Hasta la Vista (MC Solaar song)

"Hasta la vista"
Single by MC Solaar
from the album Cinquième As
B-side "C'est ça que les gens veulent" (12" maxi)
Released May, 2001
Format CD maxi
12" maxi
Recorded France
Genre Hip hop, R&B
Length 3:23
Label Sentinel Ouest
Writer(s) Alain J
Eric K-Roz
Claude M'Barali
Kurser
Producer Black Rose
Certification Gold France, 2001
MC Solaar singles chronology
"Solaar pleure"
(2001)		 "Hasta la vista"
(2001)		 "RMI"
(2001)

"Hasta la vista" is a 2001 song recorded by the hip hop artist MC Solaar. It was the second single from his sixth studio album, Cinquième As. Released on May 2001, the song was the first number-one single for the singer in France.

Contents

Lyrics and music

The song, composed by Alain J, Eric K-Roz, Claude M'Barali and Kurser, was also recorded in Spanish-language, which also features on the CD and the vinyl.

The song contains many puns as well as numerous latino components, such as the Spanish guitar, the name of the song and the first verse in Spanish-language, the "atmosphere and the passionate singings of the refrain" performed by Moïra Conrath.[1]

Chart performances

The song started at #9 in France on June 2, 2001, then jumped to #1 and stayed there for five weeks. It then almost didn't stop to drop on the chart, and totaled 13 weeks in the top ten, 22 weeks in the top 50 and 27 weeks in the top 100.[2] It was certified Gold disc by the SNEP two months after its release[3] and features at #12 on 2001 Annual Chart.[4] First number-one in France which mixes the French and Spanish languages, the song is to date MC Solaar's second most successful single in France. According to Infodisc website, the song has sold about 466,000 copies, thus being the 671st best-selling single of all time in France.[5]

Charted for 17 weeks on the Ultratop 40, the song debuted at #20 on June 16, 2001, reached the top ten two weeks later, and peaked at #5 in its seventh week. It remained for nine weeks in the top ten, then kept on drop on the chart.[6] It was ranked #31 on the End of the Year Chart.[7]

The single achieved a moderate success in Switzerland : after a debut at #23, its highest position, on August 5, it dropped almost every week and fell off the chart after 14 weeks.[8]

Track listings

CD maxi
  1. "Hasta la vista" (intro) — 0:15
  2. "Hasta la vista" — 3:23
  3. "¡Hasta la vista mi amor!" (intro) — 0:15
  4. "¡Hasta la vista mi amor!" — 3:23
12" maxi
  1. "Hasta la vista" (intro) — 0:15
  2. "Hasta la vista" — 3:23
  3. "¡Hasta la vista mi amor!" (intro) — 0:15
  4. "¡Hasta la vista mi amor!" — 3:23
  5. "C'est ça que les gens veulent" — 4:05

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales
France[3] Gold July 4, 2001 250,000

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[6] 5
French SNEP Singles Chart[2] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[8] 23
End of year chart (2001) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[7] 31
French SNEP Singles Chart[4] 12
Preceded by
"It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy featuring Rikrok		 French (SNEP) number-one single
June 9, 2001 - July 7, 2001 (5 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Up and Down" by Les Lofteurs

References

  1. ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 530 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
  2. ^ a b "Hasta la vista", in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  3. ^ a b French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  4. ^ a b 2001 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  5. ^ Best-selling singles of all time in France Infodisc.fr (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  6. ^ a b "Hasta la vista", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  7. ^ a b 2001 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  8. ^ a b "Hasta la vista", in Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 30, 2008)

External links

MC Solaar
Albums
Singles