Ces Soirées-là

Infobox Single
Name = Ces Soirées-là


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Artist = Yannick
Album = C'est ça qu'on aime
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B-side = "Qui ne tente rien n'a rien"
Released = March 2000
Format = CD single
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Genre = Rap, Pop
Length = 3:21
Label = M13, Sony Music
Writer = Bob Gaudio, DJ Effa Judy Parker, Yannick
Producer = DJ Effa
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Last single = "J'aime ta maille" (1998)
This single = "Ces Soirées-là" (2000)
Next single = "Fais ce qu'il te plait" (2000)
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"Ces Soirées-là" is a 2000 song recorded by French-born singer Yannick. It was his second single from his debut album "C'est comme ça qu'on aime" and was released in March 2000. Based on a Claude François' song, it achieved a smach success in France, becoming one of the best-selling single of all time.

Background and structure

In 1976, the band Four Seasons recorded the hit single "December, 1963 (Oh! What a Night)". Many years later, Claude François adapted the song in French-language under the title "Cette Année-là" ("That Year"). In 2000, Yannick made a cover of François' version, but in a totally modified way : it used the same music, but changed the verses. The song, a "dancing and joyful rap", is "festive and lively". According to an analysis of an expert of French charts, the song is characterized by "the brass instruments support [ing] then punctuat [ing] the refrain, the rhythmic tune so characteristic (...) and the bass [playing] in the soloist passage". [Elia Habib, "Muz hit. tubes", p. 494 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)]

Chart performances

In France, the song debuted at #13 on March 25, 2000, then climbed and reached #1 three week later. It stayed there for 15 consecutive weeks, then dropped rather slowly. It totalled 24 weeks in the top ten, 36 weeks in the top 50 and 37 weeks on the chart (top 100)."Ces Soirées-là", French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=4306&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved September 29, 2008)] Certified Diamond disc by the SNEP, it is to date the 13th best-selling single of all time with more than 1,5 million copies sold. [Best-selling singles of all time in France [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved September 29, 2008)]

"Ces Soirées-là" was also successful in Belgium (Wallonia). It went to #33 on May 6, 2000 and reached number-one three week later. After 10 weeks atop, it kept on dropping and fell of the chart (top 40) after a total of 24 weeks."Ces Soirées-là", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart [http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?key=4306&cat=s Ultratop.be] (Retrieved September 29, 2008)]

The song was #4 for two weeks in July 2000 in Switzerland, but remained on the chart for 30 weeks, 14 of them in the top ten."Ces Soirées-là", Swiss Singles Chart [http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?key=4306&cat=s Hitparade.ch] (Retrieved September 29, 2008)]

Cover versions

The song was covered by The Song Family on the cover album of the same name. ["Ces Soirées-là", track listing [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=66423&cat=a Lescharts.com] (Retrieved September 29, 2008)]

Pierre Palmade and Patrick Timsit recorded their own version of the song on Les Enfoirés' album "2002: Tous dans le même bateau", on which it features as second track. ["2002: Tous dans le même bateau", track listings and charts [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=3986&cat=a Lescharts.com] (Retrieved September 29, 2008)]

Track listings

; CD single
# "Ces soirées-là" (edit radio) — 3:21
# "Ces soirées-là" (extended version) — 4:43
# "Qui ne tente rien n'a rien" — 4:45

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