"J'voulais" is the second
single
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* Single (music), a song release
Songs
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* "Single", by ...
from French
R&B singer
Amine
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's album, ''
Au delà des rêves
''Au delà des rêves'' is a 2005 album by French-Moroccan R&B singer Amine. It was released in December 2005 and includes the number-one single "J'voulais, in addition to " Ma vie" and " My Girl".
The album reached number 16 on the French SNE ...
''. It was released in January 2006. The song deals with a love relationship that came to its end because the girl was too possessive and jealous.
Success
The song went straight to number-one on French Singles Chart on 21 January 2006, staying for four non consecutive weeks at the top. Then it dropped, totalling ten weeks in the top ten, 19 weeks in the top 50 and 28 weeks on the chart. It was certified
Gold disc
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by the
SNEP. In
Belgium
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(
Wallonia
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), it charted for 17 weeks on the
Ultratop
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40, from 25 February, peaking at number ten for four weeks. In
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, the single had a moderate success reaching number 27 on 26 February and featured on the chart (top 100) for 15 weeks.
Track listings
* CD single
# "J'voulais" – 3:20
# "J'voulais" (extended version) – 3:59
# "J'voulais" (remix featuring Bigali) – 4:16
# "J'voulais" (video) – 3:20
* CD maxi
# "J'voulais" – 3:20
# "J'voulais" (extended version) – 3:59
# "J'voulais" (video) – 3:20
# "Touche pas à mon vote" (video)
Charts and sales
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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External links
"J'voulais" music video
2006 singles
Amine (singer) songs
SNEP Top Singles number-one singles