Face à la mer

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“Face à la mer”
“Face à la mer” cover
Single by Calogero and Passi
from the album 3
B-side "Qui parlait"
"Yalla" (CD maxi)
Released June, 2004
Format CD single
Digital download (since 2005)
Recorded 2004
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 3:42
Label Universal Records
Mercury
Writer(s) Gioacchino Maurici
Calogero
Passi
Alana Filippi
Producer Pierre Jaconelli
Calogero
Calogero singles chronology
"Yalla"
(2004)		 "Face à la mer"
(2004)		 "Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer"
(2004)

"Face à la mer" is the name of a 2004 song recorded as a duet by singers Calogero and Passi. It was the second single from Calogero's third studio album, 3, on which it features as third track. It achieved success in the countries in which it was released, becoming to date Calogero's most successful single on the charts.

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[edit] Song information

The text was written by Passi and Alana Filippi, while the music was composed by Calogero and his brother, Gioacchino. The song mixes pop (verses sung by Calogero) and R&B (that of Passi) styles.

In the French TV program La Chanson de l'année 2004, whose host was Flavie Flament, broadcast on TF1, the song was awarded 'Song of the year' thanks to the voters of the TV viewers.

The song was included on many French compilations, such as Mission Tubes, Duos, NRJ Music Awards 2005, Duos d'aujourd'hui, Total Hits 2004 and Duos d'aujourd'hui.

"Face à la mer" was performed by both singers during Calogero's first concerts tour and was thus available on his live album Live 1.0 (first track, CD 2).[1] The song was covered by Michèle Laroque, Lââm, Patrick Fiori, Patricia Kaas and MC Solaar for Les Enfoirés' album 2006: Le Village des Enfoirés, on which it is the fourth track.[2]

[edit] Chart performances

The single went straight to #7 on the French Singles Chart, on June 13, 2004. It reached #3 in its fourth and fifth weeks and remained for 15 weeks in the top ten. After that, it kept on dropping quickly on the chart, totaling 19 weeks in the top 50 and 22 weeks on the chart (top 100).[3] It was ranked at #11 on the End of the Year Chart.[4] The song achieved success in radio (#19) was also the most aired on Radio 6 in 2004, with 636 broadcastings and 2,824,700 listeners.[5]

In Belgium (Wallonia), the single was more successful : it debuted at #10 on June 26, then climbed to #2 the week after, but was unable to disloge O-Zone's summer hit "Dragostea din tei" which topped the chart. It stayed for ten weeks in the top ten, dropped slowly on the chart and fell off the top 40 after its 19th week.[6] It features at #14 on the Annual Chart.[7]

In Switzerland, the single had a long chart trajectory of 26 weeks in the top 100, ten of them in the top 20. It went to #19 on July 4, but dropped the weeks after, until jumping to #12 for two consecutive weeks.[8] It was the 56th best-selling single of 2004 in this country.[9]

[edit] Track listings

CD single
  1. "Face à la mer" — 3:42
  2. "Qui parlait" by Calogero — 3:53
CD maxi
  1. "Face à la mer" — 3:42
  2. "Qui parlait" by Calogero — 3:53
  3. "Yalla" by Calogero — 3:50
CD single - Promo
  1. "Face à la mer" — 3:42
Digital download
  1. "Face à la mer" — 3:42
  2. "Face à la mer" (live) — 3:59

[edit] Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[6] 2
Euro 200[10] 9
French Singles Chart[3] 3
Swiss Singles Chart[8] 12
End of the year chart (2004) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[7] 14
French Airplay Chart[5] 19
French Singles Chart[4] 11
French TV Music Videos Chart[5] 5
Swiss Singles Chart[9] 56

[edit] References

  1. ^ Live 1.0, track listing and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved June 6), 2008)
  2. ^ 2006: Le Village des Enfoirés, track listing and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved June 6), 2008)
  3. ^ a b "Face à la mer", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved June 6), 2008)
  4. ^ a b 2004 French Singles Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved June 6, 2008)
  5. ^ a b c 2004 French Airplay, TV Music Videos and Dance Chart Yacast.fr (Retrieved June 6, 2008)
  6. ^ a b "Face à la mer", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved June 6), 2008)
  7. ^ a b 2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved June 6, 2008)
  8. ^ a b "Face à la mer", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved June 6), 2008)
  9. ^ a b 2004 Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved June 6), 2008)
  10. ^ Euro 200 Apcchart.com (Retrieved June 6, 2008)
v • d • e
Calogero
Albums
Au Milieu des autres (1999) · Calogero (2002) · 3 / Calog3ro (2004) · Live 1.0 (2005) · Pomme C (2007)
Hit singles
"En apesanteur" (2002) · "Face à la mer" (2004) · "Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer" (2004)
Associated artists
Les Charts · Zazie · Passi · Gioacchino Maurici · Francis Maggiulli
Associated articles