"Coup de Boule" (French for "

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") is a French

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written and performed by brothers Sébastien and Emmanuel Lipszyc, who run a firm called La Plage that produces television

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, and Franck Lascombes. The soca-style song is about the

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's appearance at the

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, especially

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's headbutt on

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. After its release, the song spread throughout the world via the

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and topped the French and Belgian (Wallonia) charts.

Background and writing

The song was written and recorded in half an hour on 10 July 2006, the day after the World Cup Final, and parodies " Zidane y va marquer" by Cauet. The Lipszyc brothers and Lascombes distributed the song as a joke to about 50 friends over the Internet, and within hours it was playlisted by

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, one of France's largest independent radio stations. By 12 July

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won the bidding war to license the song. It was released as a one-song CD on 20 July and reached number one on the French charts on 2 August, supplanting "Zidane y va marquer". As of July 2014, it is the 82nd best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 334,000 units sold. There is also a

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version of the song. The CD single was released on 28 July 2006, while the international CD maxi was launched on 15 September 2006. In France, the song was covered by Zouk de Foot who peaked at #82 on 12 August 2006."Coup de boule" by Zouk de Foot, in French Singles Char
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Track listings

; CD single # "Coup de boule" — 2:43 # "Coup de boule" (instrumental) — 2:43 ; International - CD maxi # "Coup de boule" — 2:43 # "Ballo della Capocciata" — 2:43 # "Zutsuki de Zidana" — 2:43 # "Cudebul" — 2:43 # "Coup de boule" (video)

Certifications and sales

Charts

References

External links

Official website

Stream of the Music Video

Stream of the Music Video in Spanish
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