Alone and miserable this Valentine’s day? Craig has you sorted with his ultimate heartbreak playlist
“I met this girl on Monday, took her for a drink on Tuesday, we were making love by Wednesday, and on Thursday and Friday and Saturday, we chilled on Sunday,” so sings Craig David on early-00s classic “7 Days”, which was the school disco soundtrack for an entire generation of WKD-drinking British millennials. But did you ever wonder what happened to the happy couple after those 7 days? Did they do the same the following week? Or did their love eventually wither and die, leaving a black hole of emotional emptiness in its wake?
Like most of us, Craig David has probably had his heart broken at least once, and he’s got a playlist of favourite tearjerkers to prove it. To celebrate (or commiserate) this upcoming Valentine’s Day for those who are single, alone and miserable, we got Craig David to select his ultimate heartbreak tracks, from him to you. Of course, he’s gone for a few big hitters in Adele and Whitney Houston, as well as some throwback R&B vibes in R. Kelly and Usher and T2’s garage anthem.
USHER – “YOU GOT IT BAD”
“This tune is the one. In fact, this entire album is next level. Usher kills it on every track but this record in particular is my favourite.”
DRAKE – “MARVIN’S ROOM”
“I love this track because it stands out from all the others on this album. In general, this album makes you want to go out and enjoy yourself, but I love the way Drake slows it down with “Marvin's Room”. It's got a really old school R&B vibe to it, which I'm always going to like.”
WHITNEY HOUSTON – “IT’S NOT RIGHT, BUT IT’S OKAY”
“This is a classic and it's Whitney Houston, so there’s not a lot more I have to say. Whitney's vocal was the best of her generation and this track proves it. Even though it’s a heartbreak track it still manages to be empowering, which is what Whitney did so well.”
T2 – “HEARTBROKEN (FT. JODIE)”
“I couldn't not put this on the list. It’s one of the best and most famous garage songs ever made. I play it in my TS5 sets a lot and it goes OFF every time!”
MARIO WINANS – “I DON’T WANNA KNOW”
“A proper R&B record. A heartbreaker but a wicked slow jam with a great verse from Diddy.”
ADELE – “SOMEONE LIKE YOU”
“This is probably the ultimate heartbreak song and it’s one of the best written songs from the last decade. There was a few heartbreakers from this album, but I've chose this one as it connected in such a big way with the public.”
MARIO – “LET ME LOVE YOU”
“This is another one that gets a crazy reception at my TS5 shows. I remember playing this at a show I did in Oslo, Hackney last summer and the whole place went mad. It’s such a banger.”
NOTORIOUS B.I.G – “ONE MORE CHANCE (REMIX)”
“This is one of my favourite tunes of all time. I remember growing up with this record and playing it out when I first started DJing in Southampton. Brings me back to those days!”
R KELLY – “TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME”
“This is one of the best R&B tunes ever made. It’s a timeless heartbreaker.”
CRAIG DAVID – “WALKING AWAY”
“I just had to. It brings back some great memories of those Born To Do It days and is genuinely a song I'm really proud of.”