"Parle-moi" () is a song recorded by the
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contemporary R&B
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singer
Nâdiya
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Early life
Nâdiya was born in the city of Tours, France in Algerians, Algerian descent family. At school she displayed a talent for athletics, and gravitat ...
, featured on her second studio album ''
16/9''. Written by Géraldine Delacoux, Thierry Gronfier and produced by the latter, the track served as the first
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off the album, released on CD on March 26, 2004 in France. The song was Nâdiya's best-selling single in
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up to mid-2006, when the song lost its status to "
Roc", which sold over 250,000 copies of the single.
Formats and track listings
; Promo single
# "Parle-moi" (radio edit) — 4:06
; CD single
# "Parle-moi" (radio edit) — 4:05
# "Signes" — 3:36
# "Parle-moi" (instrumental) — 4:06
# "Parle-moi" (video)
; 7" maxi single
A-side:
# "Parle-moi" (tek mix)
# "Parle-moi" (a capella)
B-side:
# "Parle-moi" (album version) — 3:36
# "Parle-moi" (instrumental) — 4:04
Remixes and official versions
* Album version — 4:05
* Radio edit — 4:05
* Instrumental — 4:04
* Karaoke version — 4:04
* 6Mondini remix — 5:00
* Extended version — 5:08
* Tek mix
* A capella
Reception
The song was received with overall positive reactions. A
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music store reviewer called the song "devilish catchy".
Chart performance
The song made its first appearance in the French charts on March 21, 2004, one week before its official physical release, debuting at number 79 (#70). The next week, the single made one of the biggest jumps in the history of the chart, moving seventy-seven (77) places up to the second place (#2), where it eventually also peaked. The song remained in the top ten for 9 weeks, 5 more weeks in the top 20 and a total of 24 weeks in the chart. A
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certification followed a months after its release by
Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
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(SNEP), the French music certifier, for selling over 100,000 copies.
The single peaked at number twenty-two (#22) in the 2004 French Singles year end chart.
In Switzerland, "Parle-moi" was Nâdiya's best-selling and best-performing single (up to the release of 2008's "
Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)" duet with
Enrique Iglesias
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). The debuted at number eighteen (#18), to peak at number eleven (#11) in its fifth week charting. It remained eight weeks in the top 20 and a total of 17 weeks in the top 50.
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parle-Moi (Nadiya Song)
2004 singles
Nâdiya songs
Number-one singles in Poland
Music videos directed by Xavier Gens
Songs written by Thierry Gronfier
Songs written by Géraldine Delacoux
2004 songs