Cassé

Infobox Single
Name = Cassé


Artist = Nolwenn Leroy
from Album = Nolwenn
Released = March 23, 2003
Format = CD single
Recorded = France, 2003
Genre = Pop, World
Length = 4:32
Label = Universal International
Mercury France
Writer = Lionel Florence
Francis Maggiulli
Producer = Pascal Obispo
David Gategno
Certification = Gold Belgium, 2003
This single = "Cassé"
(2003)
Next single = "Une Femme cachée"
(2003)

"Cassé" is Nolwenn Leroy's debut single from her eponymous album, "Nolwenn". It was released in 2003 in France, Belgium and Switzerland and achieved a great success in these countries, topping the French and Belgian charts.

Lyrics, music and video

"Cassé" was written and composed by Lionel Florence and Francis Maggiulli, and produced by Pascal Obispo and David Gategno. It is the first track on the album, "Nolwenn".

The music video of "Cassé" begins with Nolwenn walking towards a studio. While singing, she gets prepared for a photoshoot and then poses in front of a camera with different outfits. During the last part of the video, she is seen playing various musical instruments such as cello, piano and violin. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsbD3zenw3Y "Youtube.com - Music Video of "Cassé"] (Retrieved May 4, 2008)]

Chart performances

"Cassé" was number 1 on the French Singles Charts in its first week of release and stayed at this position for two successive weeks. The single managed to stay in the top 5 for another 4 weeks before dropping very quickly until leaving the chart on July 6, after 17 weeks of attendance"Cassé", French SNEP Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Nolwenn+Leroy&titel=Cass%E9&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved December 23, 2007)] . It was ranked #25 on Annual Chart.2003 French Singles Chart [http://www.ifop.com/europe/sondages/DISCANNU/single03.STM Ifop.com] (Retrieved April 20, 2008)]
The song may be considered as Nolwenn Leroy's most successful single to date. It was also her first and only single to reach #1 on the French SNEP Singles Charts until "Nolwenn Ohwo!" in 2006.

In Belgium Wallonia, the single went straight to #2 on March 29, 2003, then topped the chart for two weeks. It was then #2 for two weeks and #3 for four weeks. After that, it kept on droppnig on the chart and totaled ten weeks in the top ten, and 13 weeks in the top 40.Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop 40 Singles Chart [http://www.skynet.be/index.html?l1=entertainment&l2=ultratop&l3=yearview&new_lang=fr Skynet.be] (Retrieved December 22, 2007)] It achieved Gold statusBelgian certifications [http://www.ultratop.be/fr/weekchart.asp?year=2003&date=20030329&cat=s Ultratop.be] (Retrieved May 12, 2008)] and was the ninth best-selling single of the year in this country.2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart [http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2003 Ultratop.be] (Retrieved April 20, 2008)]

Track listing

; CD single
# "Cassé" (4:30)
# "Ce qu'il nous faudrait" (3:34)

Certification

References