Vous êtes fous!

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“Vous êtes fous”
“Vous êtes fous” cover
Single by Benny B
from the album L'Album
Released May 1990
Format 7" single
12" maxi
CD maxi
Recorded Belgium
Genre Hip-hop
Length 3:12
Label Vie Privée
On the Beach
Writer(s) Vito Lucente
Alain Deproost
Amid Gharbaoui
R. Quyssens
Certification Gold France, 1990
Benny B singles chronology
"Vous êtes fous!"
(1990)		 "Qu'est qu'on fait maintenant?"
(1991)

"Vous êtes fous!" is a 1990 song recorded by the Belgian hip-hop act Benny B. The song also credited DJ Daddy K as featuring on the single's cover. Released in May 1990, this song was the debut single from Benny B's first album, L'Album. It achieved a smash success in France, reaching #3 on the chart.

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[edit] Background

The song was written and the music composed by Vito Lucente, Alain Deproost, Amid Gharbaoui and R. Quyssens.

"Vous êtes fous!" was the first hip-hop hit in France, succeeded by the following singles of Benny B and those of MC Solaar, from 1991.[1]

The song was also recorded in Spanish-language, under the title "Estáis locos!". This version features as tenth track on L'Album. Several remixes, produced by R. Cue, Vito Lucente and DJ Daddy K, were available on the various formats.

Several words ('Et qui l'accompagne ?', 'Mais vous êtes fous!', 'Oh oui!') are sampled from an episode of Captain Future, "The Adventures of Captain Future", released as a single in 1981. The introduction uses a guitar riff from the 1972 song, "Son of Shaft", recorded by The Bar-Kays.[2]

[edit] Chart performances

In France, the song debuted at the bottom of the chart (#42) on May 26, 1990. However, it gained a few positions every week and reached the top ten in its sixth week on the chart. Even if the song failed to reach #1 (the two summer hits, "Maldòn (la musique dans la peau) by Zouk Machine and "Soca Dance" by Charles D. Lewis topped the chart then) and peaked only at #3, it remained for 18 consecutive weeks in the top ten and dropped very slowly, totaling 29 weeks on the chart (Top 50).[3]

The same year, the single was certified Gold disc by he SNEP for at least 400,000 sales. According to Infodisc website, about 439,000 copies of the single were sold.[4] The song is the 725th best-selling single of all time in France.[5]

[edit] Track listings

7" single
  1. "Vous êtes fous!" (techno version) (3:12)
  2. "Vous êtes fous!" (hip hop mix) (3:08)
12" maxi
  1. "Vous êtes fous!" (techno version) (4:48)
  2. "Vous êtes fous!" (hip hop mix) (3:08)
  3. "Vous êtes fous!" (radio edit) (3:00)
  4. "Vous êtes fous!" (acapella) (1:24)
  5. "Vous êtes fous!" (wild mix) (4:48)
CD maxi
  1. "Vous êtes fous!" (techno version) (4:48)
  2. "Vous êtes fous!" (hip hop mix) (3:08)
  3. "Vous êtes fous!" (radio edit) (3:00)
  4. "Vous êtes fous!" (acapella) (1:24)
  5. "Vous êtes fous!" (wild mix) (4:48)
12" maxi - Remixes
  1. "Vous êtes fous!" (dance remix) (5:03)
  2. "Vous êtes fous!" (acappella) (1:24)
  3. "Vous êtes fous!" (vito mix) (4:41)
  4. "Vous êtes fous!" (Daddy K hip hop remix) (3:59)
CD maxi - Remixes
  1. "Vous êtes fous!" (vito mix) (4:41)
  2. "Vous êtes fous!" (Daddy K hip hop remix) (3:59)
  3. "Vous êtes fous!" (dance remix) (5:03)
  4. "Vous êtes fous!" (acappella) (1:24)

[edit] Chart and certification

Chart (1988-1989) Peak
position
French Singles Chart[3] 3
Country Certification Sales
France Gold[4] 500,000

[edit] References

  1. ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 194 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
  2. ^ "Benny B, Mais vous êtes fous!" Samples.fr (Retrieved April 6, 2008)
  3. ^ a b "Vous êtes fous!", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 6, 2008)
  4. ^ a b Benny B's certifications, by the SNEP Infodisc.fr (Retrieved April 6, 2008)
  5. ^ Best-selling singles of all time in France Infodisc.fr (Retrieved May 1, 2008)
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