbie Wins Big, David Comes Up Empty at Brit Awards|date=26 February 2001|magazine=Billboard|access-date=11 December 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1440978/robbie-williams-u2-coldplay-dominate-brit-awards.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026114212/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1440978/robbie-williams-u2-coldplay-dominate-brit-awards.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 October 2012|title=Robbie Williams, U2, Coldplay Dominate Brit Awards|last=Kemp|first=Rob|date=26 February 2001|publisher=MTV|access-date=11 December 2013}} Following the album's release, David was nominated for three MOBO Awards, including best newcomer and best album for Born to Do It. David was also nominated for four Brit Awards in 2001, including Best British Album.

Born to Do It became the fastest-selling debut album ever by a British male solo act, a record the album still holds. The album has since been listed as the 45th-fastest-selling album ever.

With the album's lead single going to number one in the UK, David (at 18 years and 334 days old), became the youngest British male to have a UK number-one single since Jimmy Osmond, and was the youngest solo artist at the time to have his debut single go to number one in the UK. This record has since been surpassed by Gareth Gates, who was 17 years and 255 days old when he debuted at number one with "Unchained Melody" in March 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.everyhit.com/record3.html |title=Record-Breakers and Trivia |publisher=everyHit.com |access-date=20 January 2014}} The album would serve as a musical inspiration to producer Rodney Jerkins during his work on Brandy's third studio album, Full Moon, following a gig in London, England, months before where he was exposed to the UK garage collaborations between David and Artful Dodger.{{cite web|first1=Shaheem|last1=Reid|first2=Gideo|last2=Yago|date=2002-01-18|title=Fans Will Get A New Taste of Brandy On Full Moon|work=MTV News|publisher=MTV.com|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452576/20020222/brandy.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020804031648/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452576/20020222/brandy.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2002|access-date=2010-07-20}}

In 2001, the album was the subject of a question on the ITV quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Contestant Charles Ingram was required to identify the artist responsible for the album in order to win £32,000. Ingram claimed to be unfamiliar with Craig David but chose the answer regardless, correctly answering the question. Ingram became famous for cheating on this question and many others on the show.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2823407.stm|title=Millionaire's route to the top prize|date=7 April 2003|work=BBC Online|publisher=BBC|access-date=22 November 2015}}

In a 2009 poll devised by MTV to find the Greatest Album Ever, MTV viewers voted Born to Do It as their second-most favourite, behind Michael Jackson's Thriller.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/apr/09/behind-music-mtv-craig-david |title=Has Craig David really made the second greatest album ever, asks Helienne Lindvall|last=Lindvall|first=Helienne|date=9 April 2009|work=The Guardian|access-date=16 January 2012}}

All tracks written by Craig David and Mark Hill, except where noted.

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• Dick Beetham – mastering
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• Goetz – mixing engineer (tracks 8, 10, 11)
• Victoria Hallett – additional vocals (tracks 4, 8)
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• Pete Moss – photography
• Kowan Paul – producer (track 6)
• Jeremy Paul – producer (track 6)
• Rickardo Reid – keyboards and programming (track 7)
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=4|certyear=2001|relyear=2000}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Belgium|artist=Craig David|title=Born to Do It|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2001|relyear=2000}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Craig David|title=Born to Do It|award=Platinum|relyear=2000|certyear=2001}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Denmark|artist=Craig David|title=Born to Do It|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2001|relyear=2000|source=chart|id=11|access-date=13 October 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=France|artist=Craig David|title=Born to Do It|award=Platinum|certyear=2001|relyear=2000}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Germany|artist=Craig David|title=Born to Do It|award=Platinum|certyear=2000|relyear=2000}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Japan|artist=Craig David|title=Born to Do It|award=Gold|certyear=2000|certmonth=12|relyear=2000|access-date=August 29, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Netherlands|artist=Craig David|title=Born to Do It|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2001|relyear=2000|access-date=22 October 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=New Zealand|artist=Craig David|title=Born to Do It|award=Platinum|number=3|id=2002-02-08|source=newchart|access-date=2024-12-03|certyear=2001|relyear=2000}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Craig David|title=Born to do It Weeks|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2000|certyear=2001|id=craig-david-born-to-do-it|access-date=October 13, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Sweden|artist=Craig David|title=Born to Do It|award=Platinum|certyear=2001|relyear=2000}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Switzerland|artist=Craig David|title=Born to Do It|award=Platinum|certyear=2001|relyear=2000}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Craig David|title=Born to Do It|award=Platinum|number=6|relyear=2000|certyear=2001|salesamount=1,940,000|salesref=|id=1016-3635-2}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Craig David|title=Born to Do It|award=Platinum|certyear=2001|relyear=2001}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|type=album|title=Born To Do It|artist=Craig david|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=2001|relyear=2001|access-date=2 February 2020}}

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• List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2000s
• List of best-selling albums of the 2000s (decade) in the United Kingdom
• List of best-selling albums of the 2000s (century) in the United Kingdom

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• [http://www.discogs.com/Craig-David-Born-To-Do-It/master/77794 Born to Do It] at Discogs

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Category:2000 debut albums

Category:Craig David albums