Maldòn
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| Single by Zouk Machine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Maldòn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | May 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Recorded | 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Zouk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Guy Houllier, Yves Honoré | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Guy Houllier, Yves Honoré | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Maldòn" is a 1989 song recorded by the Guadelupian 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".
Track listings
- 7" single
- "Maldòn" (remix) — 4:01
- "Lanmou soley" — 5:25
- CD single
- "Maldòn" (remix) — 4:01
- "Lanmou soley" — 5:25
- CD maxi
- "Maldòn" (D.J. remix) — 5:51
- "Lanmou soley" — 5:25
- "Maldòn" (remix) — 4:09
- Digital download
- "Maldòn" (remix) — 4:01
Charts and sales
Peak positions
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified | Physical sales |
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| 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' |
Tropical Family version
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| Single by Tropical Family featuring Lynnsha, Fanny J and Louisy Joseph | |||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Tropical Family | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | June 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Latin pop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Play Loud Productions | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Tropical Family, a French collective musical project for cover songs of Tropical music hits included the song "Maldòn" as the first track. The single was interpreted by Lynnsha, Fanny J and Louisy Joseph.
The single entered the SNEP French Singles Chart at number 36 on 8 June 2013 and reached a peak at number 15 on 13 July 2013.
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[ 1] | Ultratip 15 |
| France (SNEP)[ 1] | 15 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Maldòn (la musique dans la peau)", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 26, 2007)
- ↑ Best-selling singles of all time in France Infodisc.fr (Retrieved December 26, 2007)
- ↑ Commentary of Valérie Lemercier's rendition of Maldon
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40, week 37, 1990 (Dutch)". Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ↑ "Single top 100 over 1990" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Habib, Elia (2002). Muz hit. tubes (in French). Alinéa Bis. p. 187. ISBN 2-9518832-0-X.
- ↑ Certifications of Zouk Machine's singles Infodisc.fr (Retrieved December 26, 2007)