Maldòn

"Maldòn"
Single by Zouk Machine
from the album Maldòn
Released May 1990
Format CD single, CD maxi, 7" maxi,
digital download
Recorded 1989
Genre Zouk
Length 4:01
Writer(s) Guy Houllier, Yves Honoré
Producer Guy Houllier, Yves Honoré
Zouk Machine singles chronology
"Maldòn"
(1990)		 "Sa ke cho"
(1990)
Maldòn track listing
"Maldòn"
(1)		 "Eskize mwen"
(2)
7 Nuits blanches track listing
"Koule A Lanmou"
(6)		 "Maldòn"
(7)		 "Sove Lanmou"
(8)
Best of track listing
"Maldòn"
(1)		 "D.J."
(2)

"Maldòn" is a 1989 song recorded by the West Indian group Zouk Machine. The song is the first single from the album of the same name, and was released in May 1990. In France, it achieved a huge success, topping the singles charts for about two months.

The song was written and produced by Guy Houllier and Yves Honoré.

The single had a great success in France. It debuted at the bottom of the French Singles Chart on 26 May 1990, but reached very quickly number one, only four weeks after. It stayed seven weeks at this position, then dropped to number two. However, six weeks after, the single managed to reach number one for another two weeks. Thereafter, "Maldòn" almost did not stop to fall and fell of the chart (top 50) after 27 weeks, on 1 December.[1]

It was thus the number-one of the year in France.

According to Infodisc website, the song is the 224th best-selling single of all time in France[2], with 752,000 copies sold.

The song was notably covered in a live performance by French actress and singer Valérie Lemercier at the 2007 César Awards ceremony.[3] It was also covered by Jenifer Bartoli, Sandrine Kiberlain and Natasha St-Pier for Les Enfoirés' 2006 album Le Village des Enfoirés and included in a medley named "Medley Vie quotidienne".

Contents

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Maldòn" (remix) — 4:01
  2. "Lanmou soley" — 5:25
CD single
  1. "Maldòn" (remix) — 4:01
  2. "Lanmou soley" — 5:25
CD maxi
  1. "Maldòn" (D.J. remix) — 5:51
  2. "Lanmou soley" — 5:25
  3. "Maldòn" (remix) — 4:09
Digital download
  1. "Maldòn" (remix) — 4:01

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Dutch Top 40[4] 9
French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 1

End of year charts

End of year chart (1990) Position
Dutch Top 40[5] 54
French Singles Chart[6] 1

Certifications and sales

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
France[6] Gold 1990 500,000 752,000[7]

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Bo le lavabo (WC Kiss)" by Lagaf'		 French SNEP number-one single (first run)
June 23, 1990 - August 4, 1990 (7 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Soca Dance" by Charles D. Lewis
Preceded by
"Soca Dance" by Charles D. Lewis		 French SNEP number-one single (second run)
September 22, 1990 - September 29, 1990 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"À toutes les filles..."
by Félix Gray and Didier Barbelivien
Preceded by
"Lambada" by Kaoma		 French SNEP single of the year
1990		 Succeeded by
"La Zoubida" by Lagaf'

References

  1. ^ a b "Maldòn (la musique dans la peau)", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 26, 2007)
  2. ^ Best-selling singles of all time in France Infodisc.fr (Retrieved December 26, 2007)
  3. ^ Commentary of Valérie Lemercier's rendition of Maldon
  4. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40, week 37, 1990 (Dutch)". http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?week=37&jaar=1990. Retrieved 26 April 2009 (2009-04-26). 
  5. ^ "Single top 100 over 1990" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201990.pdf. Retrieved 12 April 2010. 
  6. ^ a b Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, 2002, p. 187 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
  7. ^ Certifications of Zouk Machine's singles Infodisc.fr (Retrieved December 26, 2007)

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