Je danse le Mia

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“Je danse le Mia”
Single by IAM from the album Ombre est Lumière
B-side	"Ombre est Lumière" "Je fais 1 avec ma musique" "L'Ultra Mia" (CD maxi)
Released	February, 1994
Format	CD single CD maxi 12" maxi Cassette
Recorded	France
Genre	Hip hop, R&B
Length	4:34
Label	Delabel
Writer(s)	IAM Akhenaton
Certification	Gold France, 1994
IAM singles chronology
"Donne-moi le micro" (1993) "Je danse le Mia" (1994) "Le Feu" (1994)

"Je danse le Mia" is a 1994 popular song recorded by the French hip hop band IAM. It was released as first single from their second album, Ombre est Lumière, in February 1994. The song became a great hit in France, reaching #1, and is often considered as the signature song of the band.

Contents 1 Music, lyrics and music video 2 Chart performances 3 Track listings 4 Certifications 5 Charts 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Music, lyrics and music video

"Je danse le Mia" (a play with the name of the band, IAM) was written and the music composed by IAM and the rapper Akhenaton.

It used a sample from George Benson's song, "Gimme the Night" (which was also used in 2005 by Jean Dujardin with his song "Le Casse de Brice"). This song, which has a "joyful, nostalgic and funky melody", is not representative of the musical universe of the group, which is traditionally characterized by "pessimistic texts" and "most slightly acid musics".^[1]

The music video, produced by Michel Gondry, shows the singer in various situations, notably dancing in a nightclub. Throughout the video, after an image is shown, the camera makes then several successive zoom lens behind.

[edit] Chart performances

In France, "Je danse le Mia" was charted for 32 weeks in 1994. It debuted at #44, but climbed quickly on the chart, reaching number-one only three weeks later. It stayed at the top for eight not successive weeks, alterning with Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia". The single managed to remained for 22 weeks in the top ten.^[2] Certified Gold disc by the SNEP,^[3] it featured at #2 on the End of the Year Chart,^[4] behind "7 Seconds", by Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry. According to Infodisc website, this single is the 968th best-selling single of all time in France, with about 352,000 copies sold.^[5]

Surprisingly, the single was re-charted for one week in 2001, then for two weeks in 2004, but stayed at the bottom of the top 100.

[edit] Track listings

CD single

1. "Je danse le Mia" (le terrible funk remix radio edit)
2. "Je danse le Mia" (original version)

CD maxi

1. "Je danse le Mia" — 4:34
2. "Ombre est Lumière" — 5:28
3. "Je fais 1 avec ma musique" — 5:17
4. "L'Ultra Mia" — 4:12

Cassette

1. "Je danse le Mia" (le terrible funk remix radio edit)
2. "Je danse le Mia" (original version)

12" maxi

1. "Je danse le Mia" (le terrible funk remix radio edit)
2. "Je danse le Mia" (instrumental)
3. "Ombre est Lumière"
4. "Je fais 1 avec ma musique"

[edit] Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales
France[3]	Gold	October 20, 1994	250,000+

[edit] Charts

Chart (1994)[2] Peak position French Singles Chart 1 Chart (2001) Peak position French Singles Chart 88 Chart (2004) Peak position French Singles Chart 95

End of the year chart (1994) Position French Singles Chart[4] 2

Preceded by "Happy Nation" by Ace of Base	French (SNEP) number-one single (first run) March 12, 1994 - April 9, 1994 (5 weeks)	Succeeded by "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen
Preceded by "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen	French (SNEP) number-one single (second run) May 21, 1994 - May 28, 1994 (2 weeks)	Succeeded by "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen
Preceded by "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen	French (SNEP) number-one single (third run) June 11, 1994 (1 week)	Succeeded by "I Can See Clearly Now" by Jimmy Cliff

[edit] External links

• "Je danse le Mia", lyrics
• "Je danse le Mia", music video

[edit] References