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"Parti pour zouker" is the name of a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Lorie. It was the third single from her fourth studio album, Rester la même, on whick it features as eighth track. It was released on May 26, 2006, and features Dadoumike, a rapper who performs the background vocals. This song, which has zouk influences, was one of summer hits in France, where it hit the top five, and also had success in Belgium (Wallonia).
[edit] Song information
The song was performed on Lorie's 2006 tour and was thus available on her live album Live tour 2006 (fourth track, CD 2). It was also included on the French compilations La Compil du lapinou, Hits 2 en 1 2006, vol. 3 and Crazy Kids 3.
The music video was shot on a beach of Deshaies, Guadeloupe, and was directed by Karim Ouaret.[1]
In France, the single allows Lorie to obtain a new top five hit, that she didn't manage to get since "Week End" in 2003. It entered the singles chart at #5, its peak position, on June 3, but then almost kept on dropping quite slowly. It remained for three weeks in the top ten, 16 weeks in the top 50 and 19 weeks in the top 100.[2] It finally achieved Silver status[3] and was the 45th best-selling single of the year.[4]
In Belgium, the single appeared for 15 weeks on the Ultratop 40. It started at #32 on June 10 and gained a few places almost every week, until reaching #12 in its eighth week. Then it regularly dropped on the chart.[5] It was eventually ranked at #63 on the Annual Chart.[6]
[edit] Track listings
- CD single
- "Parti pour zouker" (radio edit) — 3:19
- "Parti pour zouker" (club mix) — 5:52
- "Parti pour zouker" (instrumental) — 3:17
- Digital download
- "Parti pour zouker" (radio edit) — 3:19
- "Parti pour zouker" (club mix) — 5:52
- "Parti pour zouker" (instrumental) — 3:17
- "Parti pour zouker" (video) — 3:48
[edit] Certifications
| Country |
Certification |
Date |
Sales certified |
Physical sales |
Digital downloads |
| France[3] |
Silver |
November 2, 2006 |
100,000 |
92,700[7] |
700[7] |
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2006) |
Peak
position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[5] |
12 |
| Euro 200[8] |
29 |
| French Singles Chart[2] |
5 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[9] |
67 |
|
| End of the year chart (2006) |
Position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[6] |
63 |
| French Singles Chart[4] |
45 |
|
[edit] References
- ^ Lorie' s music videos Just-Lorie.net (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
- ^ a b "Parti pour zouker", in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
- ^ a b 2006 certifications in France Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
- ^ a b 2006 French Singles Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
- ^ a b "Parti pour zouker", in Belgium (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
- ^ a b 2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
- ^ a b 2006 singles sales in France Infodisc.fr (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
- ^ Euro 200 Apcchart.com (Retrieved May 18, 2008)
- ^ "Parti pour zouker", in Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
