Fill Me In

The narrator tells a story of trying to spend time with the girl next door, but her parents remain suspicious about what she is doing.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-flashback-2000-craig-david-fill-me-in__22497/|title=Official Charts Flashback 2000: Craig David – Fill Me In|last=Copsey|first=Rob|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=9 April 2020|access-date=7 September 2020}} The song is a commentary on the "helicopter parenting" that was becoming more prominent in the early 2000s. In the hook, the parents ask if their daughter can fill them in on what is going on in her life.

After his success with Artful Dodger, David's first solo hit debuted at number one in the UK top 40 on the week of 15 April 2000.{{Cite book|title=The Virgin Book of Top 40 Charts|last=McAleer|first=David|publisher=Virgin Books|year=2009|isbn=978-0-7535-2200-4|location=UK|pages=798–802}} "Fill Me In" topped the charts during a week in which all of the top six positions were new entries. After one week atop the chart, "Fill Me In" dropped to number two for two weeks, replaced at number one by Fragma's "Toca's Miracle". The single logged 10 weeks inside the top 40. 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.

The single was released in the United States on 22 May 2001. On 30 June, "Fill Me In" entered the Billboard Hot 100 top 40 at number 28.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2001-06-30|title=Week of 06/30/2001|date=30 June 2001|magazine=Billboard|access-date=7 October 2019}} The song climbed into the top 20 the following week, remaining there until October and peaking at number 15 on 1 September. In total, David remained 23 weeks inside the US top 40 before leaving on 8 December.

There are different versions of the music video released in the United Kingdom and in the United States. The UK music video, directed by Max & Dania, has David telling a story about how he tried many times to romance his girlfriend who lived next door to him but each of his attempts to be alone with his girlfriend failed as his girlfriend's parents always interrupted and he had to hide before they left again. According to an interview on his first Greatest Hits album, the girl in the UK music video is a South African woman whose identity has never been known. The US version, directed by Darren Grant, has a different video and this time David's girlfriend is mixed race.

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UK CD1{{cite AV media notes|title=Fill Me In|others=Craig David|year=2000|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Wildstar Records|id=CDWILD28}}

1. "Fill Me In" (radio edit) – 3:52
2. "Apartment 543" – 4:21
3. "Fill Me In" (Artful Dodger Bootleg mix) – 3:59
4. "Fill Me In" (video CD-ROM) – 3:52

UK CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=Fill Me In|others=Craig David|year=2000|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Wildstar Records|id=CXWILD28}}

1. "Fill Me In" (radio edit) – 3:52
2. "Fill Me In" (Artful Dodger remix) – 5:53
3. "Fill Me In" (Sunship remix) – 5:38
4. "Fill Me In" (Full Crew remix) – 4:18

UK cassette single and Japanese CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Fill Me In|others=Craig David|year=2000|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Wildstar Records|id=CAWILD28}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Fill Me In|others=Craig David|year=2000|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=Telstar Records|id=VICP-35050}}

1. "Fill Me In" (radio edit) – 3:52
2. "Apartment 543" – 4:21
3. "Fill Me In" (Artful Dodger Bootleg mix) – 3:59

European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Fill Me In|others=Craig David|year=2000|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Wildstar Records|id=0111206 WST}}

1. "Fill Me In" (radio edit) – 3:52
2. "Fill Me In" (Sunship remix) – 5:38

European maxi-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Fill Me In|others=Craig David|year=2000|type=European maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Wildstar Records|id=0111205WST}}

1. "Fill Me In" (radio edit) – 3:52
2. "Fill Me In" (Artful Dodger's Bootleg mix) – 3:59
3. "Fill Me In" (Artful Dodger remix) – 5:53
4. "Fill Me In" (Full Crew remix) – 4:18
5. "Fill Me In" (Sunship remix) – 5:38

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Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Fill Me In|others=Craig David|year=2000|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Addiction Records|id=ADICT092CD}}

1. "Fill Me In" (radio edit) – 3:52
2. "Fill Me In" (Artful Dodger's Bootleg mix) – 3:59
3. "Apartment 543" – 4:21
4. "Fill Me In" (Sunship remix) – 5:38
5. "Fill Me In" (Full Crew remix) – 4:18
6. "Fill Me In" (Artful Dodger mix) – 5:53
7. "Fill Me In" (video CD-ROM)

US CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Fill Me In|others=Craig David|year=2001|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=88101-2}}

1. "Fill Me In" (radio edit) – 3:50
2. "Fill Me In" (Full Crew remix) – 4:12
3. Snippets ("Rendezvous" / "7 Days" / "Walking Away")

Canadian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Fill Me In|others=Craig David|year=2001|type=Canadian CD single liner notes|publisher=Warner Music Canada|id=2 88100}}

1. "Fill Me In" (album version) – 4:15
2. "Fill Me In" (Full Crew mix) – 4:12
3. "Fill Me In" (Blacksmith mix) – 3:20
4. "Fill Me In" (Sunship remix) – 5:53
5. "Fill Me In" (Artful Dodger remix) – 6:21
6. "Fill Me In" (Artful Dodger Bootleg remix) – 6:05
7. "Fill Me In" (album instrumental) – 4:12
8. "Fill Me In" (radio edit) – 3:50
9. "Fill Me In" (live) – 10:36

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Canadian singer Justin Bieber sampled the song in his single Recovery in 2013.

In 2017, Canadian house music production and DJ duo Loud Luxury released a remix of the song which featured Ryan Shepherd.{{cite web|url=http://www.youredm.com/2017/02/07/loud-luxury-ryan-shepherd-release-something-say-tiestos-aftrhrs-records/ |title=Loud Luxury & Ryan Shepherd Release "Something To Say" On Tiësto's AFTR:HRS Records. |publisher=Your EDM |date=7 February 2017 |author=Claps, Andrew |accessdate=15 January 2018}} In 2022, the song was certified Gold in Canada.{{cite certification|region=Canada|artist=Loud Luxury|access-date=22 June 2022}}

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