Colourblind (Darius Campbell song)

"Colourblind" is the debut single by Scottish singer and Pop Idol runner-up Darius Campbell. It is the first song taken from his debut solo album Dive In.

"Colourblind"
Single by Darius
from the album Dive In
B-side	"Chrysalis To Butterfly" "Colourblind" (Almighty Mix "Colourblind" (8 Jam Remix) "It's Not Unusual" (Live)
Released	29 July 2002
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:35
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Darius Campbell-Danesh Pete Glenister Deni Lew
Producer(s)	Steve Lillywhite
Darius singles chronology
"Colourblind" (2002) "Rushes" (2002)

Release

It was released on 29 July 2002 and reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks.[1] The song has sold 325,000 copies in the UK as stated by the Official UK Charts Company. It also peaked at Number 13 in the Irish Charts.

Song history

After turning down an offer of a multimillion-dollar record deal by Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell to sign with his record label, Darius began work on his solo album on which "Colourblind" would be included.

Darius had been working on the song pre-Pop Idol and was originally ignored by Cowell, however after meeting with Pete Glenister and Deni Lew as well as Steve Lillywhite, the song began to be considered as a possible single.

Track listing

UK CD1

1. "Colourblind"
2. "It's Not Unusual" (live)
3. "Colourblind" (acoustic)
4. "Colourblind" (video)

UK CD2

1. "Colourblind"
2. "Chrysalis to Butterfly"
3. "Video Interview"

Australian Single

1. "Colourblind"
2. "Chrysalis to Butterfly"
3. "Colourblind" (Almighty Mix)
4. "Colourblind" (8 Jam Remix)
5. "Colourblind" (video)

Video

The video for the hit single was shot over four days in Sierra Nevada, Spain.[2] It follows Darius as he is thrown out of a car in the middle of the countryside. He changes his outfit from a black suit to jeans, to signify he is leaving his Pop Idol image behind.

He meets a girl whose car has stalled, played by model Jacqui Ainsley. After the two meet, a romance ensues, whilst also cutting away to a close up of Darius singing the track as well as playing his guitar. Ainsley later became Darius' girlfriend in real-life, although the couple broke up in 2004.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002–2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[3] 61 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 9 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 75 Scotland (OCC)[6] 1 UK Singles (OCC)[1] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] 18

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8]	Gold	400,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 675–6. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. "CBBC Newsround | Darius chats to Newsround Online". BBC News. 18 July 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
3. "Issue 679" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 34. 17 August 2002. p. 18. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Darius – Colourblind" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
7. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
8. "British single certifications – Darius – Colourblind". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 May 2020.