# It's Chico Time

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"**It's Chico Time**" is the debut single of former *[The X Factor](/source/The_X_Factor_(British_series_2))* contestant [Chico Slimani](/source/Chico_Slimani). The single was released on 27 February 2006. The song was written and composed by [Mark Hudson](/source/Mark_Hudson_(musician)).

## Background

Chico first performed the song on *[The X Factor](/source/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series))* on 19 November 2005. It was the only time that a contestant had performed an original song during the live stages of the show, until [series 9](/source/The_X_Factor_(British_series_9)), when contestant [Lucy Spraggan](/source/Lucy_Spraggan) performed her own track, "Mountains". The track was released on the back of the success of the performance and peaked at number one on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) on 5 March 2006, toppling [Madonna](/source/Madonna_(entertainer))'s hit single "[Sorry](/source/Sorry_(Madonna_song))" and staying at the top of the chart for two weeks. Chico became the first *X Factor* runner-up to have his debut single peak at number one.

The general theme of the song is to not take life too seriously, and to just party – as life is too short. Chico contributed some of the lyrics himself.[2] The music video for the track is very low budget, showing Chico in front of a plain white background, with lines of red, yellow and orange, and a staircase where Chico stands at the beginning of the video. The video features many children, known as "[Chiquettes](/source/Chiquetete)", dancing along with Chico.

## "It's England Time"

In 2010, Slimani re-recorded the single in support of the [England football team](/source/England_national_football_team) at the [2010 FIFA World Cup](/source/2010_FIFA_World_Cup) in [South Africa](/source/South_Africa). Aptly entitled "It's England Time", a play on "It's Chico Time", it uses the same basis as the original version, but with amended lyrics.[3] The song was first played on *[The Chris Moyles Show](/source/The_Chris_Moyles_Show)*.[4]

Slimani recorded the version after having a 'vision' that [England](/source/England) would win the 2010 World Cup, and that in the celebrations, commentators would make reference to his song. The single was released on 8 February 2010. Proceeds went to Rainbow Child Foundation to help under-privileged children in [Africa](/source/Africa).[5]

## Track listings

### "It's Chico Time"

- **CD single**[6]

1. "It's Chico Time" – 2:49
1. "It's Chico Time" (*The X Factor* Live Show Version) – 2:28
1. "Kiss" – 3:18
1. "It's Chico Time" (video) – 3:00

- **Digital download**

1. "It's Chico Time" – 2:49
1. "It's Chico Time" (*The X Factor* Live Show Version) – 2:28
1. "It's Chico Time" (Chico Dub) – 4:58
1. "It's Chico Time" (*The X Factor* Extended Mix) – 3:48

### "It's England Time"

- **Digital download**

1. "It's England Time" – 3:22
1. "It's England Time" (Instrumental) – 3:18

## Credits and personnel

- Chico Slimani – lead vocals
- Marcus Hutton – [synth](/source/Synth) (on "Kiss")
- Archie Merrington – [kazoo](/source/Kazoo) (on "It's Chico Time")

## Charts

### Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "It's Chico Time" Chart (2006) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 4

### Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "It's Chico Time" Chart (2006) Position UK Singles (OCC)[8] 40

## References

1. "New Releases: Singles". *[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)*. 25 February 2006. p. 29.

1. Nicola Methven (19 November 2005). ["CHICO TIME! He'll be first to sing song written for him"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110516212834/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-138884883.html). *The Mirror*. Archived from [the original](http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-138884883.html) on 16 May 2011.

1. ["Chico Slimani - It's England Time"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBaMcBfNGEM). *YouTube*. 10 February 2010. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/QBaMcBfNGEM) 2021-12-22 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["worldcupsong.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100211141543/http://www.worldcupsong.com/). Archived from [the original](http://www.worldcupsong.com) on 11 February 2010.

1. Scott Colothan. ["X Factor Reject Chico Launches England World Cup Song"](http://www.gigwise.com/news/54708/X-Factor-Reject-Chico-Launches-England-World-Cup-Song). *gigwise.com*

1. ["It's Chico Time by Chico: Amazon.co.uk: Music"](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Chico-Time/dp/B000EGD1LU/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1349680199&sr=1-1). *amazon.co.uk*

1. ["Hits of the World – Eurocharts"](https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2006/BB-2006-03-18.pdf). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Vol. 118, no. 11. 18 March 2006. p. 77. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

1. ["End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2006"](http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20060108/37501/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved 8 July 2018.

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