"How Many Words" is the official second single by the singer-songwriter

Blake Lewis Blake Colin Lewis (born July 21, 1981) is an American musician, singer and actor who was the runner-up on the sixth season of ''American Idol''. His major label debut album ''A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream)'' was released on December 4, 2007, through ...

, from his debut album ''

A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream) ''A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream)'' is the debut studio album by Blake Lewis, the runner-up on the sixth season of ''American Idol''. It was released in the United States and Canada on December 4, 2007. The first single is " Break Anotha" and was relea ...

''. The song was expected to be followed by "Know My Name", and then "Without You". However, due to being dropped by

Arista Records Arista Records () is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was previously handled by BMG Entertainmen ...

, "How Many Words" is the final single from his debut album. He is expected to release a single from his second album at the end of 2009. The single was released to mainstream radio format on March 10, 2008.Radio release
Retrieved March 3, 2008. Also, an EP featuring remixes of the song was released onto iTunes on May 13, 2008. Lewis performed the song live on the March 6, 2008, results show of the seventh season of ''American Idol''.

Chart performance

The single has sold 94,000 copies to date.Idol Chatter 11-26-2008
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References

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