Au soleil

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“Au soleil”
“Au soleil” cover
Single by Jenifer Bartoli
from the album Jenifer
B-side "Secrets défenses"
Released 2002 (France)
Format CD single
Digital download
Recorded France
Genre Pop
Length 3:18
Label Universal
Writer(s) Hocine Hallaf
Producer Jule Neigel
Benjamin Rafaelli
Nicolas Neidhardt
Certification Gold SNEP, 2004
Jenifer Bartoli singles chronology
"J'attends l'amour"
(2002)
"Au soleil"
(2002)
"Des Mots qui résonnent!"
(2002)

"Au soleil" is Jenifer Bartoli's second and most successful single, from her first album Jenifer. It is the second track on this album. It was released on July 2002 in francophone countries and achieved a great success in France and Belgium (Wallonia).

This optimistic song was written by Hocine Hallaf and produced by Jule Neigel, Benjamin Rafaelli and Nicolas Neidhardt.

In the video, Jenifer walks on the beach. Suddenly, when she begins to sing the refrain, the clouds desappear and the sun starts to shine. This video was shot in February on the beach of Sainte-Croix, near Marseille, France.

In France, the single debuted at #10, on July 13, 2002, before climbing in the top five. It peaked at #2 for three weeks, but was unable to disloge the two successive number-one hits Brastisla Boys' "Stach Stach" and MC Solaar's "Inch'Allah". The single managed to remain for 12 weeks in the top ten, 21 weeks in the top 50 and 24 weeks in the top 100.[1] The single eventually achieved Gold status, awarded by the SNEP.[2] According to Infodisc website, this song is the 646th best-selling single of all time in that country.[3]

The single was charted for 17 weeks on Belgian Ultratop 40 Singles Chart, from July 20 to November 9, 2002. After an entry at #24, it jumped to #7 the week after, and was #4, its best position, on September 14.[4]

"Au soleil" appeared for only eight weeks on the Swiss Singles Chart, peaking at #63 in its sixth week, on January 12, 2003.[5]

Contents

[edit] Track listings

French CD single Mercury (limited edition)
  1. "Au soleil" (3:18)
  2. "Secrets défenses" (3:49)
  3. "Au soleil" (video)
Digital download
  1. "Au soleil" (3:18)

[edit] Credits

  • Vocal : Jenifer
  • Music / Text : Hocine Hallaf
  • Producers : Jule Neigel, Benjamin Rafaelli, Nicolas Neidhardt
  • Guitars : Benjamin Raffaelli
  • Keyboards, programmations : Nicolas Neidhardt
  • Bass : Laurent Vernerey
  • Drums, percussion : Christophe Deschamps
  • Background vocals : Murielle Lefebvre and Guillaume Eyango
  • Arrangements and strings direction : Jean-François Berger

[edit] Certifications and sales

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
France Gold[2] 2002 250,000 475,000[6]

[edit] Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Belgium (Wallonia) Singles Chart[4] 4
Euro 200[7] 11
European Singles Chart[8] 7
French Singles Chart[1] 2
Spanish Singles Chart[8] 15
Swiss Singles Chart[5] 63
World Airplay Chart[8] 47
World Singles Chart[8] 56
End of the year chart (2002) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[9] 22
French Singles Chart[10] 23

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Au soleil", French SNEP Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  2. ^ a b Certifications 2002 singles Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  3. ^ Best-selling singles of all time in France Infodisc.fr (Retrieved April 24, 2008)
  4. ^ a b "Au soleil", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  5. ^ a b "Au soleil", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 24, 2008)
  6. ^ Certifications Jenifer's singles Infodisc.fr (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  7. ^ Euro 200 Apcchart.com (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
  8. ^ a b c d "Au soleil", in Spanish, European and World Charts Top40-charts.com (Retrieved May 12, 2008)
  9. ^ 2002 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  10. ^ 2002 French Singles Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
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