Aïcha

"Aïcha"
Single by Khaled
from the album Sahra
Released 1996
Format CD single
Genre Pop
Length 4:19
Label PolyGram
Writer(s) Jean-Jacques Goldman
Khaled
Producer Jean-Jacques Goldman
Certification Diamond France, 1997
Khaled singles chronology
"Bakhta"
(1995)		 "Aïcha"
(1996)		 "Le jour viendra"
(1997)
Music video
"Aïcha" on YouTube

"Aïcha" is the name of a French song written by the singer songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman. The word Aïcha (عائشة) (also spelled A'isha, Aisha, Ayesha, and Ayisha) is an Arabic female name. The song’s original performer is the Algerian raï artist Khaled. The original French single was never released in an album, though Khaled's 1996 album Sahra featured a bilingual version of the song sung in both French and Arabic. The Arabic lyrics for the bilingual version of the song are written by Khaled. Khaled's music video was directed by Sarah Moon.[1][2]

Contents

Lyrics / theme

The song's lyrics are about a woman named Aisha, who is being wooed by a man. He promises her pearls, jewels, poems, and other luxuries and romantic things, to which she replies:

Keep your treasures
I'm worth more than all that
A cage is a cage, even if it's made of gold
I want the same rights as you
And respect for each day
I don't want anything but love

The song's chorus has the following words in French (with English translation):

Aïcha, Aïcha, écoute-moi = Aisha, Aisha, listen to me
Aïcha, Aïcha, t'en va pas = Aisha, Aisha, don't go away
Aïcha, Aïcha, regarde-moi = Aisha, Aisha, look at me
Aïcha, Aïcha, réponds-moi = Aisha, Aisha, answer me

The lyrics were all in French. The Arabic verse by Khaled (his own composition) added later is as follows:

نبغيك عايشة ونموت عليك (Nebghyk Aysha we nmout alyk) = I want you Aisha and would die for you
هادي صية حياتي وحبي (Hady seiyet hayaty w'hobby) = This is the will of my life and my love
انت عمري وانت حياتي (Inty omry w'inty hayaty) = You are my years and you are my life
تمنيت نعيش معك غير انت (Tmanyt neïsh maake ghyr inty) = I wish to live with you, only you

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Aïcha" — 4:20
  2. "Aïcha" (version mixte) — 4:20

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[3] 25
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[3] 1
Dutch Top 40[4] 10
French SNEP Singles Chart[3] 1
German Singles Chart[3] 33
Swiss Singles Chart[3] 11

End of year charts

End of year chart (1996) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[5] 7
Dutch Top 40[4] 84
French Singles Chart[6] 4

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
France[7] Diamond January 16, 1997 750,000

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Wannabe" by Spice Girls		 French SNEP number one single
October 19, 1996 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Freed from Desire" by Gala
Belgian (Wallonia) number one single
October 26, 1996 – November 30, 1996 (6 weeks)
Awards
Preceded by
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" by Céline Dion		 Victoires de la Musique
Song of the year
1997		 Succeeded by
"Un homme pressé" by Noir Désir

Outlandish version

"Aïcha"
Single by Outlandish
from the album Bread & Barrels of Water
Released 2003
Format CD single
Recorded 2003
Length 4:37
Writer(s) Jean-Jacques Goldman,
Khaled
Producer Mintman
Music video
"Aïcha" on YouTube

In 2003, the Danish hip hop band, Outlandish, recorded and released an English version of the song "Aicha" which was included in their album Bread & Barrels of Water and was produced & and musically performed by Mintman aka Carsten Mortensen . The song peaked at #2 in the Mega Single Top 100 for 2 weeks and for 3 weeks in the Swedish Singles Chart. It also reached the top in Switzerland, and #3 in Austria and Norway and #8 in Belgium. A video was also shot for the single.

Track listings

CD maxi
  1. Aïcha (4:37)
  2. Aïcha (Mintman Remix) (4:34)
  3. Aïcha (Instrumental) (4:08)
  4. Outlandish feat. Majid & Asmaá - El moro (5:24)

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[8] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 8
Germany (Media Control AG)[10] 1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[11] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 1
End of year chart (2003) Position
Dutch Top 40[4] 13
Preceded by
"Where Is the Love?" by The Black Eyed Peas
"When We Were Winning" by Broder Daniel		 Swedish Singles Chart number-one single
September 12, 2003 – September 26, 2003
October 3, 2003 – October 24, 2003		 Succeeded by
"When We Were Winning" by Broder Daniel
"Om du stannar hos mig" by Nina & Kim

Other versions

The original song has since been remade by several singers and bands:

It has been adapted to several other languages:

References

  1. ^ Khaled Ya-Rayi bonus DVD credits
  2. ^ Music video of the original single by Khaled
  3. ^ a b c d e "Aïcha", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  4. ^ a b c "Single top 100 over 1997" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201997.pdf. Retrieved 22 April 2010. 
  5. ^ 1996 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  6. ^ 1996 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  7. ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  8. ^ "Outlandish – Aïcha – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Outlandish – Aïcha" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  10. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Outlandish – Aïcha" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  12. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Outlandish – Aïcha". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Outlandish – Aïcha". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Outlandish – Aïcha – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.

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