"Balance-toi" is a 2007 song recorded by
NBA
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player
Tony Parker. Written and composed by
Skalp, Eloquence and Tony Parker, it was the singer's debut single from his eponymous album. It was released on 26 March 2007 and achieved success in France.
Background
The song is produced by
Skalp, a member of the French producer duo
Kore & Skalp. Tony Parker was the first artist to sign with the newly established record label
Music One
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, a record label from French
TV station TF1
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TF1 is par ...
.
In the music video, Parker's former wife
Eva Longoria can be seen.
Chart performances
The song had heavy airplay rotation on French
radio stations such as
NRJ
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and
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*Skyrock (social network site), a French social network site
*Skyrock (radio)
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History
In March 198 ...
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In France, the single went straight to number one on 5 May 2007, selling over 10,000 units,
["Charts : Christophe Willem et Grégory Lemarchal n°1]
Imedias.biz
(Retrieved December 17, 2007) and remained at its peak for one week. The following weeks, it fell gradually on the charts and totaled four weeks in the top ten, eleven weeks in top 50 and twenty one weeks on the chart.
["Balance-toi", French Singles Char]
Lescharts.com
(Retrieved December 17, 2007)
Track listings
* CD single
# "Balance-toi" (radio edit) — 3:36
# "Balance-toi" (remix club extended by Skalp) — 4:38
# "Balance-toi" (radio edit/instrumental) — 3:32
* CD single - Promo
# "Balance-toi" (radio edit) — 3:36
* Digital download
# "Balance-toi" (radio edit) — 3:36
# "Balance-toi" (remix club extended by Skalp) — 4:38
# "Balance-toi" (radio edit/instrumental) — 3:32
Charts
Peak positions
End of year charts
References
External links
"Balance-toi" music video
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2007 debut singles
SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
Tony Parker songs
2007 songs
Songs written by Skalp