"" is a 2007 song recorded by French singer and composer
Stanislas. It was the first single from his debut album on which it appears as first track and was released on 25 February 2008. It was written by Amaury Salmon and composed by Stanislas. It was successful in France where it hit number two.
Background and chart performances
Although the song was available digitally since November 2007 and aired on radio since September 2007, the song was only released as a CD single on 25 February 2008. "", a duet with
Calogero
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Variants
*(Masculine): Calocero
**(Hypocoristic): Calò, Gero, Gerino
*Feminine: Ca ...
, was also sent to radio stations on 24 October 2007, but "" was eventually chosen as the first single. The song was notably performed twice on television : on the show
Star Academy France
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and at the 2009
NRJ Music Awards
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.
In France, the single went straight to number two, on 1 March 2008, with 7,100 units sold.
It remained for three consecutives weeks at this position, being unable to dislodge
Sheryfa Luna's hit single "
Il avait les mots", then dropped on the chart. It totalled 17 weeks in the top 50 and 27 weeks on the chart (top 100).
In Belgium (Wallonia), the single entered the Ultratop 40 at No. 18 on 2 February thanks to the digital downloads, reached a peak of No. 15 the next week and remained for a total of 13 weeks in the top 40.
Track listings
; CD single
; Digital doawload
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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Stanislas (singer) songs
2008 debut singles
2007 songs
Polydor Records singles