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These Words

{{Short description|2004 single by Natasha Bedingfield}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = These Words

| cover = These Words 2.jpg

| alt = Bedingfield's name sandwiched between her name and the song's title

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Natasha Bedingfield

| album = Unwritten

| B-side = The One That Got Away

| released = 16 August 2004

| genre =

| length = 3:36

| label = Phonogenic

| writer =

| producer =

  • Steve Kipner
  • Andrew Frampton
  • Wayne Wilkins

| prev_title = Single

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Unwritten

| next_year = 2004

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|e5RuGj0g1tk|"These Words"}}}}

}}

"These Words" (also known as "These Words (I Love You, I Love You)") is a song by British singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield. It was written by Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton, Wayne Wilkins and Bedingfield for her 2004 debut album, Unwritten. The song is the album's opening track, and was released as its second single. "These Words" details Bedingfield's lack of inspiration and her reaction to pressure from her record label to produce a successful song.

"These Words" was released as the album's second international single and as the lead single in North America. The single topped the charts in Ireland, Poland, Scotland and the United Kingdom while reaching the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. It was certified platinum in the Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, and was nominated for Best British Single at the 2005 BRIT Awards. The song was very well received by music critics, and was frequently deemed a highlight of the album.

Background and writing

Natasha Bedingfield began recording her debut album Unwritten in mid-2003, following the signing of a recording contract with Sony BMG earlier that year.[http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/bedingfield_natasha/bio.jhtml "Artist Biography"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319200025/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/bedingfield_natasha/bio.jhtml |date=19 March 2007 }}. VH1. Retrieved 3 May 2007. She was determined not to be shaped into "some music biz pigeonhole" and wanted to write songs that were "organic, different and real".[http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/bio/0,,2961406,00.html#bio "Biography"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503030626/http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/bio/0,,2961406,00.html#bio |date=3 May 2007 }}. Artist Direct. Retrieved 3 May 2007. Bedingfield began collaborating with Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins in London and Los Angeles, but their sessions were largely unproductive due to Bedingfield's writer's block and the pressure that she felt to produce a hit song. Frustrated, she began to sing "I love you, I love you, I love you" over and over. She was at "wit's end and just wanted to say what I meant in a simple way, without using all those flowery words." The line that Bedingfield sang out of frustration became the song "These Words"' hook and its subject matter inspired by her real life difficulty writing a love song.[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=6479 ""These Words" Song Facts"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117025419/http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=6479 |date=17 November 2006 }}. Song Facts. Retrieved 3 May 2007.

Critical reception

"These Words" was generally very well received by contemporary pop music critics. Playlouder's Daniel Robson described the song as a "compelling chunk of popply joy",Robson, Daniel. [http://playlouder.com/review/+unwritten/ "Unwritten Album Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041215005501/http://playlouder.com/review/%2Bunwritten/ |date=15 December 2004 }}. PlayLouder. 9 September 2004. Retrieved 3 April 2007. while AllMusic wrote that the track was "near-perfect" and merged "the rhythms and flavors of hip-hop and R&B with unique melodies and Bedingfield's vocal confidence".Loftus, Johnny. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r778399/review|pure_url=yes}} "Unwritten > Review"]. AllMusic. Retrieved 3 April 2007. The BBC called it a "classic love song" with a "really catchy tune", and commented that it was worthy of reaching number one on the UK singles chart.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/specials/reviews/newsid_3553000/3553054.stm ""These Words" Single Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219152431/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/specials/reviews/newsid_3553000/3553054.stm |date=19 February 2007 }}. BBC. Retrieved 26 August 2004. 3 April 2007. Josh Timmermann of Stylus Magazine called it "best single so far this year",Timmermann, Josh. [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1743 "Singles Going Steady"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114060954/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1743 |date=14 November 2007 }}. Stylus Magazine. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2007. and David Welsh of musicOMH.com wrote that the song had a "virally-infectious chorus and (relatively) clever wordplay."Welsh, David. [http://www.musicomh.com/albums/natasha-bedingfield.htm "Unwritten Album Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070418114914/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/natasha-bedingfield.htm |date=18 April 2007 }}. musicOMH.com. 6 September 2004. Retrieved 3 April 2007.

