Et c'est parti...

"Et c'est parti..."
Single by Nâdiya featruing Smartzee
from the album 16/9
B-side "Space"
Released June 2004
Format CD single, maxi single, 7" maxi
Recorded 2004
Genre R&B, hip hop
Length 3:53
Label Sony
Writer(s) Thierry Gronfier,
Nâdiya,
Mehdy Boussaïd,
Hector Zounon
Producer Thierry Gronfier
Certification France — Silver (215,000)
Nâdiya featruing Smartzee singles chronology
"Parle-moi"
(2004)		 "Et c'est parti..."
(2004)		 "Si loin de vous"
(2004)
Smartzee chronology
"Et c'est parti..."
(2004)		 "Tous ces mots"
(2006)

"Et c'est parti..." is a song recorded by the France-born R&B singer Nâdiya, featuring the English rapper Smartzee. The song was released as the second single off her 2004 second studio album 16/9 in June 2004. It was the first single she released outside of the usual France and Switzerland, and achieved success.

Contents

Chart performances

Europe-wide, it's her best-selling single, being the only one that charted in the Netherlands. The single went straight to number one in Belgium, number 5 in France and number twenty-one in both Switzerland as the Netherlands.

"Et c'est parti..." was certified silver 3 months after its release by SNEP, for selling over 125,000 copies in France. On a website of Smartzee, they mentioned that there were over 500,000 copies sold worldwide.[1] The single peaked at number thirty (#30) in the 2004 French singles year end chart, eight places behind former single "Parle-moi" (#22).

Track listings

CD single (12:47)

  1. "Et c'est parti..." (radio edit) — 3:53
  2. "Space" (album version) — 4:50
  3. "Parle-moi" (karaoke version) — 4:04

CD maxi (17:41)

  1. "Et c'est parti..." (radio edit) — 3:53
  2. "Et c'est parti..." (6Mondini remix) — 4:59
  3. "Parle-moi" (6Mondini remix) — 5:00
  4. "Et c'est parti..." (instrumental) — 3:49
7" maxi

A-side:

  1. "Et c'est parti..." (6Mondini mix)
  2. "Et c'est parti..." (tek mix by 6Mondini)

B-side:

  1. "Et c'est parti..." (radio edit)
  2. "Et c'est parti..." (instrumental)
CD single - Promo
  1. "Et c'est parti..." (radio edit) — 3:53

Versions and remixes

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
Belgium[2] Gold November 13, 2004 20,000
France[3] Silver November 20, 2004 125,000 215,000[4]

Charts

Chart (2004–2005) Peak
position
Belgium (Flanders) Singles Chart[5] 1
Belgium (Wallonia) Singles Chart[6] 2
Dutch Singles Chart[7] 21
French SNEP Singles Chart[8] 5
Swiss Singles Chart[9] 21
End of year chart (2004) Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[10] 46
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[11] 11
French Club Chart[12] 6
French Singles Chart[13] 30
Swiss Singles Chart[14] 88
End of year chart (2005) Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[15] 16
Preceded by
"Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child		 Belgian (Flanders) number-one single
December 11, 2004 - December 18, 2004 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Ya 'Bout to Find Out" by Joeri

References

  1. ^ 500,000 copies sold worldwide
  2. ^ Belgian certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved August 30, 2008)
  3. ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved August 30, 2008)
  4. ^ Nâdiya's sales and certifications in France See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "NÂDIYA & SMARTZEE" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved August 30, 2008)
  5. ^ "Et c'est parti...", Belgium (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved August 30, 2008)
  6. ^ "Et c'est parti...", Belgium (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved August 30, 2008)
  7. ^ "Et c'est parti...", Dutch Singles Chart Acharts.us (Retrieved July 24, 2009)
  8. ^ "Et c'est parti...", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved August 30, 2008)
  9. ^ "Et c'est parti...", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved August 30, 2008)
  10. ^ 2004 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  11. ^ 2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  12. ^ 2004 French Airplay and Video Charts Yacast.fr (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  13. ^ 2004 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  14. ^ 2004 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  15. ^ 2005 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved August 30, 2008)
Nâdiya
Studio albums
Compilations
Singles
"Dénoue mes mains" · "J'ai confiance en toi" · "Chaque fois" · "Parle-moi" · "Et c'est parti..." · "Si loin de vous" · "Signes" · "Tous ces mots" · "Roc" · "Amies-ennemies" · "Vivre ou Survivre" · "Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)" · "No Future in the Past" · "J'irai jusque là"
DVDs