Bongo Bong and Je Ne T'Aime Plus

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"Bongo Bong and Je Ne T'Aime Plus"
"Bongo Bong and Je Ne T'Aime Plus" cover
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album Rudebox
Released January, 2007
Format Digital Download
Airplay
Recorded New York City, U.S.
Genre Pop
Length 4:48
Label EMI Music México
Writer(s) Manu Chao, Anouk Khelifa
Producer(s) Mark Ronson
Chart positions
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Lovelight"
(2006)
"Bongo Bong and Je Ne T'Aime Plus"
(2007)
"She's Madonna"
(2007)
Backcover of the Mexican Promo
Backcover of the Mexican Promo

"Bongo Bong and Je Ne T'Aime Plus" is a pop song originally written and performed by Manu Chao. In 2006, the song was covered by British singer Robbie Williams. It was produced by Mark Ronson, and was released as the third single from Williams' tenth solo album, Rudebox, in Mexico in early 2007.

Backing vocals for the song were provided by the English pop artist, Lily Allen.

The track does not have a music video, but EMI Music México thought it would be good to release the song to radio, so promo copies were sent in the beginning of 2007, it was released as Digital Download in early February.

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[edit] Chart performance

"Bongo Bong and Je Ne T'Aime Plus" debuted at number seventy-nine on the Mexican Top 100 Singles Chart,[1] a week later it reached its peak position of number fifty-eight[2] and on the third and last week on the charts it fell to number eighty-three.[3]

[edit] Formats and track listings

A promo CD was released by EMI Music México, a Digital Download Single was released in early February.

Mexican CD Promo

  1. Bongo Bong and Je Ne T'Aime Plus
  2. Bongo Bong and Je Ne T'Aime Plus (Fedde Le Grand Remix)

European CD

  1. Bongo Bon and Je Ne T'Aime Plus
  2. Lovelight (Dark Horse Mix)

another remix (Noisia Remix) also exists.

[edit] Credits and personnel

  • Lead vocals: Robbie Williams
  • Backing vocals: Lily Allen
  • Acoustic & Electric Guitars: Tiggers
  • Moog Synthesiser: Vaughan Merrick
  • Trumpet: Dave Guy
  • Tenor Sexophone: Neil Sugarman
  • Baritone Sexophone: Ian Hendrickson-Smith
  • Fender Rhodes, Juno Bass: Raymond Angry
  • Juno 106, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Beats and Percussion: Mark Ronson
  • Mixed by Serban Ghenea

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
Mexican Digital Sales Chart[4] 12
Czech IFPI Chart 14
Mexican Top 100 Singles Chart[5] 58

[edit] Notes

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