Stylus Magazine{{'s}} Colin Cooper ranked "These Words" at number thirteen on his list of the Top 20 Singles of 2004

Colin Cooper. [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1384 "The Top 40 of 2004"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614163624/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1384 |date=14 June 2006 }}. Stylus Magazine. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 3 April 2007. and About.com ranked the song at number five on its list of the Top 10 Most Memorable Pop Song Lyrics 2005. The website wrote that Bedingfield's naming of the famous poets George Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Keats in the song enables the listener to "almost hear the classic poetry over a drum machine" as Bedingfield sings.Lamb, Bill. [http://top40.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/songlyrics2005.htm "Top 10 Most Memorable Pop Song Lyrics 2005"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070816180149/http://top40.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/songlyrics2005.htm |date=16 August 2007 }}. About.com. Retrieved 3 April 2007.

Bedingfield's mispronunciation of "hyperbole" as "hyperbowl" has been regularly pointed out throughout the years, including in The Guardian ten years after the song's release.[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/mar/11/speaking-pronounce-mispronunciation-english-elocution-expresso-nucular "Speaking-pronounce-mispronunciation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107173820/https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/mar/11/speaking-pronounce-mispronunciation-english-elocution-expresso-nucular |date=7 January 2017 }}. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

Commercial performance

"These Words" entered the UK Singles Chart on 22 August 2004 at number one, remaining on the chart for 13 weeks.[http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/uk_singles_top_75/2004/35 "UK Singles Top 75 (30 August 2004)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121032/http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/uk_singles_top_75/2004/35 |date=29 September 2007 }}. Music Square. Retrieved 30 April 2007. It maintained the number one position for two weeks.[http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/uk_singles_top_75/2004/36 "UK Singles Top 75 (6 September 2004)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121906/http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/uk_singles_top_75/2004/36 |date=29 September 2007 }}. Music Square. Retrieved 30 April 2007. In the United Kingdom, Bedingfield and her brother, pop-singer Daniel Bedingfield, became the first siblings to achieve separate number one singles.[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/zoom.php?id=990 "All the No. 1's"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516022109/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/zoom.php?id=990 |date=16 May 2007 }}. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2007. The track also charted at number one in Ireland, remaining on the singles chart for 17 weeks.

Across Europe, "These Words" was largely successful, reaching number one in Poland, number two in Austria, Germany and Norway, and the top 10 in the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. Elsewhere, the song peaked within the top 10 on the majority of the charts it entered. In Australia, "These Words" debuted at number six and reached a peak position of number five three weeks later.[http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/australia_singles_top_50/2004/45 "Australia Singles Top 50 (8 November 2004)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121151/http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/australia_singles_top_50/2004/45 |date=29 September 2007 }}. Music Square. Retrieved 2 May 2007. On the 2004 ARIA end of the year chart, the song charted at number 49[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2004.htm "End Of Year Charts: Top 100 Singles 2004"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320142645/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2004.htm |date=20 March 2012 }}. ARIA Charts. Retrieved 2 May 2007. and was certified gold.[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2004.htm "ARIA Accreditations: 2004 Singles"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204062113/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2004.htm |date=4 February 2012 }}. ARIA Charts. Retrieved 2 May 2007. In New Zealand the single performed stronger, reaching number two on the singles chart.

"These Words" also performed well in North America. The single debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 2 July 2005 and reached a peak position of number 17, remaining on the chart for 20 weeks.[http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/840 "World Chart Positions"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111122/http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/840 |date=29 September 2007 }}. Music Square. Retrieved 30 April 2007. The song did even better on pop-oriented charts, reaching number nine on the Pop 100 and number 10 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p667957/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} "US Billboard Chart Positions"]. AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2007. "These Words" was helped on the Hot 100 by its strong digital downloads, peaking at number seven on the Hot Digital Songs chart.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=natasha bedingfield|chart=all}} "US Billboard Chart History"]. Billboard.com. Retrieved 1 May 2007. The single had crossover success in the dance charts, reaching number one on the Hot Dance Airplay chart and number 35 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Music videos

Two music videos were produced for the international and North American markets.

=International version=

The song's international music video was directed by Scott Lyon and Sophie Muller and premiered in July 2004.[http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=35733 ""These Words" International Version Information"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181335/http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=35733 |date=30 September 2007 }}. MVDBase.com. Retrieved 2 May 2007. The video features several sequences. It opens with Bedingfield sitting at a table in her Spanish villa, in Málaga, frustrated by her inability to find inspiration to write a song. Afterwards, there are multiple scenes which include her walking and dancing through the villa in colorful outfits, sitting by the swimming pool, lying on the beach and being surrounded by dancing chairs, dancing radios, dancing books in the library, and multiple versions of herself on a sofa. The video concludes with Bedingfield scribbling in her notebook on the roof of her villa. Her scribblings lead her boyfriend to her home where she goes to the balcony, telling him "I love you, is that okay?".

