J'ai demandé à la lune

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“J'ai demandé à la lune”
Single by Indochine from the album Paradize
B-side	"Punker" "Glory Hole"
Released	March 2002
Format	CD single
Genre	Rock
Length	3:29
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Mickaël Furnon
Producer	Oli de Sat Phil Delire Indochine
Certification	Diamond France, 2002
Indochine singles chronology
"Punker" (2002) "J'ai demandé à la lune" (2002) "Mao Boy" (2002)

"J'ai demandé à la lune" ("I asked the moon" in English) is the most popular song from the 2002 album Paradize which made Indochine able to reconnect with the media who had abandoned the band a decade earlier. Written by Mickaël Furnon, the singer of Mickey 3D, it was released as the second single from this album on March 2002 and very quickly became a national success with more than a million copies sold. The album was so successful a few months later.

While the album's recording, Nicola Sirkis, the singer of Indochine, had proposed to Pauline, the daughter of his friend Rudy Léonet, to do the background vocals.

The music video shows Sarkis walking forward, with a baby, then a young child in his arms, then Pauline appears and sings as a duet with Sarkis.

Contents 1 Chart performances 2 Cover versions 3 Track listings 4 Charts 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Chart performances

The song was charted on the French SNEP Singles Chart, and debuted at #14 on April 13, 2002. It went to the top ten three weeks later and reached #1 for one week on July 20. The single remained for 20 weeks in the top ten, 27 weeks in the top 50 and 31 weeks on the chart (Top 100).^[1] It finally achieved Diamond status on November 6, 2002^[2] and was the fifth best-selling single of the year.^[3]

In Belgium (Wallonia), the single was charted for 36 weeks, from March 16 to March 23, then from April 27 to December 14, 2002. It first stabilized in the low positions, but managed to enter the top ten in its 12th week and there it stayed for 17 consecutive weeks, peaking at #1 for five weeks. After leaving the top five, it almost kept on dropping.^[4] The single was ranked #5 on the 2002 End of the Year Chart.^[5]

In Switzerland, "J'ai demandé à la lune" debuted at #4, it peaked position, on July 21, 2002. It stayed for many weeks at the bottom of the chart (Top 100), re-entered it four times^[6] and became the 39th hit of the year in that country.^[7]

[edit] Cover versions

In 2004, the song was covered by Mickey 3D on the live album Live à Saint-Étienne.

There is also a longer version, which was available on a CD sold in December 2002 for the benefit of the association Médecins Sans Frontières.

The song is also covered by Vox Angeli, a choir composed of children, and features as the first track on the 2008 album of the same name.^[8]

[edit] Track listings

1. "J'ai demandé à la lune" (3:29)
2. "Punker" (2:50)
3. "Glory Hole" (3:27)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2002) Peak position Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[4] 1 Euro 200[9] 10 French Singles Chart[1] 1 Swiss Singles Chart[6] 4

Annual chart (2002) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[5] 5 French Airplay Chart[10] 5 French TV Music Videos Chart[10] 17 French Singles Chart[3] 5 Swiss Singles Chart[7] 39

Preceded by "Cum-cum mania" by Félicien	French (SNEP) number one single July 20, 2002	Succeeded by "Stach stach" by Bratisla Boys
Preceded by "Un Enfant de toi" by Phil Barney and Marlène Duval	Belgian (Wallonia) number one single August 3, 2002 - August 31, 2002	Succeeded by "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" by Las Ketchup

[edit] External links

• "J'ai demandé à la lune", lyrics
• "J'ai demandé à la lune", music video

[edit] References