Dingue, dingue, dingue

"Dingue, dingue, dingue"
Single by Christophe Maé
from the album On trace la route
B-side Donald dans les docks
Released 25 January 2010
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2009
Genre Pop
Length 3:04
Label Warner Music
Writer(s) Lionel Florence
Christophe Maé singles chronology
"Mon p'tit gars"
(2008)		 "Dingue, dingue, dingue"
(2010)		 "J'ai laissé"
(2010)

"Dingue, dingue, dingue" is a 2009 song recorded by French singer Christophe Maé. It was the lead single from his third studio album On trace la route, and his eighth single overall. An official statement from his label Warner Music announced the single would be released to radio stations on 27 November 2009[1] after a CD promo was sent. It was later released digitally on 7 December[2] and physically on 25 January 2010. It achieved success in France, being Maé's second number one hit single after "On s'attache" in 2007.

Music and video

Le Parisien stated the song is "rhythmic and effective". According to Maé, "it is music that comes from the heart, rather spontaneous in the composing."[3]

The music video illustrates the difficulty of reconciling love and friendship. It shows Maé declaring his love to his girlfriend who does not like his friends, with whom he lived, however. To try to keep her, he tries to do all what he can. In fact, he delights in this situation because all this finally allows him to spend more time with his friends.[4] Maé said "it is tongue-in-cheek of course". The song was performed on television for the first time in the NRJ Music Awards show.[3]

Chart performances

"Dingue, dingue, dingue" achieved success on the French Singles Chart. It entered directly at number one on 30 January 2010 selling 10,970 units,[5] and stayed for a total of three weeks atop. In Belgium (Wallonia), the single debuted at number 22 on 19 December 2009 with downloads only and reached a peak of number four in the sixteenth week on the Ultratop 50. In Switzerland, the single had a moderate success, reaching number 30.

In France, the song sold 43,384 units and 94,515 downloads in 2010.[6]

Track listings

CD single / Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Dingue, dingue, dingue"    
2. "Donald dans les docks"    
CD single - Promo
No. Title Length
1. "Dingue, dingue, dingue"   3:04

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[7] 4
Eurochart Hot 100 6
French SNEP Singles Chart[8] 1
French SNEP Digital Chart[9] 3
Swiss Singles Chart[10] 30

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[11] 24
European Hot 100[12] 39
French SNEP Singles Chart[13] 5

See also

References

  1. ↑ Thierry Cadet (25 November 2009). "Ecoutez le nouveau single de Christophe Maé" (in French). Chartsinfrance. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  2. ↑ Thierry Cadet (30 November 2009). "Découvrez le nouveau clip de Christophe Maé" (in French). Chartsinfrance. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sylvain Merle (24 January 2010). "Christophe Maé veut "retrouver son public"". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Vidéo - Christophe Maé : découvrez le clip de son nouveau titre "Dingue Dingue Dingue" !" (in French). People Première. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  5. ↑ Charles Decant (5 February 2010). "Disques : Christophe Maé de retour au top" (in French). Ozap. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  6. ↑ Hamard, Jonathan (25 January 2011). "Bilan du marché du disque en France : ventes, chiffres et évolution" (in French). Chartsinfrance. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  7. ↑ ""Dingue, dingue, dingue", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  8. ↑ ""Dingue, dingue, dingue", French Singles Chart" (in French). Lescharts. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  9. ↑ "French Digital Chart, 13/12/2009" (in French). Disqueenfrance. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  10. ↑ ""Dingue, dingue, dingue", Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  11. ↑ "Rapports annuels 2010 - Singles" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  12. ↑ "Best of 2010 - European Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  13. ↑ "Classement Singles - année 2010" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 January 2012.