"Fan" is a 2003 song recorded by

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. Written by Lionel Florence who had previously worked for many notable artists, the song is a tribute to great artists, particularly

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. Released on March 14, 2003, as the lead

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of the album of the same name, "Fan" achieved great success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), becoming to date Obispo's first number-one hit and his most successful single in terms of chart peak positions. The song was also performed during the singer's next tours and was thus included on the albums ''Studio Fan / Live Fan'' (2004) and ''Les Fleurs de Forest'' (2007). The CD single was released in many editions with various art cover showing Obispo portraying many artists such as

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and

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. In France, the single went straight to number-one on 1 June 2003, and almost didn't stop to drop the weeks after, totalling eight weeks in the top ten, 18 weeks in the top 50 and 27 weeks in the top 100."Fan", French Singles Char
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Track listings

* CD single # "Fan" — 4:30 # "L'Amour avec toi" — 2:32 # "Fan" (video) — 4:30 * CD maxi - Format 25 x 25 # "Fan" — 4:30 # "L'Amour avec toi" — 2:32 # "Fan" (video) — 4:30 + a poster - collector * Digital download # "Fan" — 4:30 # "Fan" (2004 live) — 4:26 # "Fan" (2007 live) — 5:01 * CD single - Promo - Format 12" # "Fan" — 4:30

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References

{{Reflist 2003 singles Pascal Obispo songs Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles SNEP Top Singles number-one singles Songs with music by Pascal Obispo Songs written by Lionel Florence 2003 songs