Im Nin'Alu
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| Single by Ofra Haza | ||
| B-side | Remix | |
| Released | 1988 | |
| Format | 7" single 12" maxi CD maxi |
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| Genre | World music | |
| Length | 4:05 | |
| Label | Teldec Ariola Sound |
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| Writer(s) | Trad. Shabazy Rabi Shalom-Shabazi |
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| Producer | Bezalel Aloni Izhar Ashdot |
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"Im Nin'alu" (אם ננעלו) is a Hebrew poem by the 17th century's Yemenite Rabbi Shalom Shabazi (Hebrew: שלום שבזי, Arabic: سالم الشبزي), which has later been put to music, and was sung by Israeli Yemenite singer Ofra Haza and others.
The poem starts with the words :
Im nin'alu daltei n'divim daltei marom lo nin'alu
Even if the gates of the rich will be closed, the gates of heaven will never be closed.
Ofra Haza became famous in Europe with this song in the year 1988, when a remixed version of the song reached the top ten of popular music in various countries. Even though her version of the song shows her own interpretation, and its presentation was modern and popular, it still fit in the Yemenite tradition that she represented. The song was part of the albums Shaday of 1988 and the album (Fifty Gates of Wisdom): Yemenite Songs.
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[edit] Cover versions
The song was sampled by rap duo Eric B. & Rakim in their single Paid In Full, Snoop Dogg used the same sample on his remake of Paid In Full titled "Paper'd Up" from his album Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$. Nas also used the same sample in his diss song to Jay Z entitled, H to the Homo.
The British recording act MARRS added a speeded-up sample of this song in their hit-single Pump Up the Volume (song) from the late 1980s.
Israeli singer Michal Cohen performs "Im Nin‘alu" on La Kahena (2005) by dj Cheb i Sabbah.
Part of the song appears in Madonna's song Isaac from her 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005).
[edit] Track listings
- 3" CD single
- "Im Nin 'Alu" (played in full mix) (4:05)
- "Im Nin 'Alu" (extended mix) (6:40)
- "Galbi" (4:14)
- 7" single
- "Im Nin'Alu" (played in full mix) (English vocal) (4:05)
- "Im Nin'Alu" (yemenite vocal) (5:45)
- 12" maxi
- "Im Nin'Alu" (played in full mix) (5:44)
- "Im Nin'Alu" (extended mix) (6:40)
- 12" maxi
- "Im Nin'Alu" (played in full mix) (5:44)
- "Im Nin'Alu" (7" English mix) (4:05)
- "Im Nin'Alu" (extended mix) (6:40)
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1988-1989)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks | 18 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 2 |
| French Singles Chart | 6 |
| German Singles Chart | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 16 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 15 |
| Preceded by "Alphabet Street" by Prince |
Norwegian number-one single 25/1988 - 28/1988 |
Succeeded by "Drums of War" by Tindrums |
| Preceded by "Ella, elle l'a" by France Gall |
German number-one single June 17, 1988 - August 5, 1988 |
Succeeded by "The Twist" by Fat Boys and Chubby Checker |
| Preceded by "Theme from S'Express" by S'Express |
Swiss number-one single June 26, 1988 - July 31, 1988 |
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| Preceded by "Dirty Diana" by Michael Jackson |
Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single August 6, 1988 - August 19, 1988 |
Succeeded by "The Locomotion" by Kylie Minogue |
[edit] References
- ^ "Im Nin'Alu", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
