"Le Casse de Brice" is a
2005 song recorded by the
French comedian and actor
Jean Dujardin
Jean Edmond Dujardin (; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series ...
. It is the soundtrack of the James Huth's 2005
film, ''
Brice de Nice
''Brice de Nice'' (, ) is a 2005 French surreal comedy-drama film directed by James Huth, written by Huth, Jean Dujardin, and Karine Angeli, and starring Dujardin. It is set in France, centering on the character Brice from Nice ("Brice de Nice") o ...
'', in which Dujardin portrayed Brice Agostini. Released on 25 March 2005 as his first solo single, the song reached the top five in Belgium (
Wallonia
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) and France.
Song information
The song used a sample from
George Benson's song "
Give Me The Night".
The music video was directed by
J.G Biggs. It is composed of various images from the film.
"Le Casse de Brice" features on many French compilations, such as ''Hit Machine 2005 Vol. 20'', ''Now! Hits Référence 2005'', ''Crazy Kids'' and ''Hits & Co 3''. It was also the
B-side of Dujardin's next single, "Yellow, la leçon de casse".
Chart performances
On the
French Singles Chart
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, the song debuted at number 93 on 26 March 2005, before jumping to number 14. Then it entered the top ten and reached number two for three weeks. It totaled 13 weeks in the top ten, 17 weeks in the top 50 and 25 weeks in the top 100.
It ranked at number 18 on Annual Chart
and achieved
Gold
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status (the song is credited to
Bruno Coulais
Bruno Coulais (born 13 January 1954) is a French composer, most widely known for his music on film soundtracks.
Life and career
Coulais was born in Paris; his father, Farth Coulais, is from Vendée, and his mother, Bernsy Coulais, was born in ...
on the
SNEP website).
On the
Ultratop 40
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(Wallonia, Belgium), the single was charted for 21 weeks (14 in the top ten) from 16 April to 3 September. It peaked at number four in its seventh and ninth weeks.
It was the 14th best-selling single in this country.
Although the song failed to reach the top ten on the
Swiss Singles Chart, it had a long running of 32 weeks, (14 of them in the top 30), hitting number 13 in its seventh week, on 3 July.
The single appears at number 56 on the End of the Year Chart.
Track listings
* CD single
# "Le Casse de Brice" (radio mix) — 3:26
# "Le Casse de Brice" (version film) — 2:32
# "My Lost Paradise"
by Michael Robinson — 2:44
+ "Le Casse de Brice" (video)
+ Trailers of the film
* Digital download
# "Le Casse de Brice" (radio mix) — 3:26
Charts and sales
Peak positions
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
"Le Casse de Brice", lyrics
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2005 singles
Jean Dujardin songs
Songs written for films
Songs written by Rod Temperton
2005 songs