White Flag – Dido

Dido occupied the UK top 10 for six weeks in 2003 with this track.

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Ten years ago this week, White flag by Dido was at its highest position of number 2 in the UK singles chart for the second of two weeks, having entered the top 40 the previous week. After falling from its peak position, the song stayed in the top 10 for another four weeks, three of them in the top 5. A further seven weeks in the lower top 40 followed before the record left the chart.

White flag was released on the Cheeky record label and was the fourth of five UK top 10 hits for Dido. It was the first track taken from the album Life for rent, which spent ten weeks at the top of the UK albums chart and was certified platinum nine times.

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UK singles chart for the week ending 20 September 2003

1. Where is the love? – Black Eyed Peas

2. White flag – Dido

3. Sunshine – Gareth Gates

4. Baby boy – Big Brovaz

5. Are you ready for love (remix) – Elton John

6. Can’t hold us down – Christina Aguilera featuring Lil’ Kim

7. Breathe – Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul

8. Time is running out – Muse

9. Pretty green eyes – Ultrabeat

10. Shake ya tailfeather – Nelly, P Diddy and Murphy Lee