During each sequence of the video, Bedingfield is wearing different outfits and haircuts, with the only constant being that she is always barefoot.

=North American version=

The North American music video was directed by Chris Milk and filmed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in March 2005. The music video, however, was discarded by the record label, though this version won four MVPA Awards.[http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=41642 ""These Words" Version #3"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181522/http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=41642 |date=30 September 2007 }}. MVDBase.com. Retrieved 19 July 2007. The video begins with Bedingfield waking up next to a boombox, dressing, brushing her teeth and leaving her home with the boombox. While performing on Copacabana beach, she kicks her boombox, which comes alive and begins to dance, and she leaves the beach and walks down the street. The video concludes with Bedingfield arriving back home to a house full of dancing boomboxes in the bedroom.

An alternate version of the North American video was directed by Jim Gable using much of the footage from the original.[http://www.gandb.tv/jg.html "Jim Gable Directorial Credits"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030923215707/http://www.gandb.tv/jg.html |date=23 September 2003 }}. gandb.tv. Retrieved 19 July 2007. The boomboxes featured in the video are animated to look like drawings and a performance by Bedingfield in a room with flowing white drapery has been added. The video debuted in June 2005 and proved successful on US video chart programs. It debuted on MTV's Total Request Live on 28 July 2005 at number ten and remained on the program for a total of six days.[http://host17.hrwebservices.net/~atrl/trlarchive/db.html "The TRL Debut Archive"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102172613/http://host17.hrwebservices.net/~atrl/trlarchive/db.html |date=2 January 2008 }}. Popfusion. Retrieved 2 May 2007. VH1 ranked the video at number twenty-two on its Top 40 Videos of 2005 countdown.[http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/top_40_of_2005/series_countdown.jhtml "Top 40 Videos of 2005"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208153620/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/top_40_of_2005/series_countdown.jhtml |date=8 February 2009 }}. VH1. Retrieved 2 May 2007.

Formats and track listings

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Enhanced CD single

  1. "These Words" – 3:34
  2. "These Words" (Bimbo Jones Remix) – 6:56
  3. "The One That Got Away" – 4:16
  4. "Single" (Radio 1's Live Lounge Recording) – 3:19
  5. "These Words" (Video)
  6. "These Words" (The Making of the Video)

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CD single

  1. "These Words" – 3:34
  2. "Single" (Radio 1's Live Lounge Recording) – 3:19

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Personnel

The following people contributed to "These Words".Unwritten (CD liner notes). Sony BMG. September 2004.

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  • David Treahearn, Rob Haggart – mixing assistant
  • Herb Powers – mastering
  • Katherine Lanson – drums

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+Weekly chart performance for "These Words"

!Chart (2004–2005)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|5|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=16 March 2013}}
{{single chart|Austria|2|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=16 March 2013}}
{{single chart|Flanders|15|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=16 March 2013}}
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|7|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=29 December 2019}}
scope="row"|Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-09-02.pdf|title=Radio & Records Magazine – CHR/Pop Top 30|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1622|page=24|date=2 September 2005|access-date=6 October 2019|archive-date=18 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018153851/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-09-02.pdf|url-status=live}}

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scope="row"|Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-09-02.pdf|title=Radio & Records Magazine – Hot AC Top 30|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1622|page=46|date=2 September 2005|access-date=6 October 2019|archive-date=18 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018153851/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-09-02.pdf|url-status=live}}

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{{single chart|CIS|10|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|songid=1448|access-date=2 July 2020}}
scope="row"|Croatia (HRT){{cite web|url=http://www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/maineng.html|title=Top Lista Hrvatskog Radija|publisher=Croatian Radiotelevision|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041102162823/http://www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/strana_lista.html|archive-date=2 November 2004|access-date=14 March 2021}}

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scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2004/BB-2004-09-04.pdf|title=Hits of the World – Eurocharts|magazine=Billboard|volume=116|issue=36|page=41|date=4 September 2004|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121032622/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2004/BB-2004-09-04.pdf|url-status=live}}

