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William Baldé Mohamed Guy William Baldé (born 4 April 1971), known as William Baldé, is a singer-songwriter and composer born in Guinea. In 2008, he became famous with his album ''En corps étranger'' and his single "Rayon de soleil", number-one hit in Fra ...

. It was his debut

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and was released in July 2008 from his album ''En Corps étranger''. It achieved success, becoming a number-one hit in France and Belgium.

Chart performances

In France, the song was announced as the "uncontested summer hit of 2008". The single went straight to number 1 in

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with 22,135 sales, and stayed there for other eight non-consecutive weeks. In its sixth week, 23,298 copies were sold, which is to date the second best weekly sales of the year for a number-one hit in France. It remained in the top 50 for 17 weeks and in the top 100 for 24 weeks. It was the second best-selling single of the year, behind " Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)". It achieved a minor success in

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, peaking at #24 in its fourth week. It also topped the chart in its eighth week in Belgium (Wallonia) and remained in the top 40 for 22 weeks. As sign of popularity, the song and the music video were included on the famous double compilation ''

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Track listings

* CD single # "Rayon de soleil" — 3:39 # "Yönn-gui" — 5:08 # "Rayon de soleil" (video) * Digital download # "Rayon de soleil" (single version) — 5:02 # "Rayon de soleil" (album version) — 4:26

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Year-end charts

References

{{Reflist 2008 debut singles William Baldé songs Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles SNEP Top Singles number-one singles 2008 songs