Seul (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Seul


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Artist = Garou
Album = Seul
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B-side = "Que l'amour est violent", "Adieu"
Released = October, 2000
Format = CD single
Digital download (since 2005)
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Genre = Pop
Length = 4:41
Label = Sony BMG, Columbia
Writer = Romano Musumarra
Luc Plamondon
Producer = Vito Luprano
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Certification = Diamond France, 2001
Last single = "Dieu que le monde est injuste" (1999)
This single = "Seul" (2000)
Next single = "Je n'attendais que vous" (2001)
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"Seul" is the name of a 2000 song recorded by the Canadian singer Garou. It was released on October 2000 as the first single from his debut album, "Seul", on which it features as the fourth track. It achieved a smash success in France and Belgium (Wallonia) where it topped the charts for three months, and was a top ten hit in Switzerland. To date, it is his most successful solo single (Garou has other #1 in duets and a trio).

Background and performances

The song was written by the songwriter Luc Plamondon, who also wrote "Belle" about two years before, composed by Romano Musumarra who also composed several hits for various artists such as Elsa Lunghini, Jeanne Mas and Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and produced by Érick Benzi, who also participed in the 1995 two hits of Céline Dion. [Elia Habib, "Muz hit. tubes", p. 518 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)]

The song was also performed on Garou's 2001 concert and was thus included on his live album "Seul... avec vous", as 13th track. ["Seul... avec vous", track listing and charts [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=3890&cat=a Lescharts.com] (Retrieved May 30, 2008)] It features on many French compilations, such as "Hits France 2001", "NRJ Music Awards 2002", and was also the second track on Garou's 2006 single, "L'Injustice".

Chart performances

"Seul" has a huge success in France. It went at the bottom of the chart on December 23, 2000, jumped quickly until reaching #1 three week later. It stayed there for eleven weeks, then was #2 for three week. Thereafter, it almost kept on dropping and totalled 16 weeks in the top ten, 21 weeks in the top 50 and 25 weeks on the chart (top 100). It is currently the 95th best-selling single of all time in France. [Best-selling singles of all time in France [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=50 Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved September 11, 2008)]

Track listings

; CD single
# "Seul" — 4:41
# "Que l'amour est violent" — 5:41
# "L'Adieu" — 4:02

; Digital download
# "Seul" — 4:41
# "Seul" (live)

Certifications and sales

References

External links

* [http://www.paroles.net/chanson/21744.1 "Seul", lyrics + music video]