Au soleil

"Au soleil"
Single by Jenifer Bartoli
from the album Jenifer
B-side "Secrets défenses"
Released 2002 (France)
Format CD single,
digital download (since 2005)
Recorded France
Genre French pop
Length 3:18
Label Universal
Writer(s) Hocine Hallaf
Producer Jule Neigel, Benjamin Rafaelli,
Nicolas Neidhardt
Certification Gold SNEP, 2004
Jenifer Bartoli singles chronology
"J'attends l'amour"
(2002)		 "Au soleil"
(2002)		 "Des Mots qui résonnent!"
(2002)

"Au soleil" is Jenifer Bartoli's second and most successful single, from her first album Jenifer on which it is the second track on this album. It was released on July 2002 in francophone countries and achieved a great success in France and Belgium (Wallonia).

Contents

Song information

This optimistic song was written by Hocine Hallaf and produced by Jule Neigel, Benjamin Rafaelli and Nicolas Neidhardt.

There is also a version in Spanish-language under the title "Junto al sol". This song was covered by Hong Kong Cantopop singer Janice Vidal in 2007 as "Doesn't Matter (無所謂)".

In the video, Jenifer walks on the beach. Suddenly, when she begins to sing the refrain, the clouds disappear and the sun starts to shine. This video was shot in February on the beach of Sainte-Croix, near Marseille, France.

In France, the single debuted at number ten on 13 July 2002 and reached a peak at number two for three weeks, but was unable to disloge the two successive number-one hits Brastisla Boys' "Stach Stach" and MC Solaar's "Inch'Allah". The single remained for 12 weeks in the top ten, 21 weeks in the top 50 and 24 weeks in the top 100.[1] The single eventually achieved Gold status, awarded by the SNEP.[2] According to Infodisc website, this song is the 646th best-selling single of all time in that country.[3]

The single charted for 17 weeks on Belgian Ultratop 40 Singles Chart, from 20 July 2002. It entered at number 24, jumped to number seven, and eventually reached number four on 14 September.[4]

"Au soleil" appeared for eight weeks on the Swiss Singles Chart, peaking at number 63 in its sixth week on 12 January 2003.[5]

Track listings

  1. "Au soleil" — 3:18
  2. "Secrets défenses" — 3:49
  3. "Au soleil" (video)
  1. "Au soleil" — 3:18
  2. "Au soleil" (2005 live version) — 4:06

Personnel

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Belgium (Wallonia) Singles Chart[4] 4
European Singles Chart[6] 7
French Singles Chart[1] 2
Spanish Singles Chart[6] 15
Swiss Singles Chart[5] 63

End of year charts

End of year chart (2002) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[7] 22
French Singles Chart[8] 23

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
France[2] Gold 2002 250,000 475,000[9]

References

  1. ^ a b ""Au soleil", French SNEP Singles Chart" (in French). Lescharts. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jenifer&titel=Au+soleil&cat=s. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 
  2. ^ a b "Certifications Singles Or - année 2002" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=2002&type=7. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 
  3. ^ "Best-selling singles of all time in France" (in French). Infodisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=600. Retrieved 24 April 2008. 
  4. ^ a b ""Au soleil", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Jenifer&titel=Au+soleil&cat=s. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 
  5. ^ a b ""Au soleil", Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Jenifer&titel=Au+soleil&cat=s. Retrieved 24 April 2008. 
  6. ^ a b ""Au soleil", Spanish and European charts". Top40-charts. http://top40-charts.com/songs/full.php?sid=4534&sort=chartid. Retrieved 12 May 2008. 
  7. ^ "2002 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2002. Retrieved 20 April 2008. 
  8. ^ "2002 French Singles Chart" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2002. Retrieved 20 April 2008. 
  9. ^ "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973, database" (in French). Infodisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/Single_Certif.php. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 

External links

Jenifer Bartoli
Studio albums
Jenifer (2002) · Le Passage (2004) · Lunatique (2007)
Live albums
Singles
"J'attends l'amour" (2002) · "Au soleil" (2002) · "Des Mots qui résonnent !" (2002) · "Donne-moi le temps" (2003) · "Ma Révolution" (2004) · "Le Souvenir de ce jour" (2004)
Associated articles