"Flava" is a song by English-Australian singer

Peter Andre Peter Andre (born Peter James Andrea, 27 February 1973) is an English-Australian singer and television personality of Australian descent. Andre gained popularity as a singer, best known for his singles "Mysterious Girl" and " Flava". He is als ...

, released as the fifth single from his second studio album, ''

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'' (1996). It includes a rap by American rapper Cee. The song spent one week at number one on the

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in September 1996, becoming Andre's first number-one single in the UK. "Flava" also reached top 10 in Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, and the

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region of Belgium.

Critical reception

British magazine ''

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'' rated the song four out of five, writing, "Matching

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is going to be tough, but Flava has a warm R&B sound, a catchy chorus and enough class to become another winner."

Track listings

7-inch and cassette single # "Flava" (7-inch edit) # "To the Top" European and Australian CD1 # "Flava" (radio 7-inch edit) – 4:01 # "Flava" (Benz Mix) – 4:05 # "Flava" (Richie P Mix) – 4:01 # "Flava" (Crichton & Morris 12-inch Mix) – 6:18 European and Australian CD2 # "Flava" (radio 7-inch edit) – 4:01 # "Flava" (Slammin' 12-inch) – 6:49 # "Flava" (Crichton & Morris 7-inch Mix) – 4:41 # "Flava" (Jungle Mix) – 5:10

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1996 singles 1996 songs Mushroom Records singles Number-one singles in Scotland Peter Andre songs Songs written by Peter Andre Songs written by Wayne Hector UK Singles Chart number-one singles