| "Au Nom de la Rose" | ||||
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| Single by Moos | ||||
| from the album Le Crabe est érotique | ||||
| B-side | Instrumental "Qui me donnera des ailes" |
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| Released | 13 April 1999 | |||
| Format | CD single, 7" single | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 4:20 | |||
| Writer(s) | Francis Lai, Moos, Pascal Castro | |||
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"Au Nom de la rose" is a 1999 song recorded by French singer Moos. The song was released on April 13, 1999, as second single from his sole album Le Crabe est érotique. It became a smash hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia) where it remained for several months atop of the singles chart.
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The song is a partly cover version in French-language of the Francis Lai song (Where Do I Begin?) Love Story, originally recorded as theme song for the 1970 movie Love Story directed by Arthur Hiller. Only the chorus is similar, and the lyrics are changed and deal with loss and love in a sensual way. The sound is mostly R&B. The lyrics were written by Moos, and Lai's music reworked by Moos and Pascal Castro.[1]
The song has been added to many French compilations such as Hit Express 8, Hit Connection - Best Of 1999 (released as the time of the song), and Top 50 : 20 ans de tubes Vol. 1 (2007). It has also been included on Hits de diamant, a best of containing big hits in France.
In France, the song debuted at #6 on SNEP chart on April 17, 1999. It reached number one three weeks later and stayed there for nine consecutive weeks. It remained for 17 weeks in the top ten, 23 weeks in the top 50 and 29 weeks in the top 100.[2] It achieved Diamond status after about two months and half and was the third best-selling single of 1999.
The song is currently the 119th best-selling single of all time in France.[3]
In Belgium (Wallonia), the song was very successful too: it started at #24 on the Ultratop 40, on May 15, 1999, climbed to #5 and eventually topped the chart for eight weeks, before dropping. It totaled 14 weeks in the top ten and 21 weeks in the top 40.[4] The song was ranked #2 on the annual chart.
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified | Physical sales |
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| France[5] | Diamond | June 30, 1998 | 750,000 | 918,000[6] |
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| Preceded by "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears |
French SNEP number-one single 8 May 1999 – 7 July 1999 (9 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps" by David Hallyday |
| Belgian (Wallonia) number-one single 29 May 1999 – 17 July 1999 (8 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Jamais loin de toi" by Lââm |