"Song of Ocarina" is a 1991 song recorded by the

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s Jean-Philippe Audin and Diego Modena. It is entirely instrumental and is played on

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by Modena and

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by Audin. Released as the first

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from the album ''Ocarina'', it achieved a huge success in

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where it topped the chart and remained in the top 100 for almost eight months.

Song information

The song was composed by

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who was best known for composing "Ballade pour Adeline" for

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and had already written several pop songs in the 1980s for the band Pop Concerto Orchestra. In this instrumental duet, "the cello and the ocarina compete in expressiveness on a swinging rhythmic"; the ocarina "gives to the song a thin and air tone which makes us travel in the

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heights", while the cello "adds to the music a melancholic touch and the depth of the notes of he

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Chart performance

In France, "Song of Ocarina" debuted at number 37 on the chart edition of 5 October 1991 and climbed until reaching the top ten five weeks later. It hit the chart for non consecutive two weeks and remained for 21 weeks in the top ten and 32 weeks in the top 50. It was certified Gold disc by the

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, and became the instrumental first number-one hit in the country. It achieved success in Belgium (Flanders) where it was a top six hit and remained in the top 40 for 19 weeks. In Switzerland, it achieved a minor success, staying for three weeks in the top 30 with a peak at number 14 on 26 January 1992. On the

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, it debuted at number 89 on 2 November 1991 and peaked at number 11 in its 12th week, and cumulated 34 weeks on the chart.

Track listings

* 7" single # "Song of Ocarina" — 3:40 # "Song of Ocarina" (ocarina solo) — 3:40 * CD maxi # "Song of Ocarina" — 3:40 # "Song of Ocarina" (ocarina solo) — 3:40 # "Song of Ocarina" (extended version) * Cassette # "Song of Ocarina" — 3:40 # "Song of Ocarina" (ocarina solo) — 3:40

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Song Of Ocarina 1991 debut singles 1990s instrumentals SNEP Top Singles number-one singles Songs with music by Paul de Senneville