"Si loin de vous (Hey oh... par la radio)" is a song recorded by the French-born
R&B singer
Nâdiya
Nâdiya (born Nadia Zighem on June 19, 1973) is a French R&B singer.
Early life
Nâdiya was born in the city of Tours, France. At school she displayed a talent for athletics, and gravitated towards the sport-studies section. In 1989, she won t ...
and written by Thierry Gronfier, Nâdiya and Mehdy Boussaïd. It was released as the third single released from her second best-selling studio album to date, ''
16/9
''16/9'' is the 2004 studio album by the French R&B singer Nâdiya. The album and singles off it were a huge success and very popular in France and Switzerland. The album remained for over 90 weeks on the French album chart, which is a remark ...
''. The single was released during the fourth quarter of 2004, being released in November in France and Switzerland and in December in some several other European countries.
Inspiration
The main whistle in the melody is inspired from "Pulstar" by
Vangelis
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, an
electronic music
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from the 1976 album ''
Albedo 0.39
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''.
Chart performance
On 22 December 2004, the song was certified
gold
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meaning over 100,000 copies were sold, one month after its release by the
Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
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, the French certifier, becoming Nâdiya's fastest certified single. In total, over 191,000 copies were sold of "Si loin de vous" in France, close to receiving a platinum certification. The song peaked at number forty-six in the 2004 French singles year-end chart (with former singles "Parle-moi" (number 22) and "Et c'est parti..." (number 30) appearing in the year-end chart too) and number 72 in the 2005 edition.
Track listings
* CD single (11:45)
# "Si loin de vous (Hey oh... par la radio)" (radio edit) — 3:55
# "Si loin de vous (Hey oh... par la radio)" (karaoke version) — 3:55
# "Si loin de vous (Hey oh... par la radio)" (video)
* Maxi single (18:14)
# "Si loin de vous (Hey oh... par la radio)" (radio edit) — 3:55
# "Si loin de vous (Hey oh... par la radio)" (6Mondini remix) — 5:33
# "Si loin de vous (Hey oh... par la radio)" (instrumental) — 3:51
# "
Et c'est parti..." (6mondini remix) — 4:59
Versions and remixes
* Album version
* Radio edit
* Instrumental
* 6Mondini Remix
* Karaoke version
Charts and sales
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2004 singles
Nâdiya songs
Songs written by Thierry Gronfier
2004 songs
Columbia Records singles