Modern Times (song)

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“Modern Times”
“Modern Times” cover
Single by J-five
from the album Sweet Little Nothing
B-side "Flags"
"Turn It up"
Released February, 2004
Format CD maxi
Genre R&B
Length 3:16
Label Warner M.
Writer(s) J-Five, Daniderff
N. Godsend, D. Godsend
Bertal, Mel Richd
Maubon
Producer Mel Richd
D. Godsend
N. Godsend
Certification Silver France, 2004
J-five singles chronology
"Modern Times"
(2004)		 "Find a Way"
(2004)

"Modern Times" is the name of a 2004 song recorded by the californian singer J-five. The song was recorded as a virtual duet with Charlie Chaplin who is credited as featuring. Released in 2004 as the first single from his debut lbum Sweet Little Nothing on which it is the third track, "Modern Times" achieved a success in many European countries, particularly in France where it topped the chart.

A music video was produced to illustrate this track, playing the review of the movie Modern Times in New York in 1936, with the exclusive participation of Dolores Chaplin, the granddaughter of the famous actor. The song is a tribute to Chaplin.

The song is included on the following compilations, released in 2004 in France : Best Of 2004, R&B 2004, NRJ Hit Music Only and Fan2.

In France, the single entered the chart at #15 on February 29, 2004, and gained a few places every week until topping the chart for one week, on March 21. The weeks after, the single almost didn't stop to frop on the chart and totaled nine weeks in the top ten, 17 weeks in the top 50 and 25 weeks on the chart.[1] It was certified Silver disc by the SNEP[2] and was ranked #33 on the End of the Year Chart.[3]

Contents

[edit] Track listings

CD maxi
  1. "Modern Times" featuring Charlie Chaplin — 3:16
  2. "Flags" — 3:22
  3. "Turn It up" — 2:06

[edit] Certifications and sales

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
France[2] Silver September 22, 2004 125,000 188,000[4]

[edit] Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[5] 9
Dutch Singles Chart[6] 36
Euro 200[7] 6
French Singles Chart[1] 1
Greek Singles Chart[8] 10
Italian Singles Chart[9] 12
Swiss Singles Chart[10] 15
Chart (2005) Position
Russian Airplay Chart[11] 193
Russian Airplay Chart1 [11] 226

1 Remix
End of the year chart (2004) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[12] 47
French Singles Chart[3] 33
Swiss Singles Chart[13] 74
Preceded by
"Si demain... (Turn Around)"
by Bonnie Tyler and Kareen Antonn		 French (SNEP) number-one single
March 21, 2004		 Succeeded by
"Si demain... (Turn Around)"
by Bonnie Tyler and Kareen Antonn

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Modern Times", in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  2. ^ a b French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  3. ^ a b 2004 French Singles Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  4. ^ J-five singles certifications in France Infodisc.fr (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  5. ^ "Modern Times", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  6. ^ "Modern Times", in Dutch Singles Chart Dutchcharts.nl (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  7. ^ Euro 200 Apcchart.com (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
  8. ^ "Modern Times", in Greek Singles Chart Top40-charts.com (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  9. ^ "Modern Times", in Italian Singles Chart Italiancharts.com (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  10. ^ "Modern Times", in Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  11. ^ a b Russian Airplay Chart Tophit.ru (Retrieved December 20, 2007)
  12. ^ 2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  13. ^ 2004 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 14, 2008)