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{{single chart|Finland|18|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=16 March 2013}}
{{single chart|France|19|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=16 March 2013}}
{{single chart|Germany|2|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|songid=6282|rowheader=true|access-date=16 March 2013}}
{{single chart|Hungary|10|year=2005|week=14|rowheader=true|access-date=29 December 2019}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|1|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=29 December 2019}}
{{single chart|Italy|30|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=16 March 2013}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|4|year=2004|week=45|rowheader=true|access-date=6 June 2019}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|6|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=6 June 2019}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=16 March 2013}}
{{single chart|Norway|2|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=16 March 2013}}
scope="row"|Poland (Nielsen Music Control){{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024115811/http://www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_52_2004.html|title=Nielsen Music Control|archive-date=24 October 2007|url=http://www.nielsenmusiccontrol.com/index_pol}}

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scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10145.html|title=Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 46, saptamina 15.11 – 21.11, 2004|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050119150120/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10145.html|archive-date=19 January 2005|access-date=18 May 2020}}

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scope="row"| Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/weekly/20041022-20041028|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Oct 28, 2004|publisher=TopHit|access-date=23 April 2024}}

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{{single chart|Scotland|1|date=20040828|rowheader=true|access-date=7 July 2018}}
{{single chart|Spain|18|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=29 December 2019}}
{{single chart|Sweden|5|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=16 March 2013}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|8|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=11 August 2016}}
{{single chart|UK|1|date=20040828|rowheader=true|access-date=29 December 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|17|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|rowheader=true|access-date=16 March 2013}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|24|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|rowheader=true|access-date=29 December 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|35|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|rowheader=true|access-date=16 March 2013}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceairplay|1|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|10|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|US Pop 100 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Pop 100|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=35|page=60|date=27 August 2005}}

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|+Weekly chart performance for "These Words" (Badger remix)

!Chart (2024)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Ireland4|16|date=20240503|artist=Badger & Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2024}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|43|artist=Badger|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2024}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|39|artist=Badger|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2024}}
{{single chart|Sweden|60|artist=Badger|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2024}}
{{single chart|UK|22|date=20240503|artist=Badger & Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2024}}
{{single chart|UKdance|5|date=20240530|artist=Badger & Natasha Bedingfield|song=These Words|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2024}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceelectronic|12|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2024}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+2004 year-end chart performance for "These Words"

!Chart (2004)

!Position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web |url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041220-0000/End%20of%20Year%20Chart%202004.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20041219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041220-0000/End%20of%20Year%20Chart%202004.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 December 2004 |title=Australian Web Archive Year End Charts 2004 |publisher=ARIA Charts. Australian Web Archive |access-date=13 February 2003 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web| title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2004 – Austriancharts.at| publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40| url=http://www.austriancharts.at/year.asp?id=2004&cat=s| language=de| access-date=22 March 2012| archive-date=8 December 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208122845/http://austriancharts.at/year.asp?id=2004&cat=s| url-status=live}}

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scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2004 |title=Jaaroverzichten 2004 (Flanders) |language=nl |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=13 February 2003 |archive-date=14 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914141331/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2004 |url-status=live }}

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scope="row"| CIS (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/global/annual/2004|title=Top Radio Hits Global Annual Chart: 2004|publisher=TopHit|access-date=11 April 2025}}

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scope="row"| Germany (Media Control GfK){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2004|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2004|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=6 June 2019|archive-date=5 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605180151/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2004|url-status=live}}

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scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web |url=http://www.irma.ie/best2004.htm |title=Best of 2004 – Ireland |publisher=International Recording Media Association |access-date=10 February 2013 |archive-date=27 February 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060227160542/http://www.irma.ie/best2004.htm |url-status=live }}

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scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2004|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2004|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=11 January 2020|archive-date=15 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015123534/https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2004|url-status=live}}

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scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2004&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2004|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=6 June 2019|archive-date=1 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701014540/https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2004&cat=s|url-status=live}}

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scope="row"| New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2004-12-31|title=End Of Year Charts 2004|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=6 June 2019|archive-date=6 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606134043/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index_chart%3Fchart%3D2085|url-status=live}}

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scope="row"| Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2004|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2004|publisher=TopHit|access-date=23 April 2024|archive-date=23 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423175500/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2004|url-status=live}}

