Et c'est parti...

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“Et c'est parti...”
“Et c'est parti...” cover
Single by Nâdiya
from the album 16/9
B-side "Space"
Released June 2004
Format CD single, maxi single
Recorded 2004
Genre R&B, hip hop
Length 3:53
Label Sony
Writer(s) Thierry Gronfier,
Nâdiya,
Mehdy Boussaïd,
Hector Zounon
Producer Thierry Gronfier
Certification France — Gold (214,000)
Nâdiya singles chronology
"Parle-moi"
(2004)
"Et c'est parti..."
(2004)
"Si loin de vous"
(2004)


Smartzee singles chronology
"Et c'est parti..."
(2004)
"Tous ces mots"
(2006)


Video Capture
Screenshot of Nâdiya in the music video
Screenshot of Nâdiya in the music video

"Et c'est parti..." is a pop rock song recorded by the France-born R&B singer Nâdiya, featuring the English rapper Smartzee. The song was released as the second single off her 2004 second studio album 16/9 in June 2004. It was the first single she released outside of the usual France and Switzerland. Europe-wide, it's her best-selling single, being the only one that charted in the Netherlands. The single went straight to number one in Belgium, number 5 in France and number twenty-one in both Switzerland as the Netherlands.

"Et c'est parti..." was certified gold 3 months after its release by SNEP, for selling over 200,000 copies in France. On a website of Smartzee, they mentioned that there were over 500,000 copies sold worldwide. [1] The single peaked at number thirty (#30) in the 2004 French singles year end chart, eight places behind former single "Parle-moi" (#22).

[edit] Track listings

CD single (12:47)

  1. "Et c'est parti..." [radio edit] – 3:53
  2. "Space" [album version] – 4:50
  3. "Parle-moi" [karaoke version] – 4:04

Maxi single (17:41)

  1. "Et c'est parti..." [radio edit] – 3:53
  2. "Et c'est parti..." [6mondini remix] – 4:59
  3. "Parle-moi" [6mondini remix] – 5:00
  4. "Et c'est parti..." [instrumental] – 3:49

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgium (Flanders) Singles Chart[2] 1 (2)
Belgium (Wallonia) Singles Chart[3] 2
French Singles Chart[4] 5
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles[5] 15
Dutch Singles Chart[6] 14
Swiss Singles Chart[7] 21
Top40-Charts.com Web Top 100[8] 38
World Airplay Top 100[8] 47
World Singles Official Top 100[8] 54
End of the year chart (2004) Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[9] 46
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[10] 11
French Club Chart[11] 6
French Singles Chart[12] 30
Swiss Singles Chart[13] 88
Preceded by
"Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child
Belgian (Flanders) number-one single
December 11, 2004 - December 18, 2004 (2 weeks)
Succeeded by
"Ya 'Bout to Find Out" by Joeri

[edit] References

  1. ^ 500,000 copies sold worldwide
  2. ^ MusicSquare.net
  3. ^ Ultratop.be
  4. ^ French Singles Chart
  5. ^ Eurochart
  6. ^ Dutchcharts.nl
  7. ^ Swiss Singles Chart
  8. ^ a b c Top40-charts.com
  9. ^ 2004 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  10. ^ 2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  11. ^ 2004 French Airplay and Video Charts Yacast.fr (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  12. ^ 2004 French Singles Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  13. ^ 2004 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
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