"Slave" is a 1986 song recorded by French singer
François Feldman
François Feldman (; born 23 May 1958) is a French singer. He had a great success in the 1980s and the 1990s in France.
Biography
The young François Feldman spent his adolescence listening to soul music, including songs by Marvin Gaye, Stevi ...
. It was written by Jean-Marie Moreau, Thierry Durbet and Feldman and was released in December 1987 as the third
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from the album ''Vivre, Vivre'', released earlier in the same year, on which it appears as the second track. It provided Feldman first top five hit in France.
The song was included on Feldman's three best of compilations: first on ''Two Feldman'' (1996) on which it appears as the third track on the second CD, then on ''Best Feldman'' (1998) as the twelfth track, last on ''Gold'' (2008) as the third track on the second CD; it was also performed during Feldman's 1991 tour and was thus included on the live album ''Feldman à Bercy'' (1992).
Chart performance
In France, "Slave" debuted at number 43 on the chart edition of 16 January 1988, reached the top ten five weeks later, peaked at number five in its eleventh week, totalled eight weeks in the top ten and fell off the top 50 after 20 weeks. It achieved Silver status, awarded by the
Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
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, the French certificator, for over 250,000 units sold.
[. ''Select "François Feldman" from the drop-down menu and click "OK"''.] On the
European Hot 100 Singles
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, it started at number 92 on 13 February 1988, peaked at number 17 in its ninth week,
and spent 16 weeks on the chart.
Track listings
* 7" single
[, 45 tours France (François Feldman – "Slave") (accessdate: 16 October 2019).]
# "Slave" — 3:36
# "Encore plus belle endormie" — 3:00
* 12" maxi
[, maxi 45 tours France (François Feldman – "Slave") (accessdate: 16 October 2019).]
# "Slave" (remix) — 5:15
# "Slave" — 3:36
# "Encore plus belle endormie" — 3:00
* CD maxi
[, CD single France (François Feldman – "Slave") (accessdate: 16 October 2019).]
# "Slave" — 3:36
# "Amour de corridor" — 3:59
# "Encore plus belle endormie" — 3:00
# "Slave" (remix) — 5:15
Charts and sales
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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1986 songs
1987 singles
François Feldman songs