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scope="row"| Sweden (Hitlistan){{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20040001|title=Årslista Singlar – År 2004|publisher=Hitlistan|language=sv|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207162537/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20040001|archive-date=7 February 2016|access-date=6 June 2019}}

| 35

scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web| title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004 – swisscharts.com| publisher=Swiss Singles Chart| url=http://www.hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=2004| language=de| access-date=22 March 2012| archive-date=6 November 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106080657/http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=2004| url-status=live}}

| 95

scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2004.pdf|title=ChartsPlus Year-End 2004|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=3 March 2013|archive-date=15 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015110737/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2004.pdf|url-status=live}}

| 17

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|+2005 year-end chart performance for "These Words"

!Chart (2005)

!Position

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://billboardtop100of.com/2005-2/|title=Billboard Top 100 – 2005|website=Billboardtop100of.com|access-date=19 March 2021|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224115205/http://billboardtop100of.com/2005-2/|url-status=live}}

| 81

scope="row"| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2005 The Year in Charts: Top Adult Top 40 Songs|magazine=Billboard Radio Monitor|volume=13|issue=50|page=31|date=16 December 2005}}

| 85

scope="row"| US Hot Dance Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2005 The Year in Music & Touring: Hot Dance Airplay|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=52|page=YE-60|date=24 December 2005}}

| 21

scope="row"| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2005 The Year in Charts: Top Mainstream Top 40 Songs|magazine=Billboard Radio Monitor|volume=13|issue=50|page=26|date=16 December 2005}}

| 39

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|+2024 year-end chart performance for "These Words" (Badger remix)

!Chart (2024)

!Position

scope="row"| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/hot-dance-electronic-songs/|title=Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=18 December 2024}}

| 35

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Certifications

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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Norway|award=Gold|certyear=2004|relyear=2004}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Natasha Bedingfield|title=These Words|award=Platinum|certyear=2023|relyear=2004|id=10307-108-1|access-date=10 March 2023}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Badger & Natasha Bedingfield|title=These Words|note=Badger Remix|award=Silver|certyear=2024|relyear=2024|id=10307-6854-1|access-date=27 July 2024}}

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Release history

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|+ Release dates and formats for "These Words"

scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

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scope="row" rowspan="2"| United Kingdom

| 16 August 2004

| CD single

| rowspan="2"| Phonogenic

| {{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=29|date=14 August 2004}}

rowspan="2"| 13 September 2004

| rowspan="2"| Digital download

| {{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/These-Words-Natasha-Bedingfield/dp/B076PS65K9 |title=These Words by Natasha Bedingfield on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk |website=Amazon UK |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414073042/https://www.amazon.co.uk/These-Words-Natasha-Bedingfield/dp/B076PS65K9 |url-status=live }}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| Germany

| rowspan="2"| Sony

| {{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Natasha-Bedingfield/dp/B076PT55C2 |title=These Words : Natasha Bedingfield: Amazon.de: Digital Music |website=Amazon Germany |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414072800/https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Natasha-Bedingfield/dp/B076PT55C2 |url-status=live }}

27 September 2004

| rowspan="2"| CD single

| {{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/These-Words-Natasha-Bedingfield/dp/B0002X7C4W |title=These Words - Bedingfield, Natasha: Amazon.de: Musik-CDs & Vinyl |website=Amazon Germany |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=30 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330045244/http://www.amazon.de/These-Words-Natasha-Bedingfield/dp/B0002X7C4W |url-status=live }}

scope="row"| Australia

| 4 October 2004

| Phonogenic

| {{cite web|url=http://www.bmg.com.au/new|title=New Releases|publisher=BMG Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041015181715/http://www.bmg.com.au/new|archive-date=15 October 2004|access-date=3 February 2025}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States

| 9 May 2005

| Contemporary hit radio

| rowspan="2"| Epic

| {{Cite web |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-05-06.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309123730/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-05-06.pdf |url-status=live }}

9 August 2005

| Digital download

| [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BIQPKE These Words (I Love You, I Love You) by Natasha Bedingfield on Amazon Music - Amazon.com]

scope="row" | Italy

| 10 May 2024

| Radio airplay (Badger remix)

| Adaptor

| {{cite web | url=https://www.earone.it/news/badger_natasha_bedingfield_these_words_radio_date_10_05_2024_90101028/ | title=Badger, Natasha Bedingfield - These Words (Radio Date: 10-05-2024) | date=7 May 2024 }}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.natashabedingfield.com/ natashabedingfield.com] — official website

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