Released 21 years ago, Craig David’s 7 Days topped the charts and swept the nation, turbo-charging the teenage Southampton singer’s rise beyond the UK garage scene and into pop’s big leagues. Here, he reveals what the song has taught him, and recalls playing it to some very famous faces in Los Angeles...

I was in the early steps of getting my DJing and MCing together at home in Southampton. I loved using my MiniDisc player and hi-fi, it was an ...