C'est les vacances

"C'est les vacances" ("It's the Holidays/Vacations") is a 2005 song recorded by the French singer Ilona Mitrecey. It was released as second single from her debut album, Un Monde parfait, on 19 July 2005. It was a great success in several countries, including France, Belgium (Wallonia) and Switzerland, although it did not manage to reach number-one.

"C'est les vacances"
Single by Ilona
from the album Un Monde parfait
Released	July 2005
Recorded	France, Italy
Genre	Children's music, Eurodance
Length	3:46
Label	Universal
Songwriter(s)	Rosario Castagnola, Mixivan, Laurent Jeanne
Producer(s)	Ivan Russo, Rosario Castagnola
Ilona singles chronology
"Un Monde parfait" (2005) "C'est les vacances" (2005) "Dans ma fusée" (2005)

Lyrics and music

Produced by Ivan Russo and Rosario Castagnola, the song was composed by the latter, Mixivan and Laurent Jeanne, who also performed the background vocals. The song was recorded in France and in Italy.

In this song, Ilona explains her holidays in Italy, with her friends.

Chart performances

"C'est les vacances" had a great success in France, but failed to achieve the same huge performance of Ilona's previous single, "Un Monde parfait". It went straight to number three on 25 July 2005, where it stayed for two weeks, then peaked at number two, thus surpassing "Un Monde parfait". However, this single managed to reach number two again, and "C'est les vacances" dropped to number three where it remained for three consecutive weeks, then was number four for four weeks. Thereafter, the single continued to decline. It spent twelve weeks in the top ten, 21 weeks in the top 50 and 29 weeks in the top 100.^[1]

The SNEP revealed the song was the fourth best-selling single during the first nine months of 2005,^[2] and the seventh one of the year.^[3] As of August 2014, it is the 41st best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 451,000 units sold.^[4]

In Belgium (Wallonia), the single debuted at number 27 on 16 July on the Ultratop 40 Singles Chart, then jumped to number six. Two weeks later, the song reached a peak at number three where it stayed for four non-consecutive weeks. It totaled twelve weeks in the top ten and 17 weeks on the chart (top 40).^[5]

In Switzerland, the single was listed for 27 weeks, from 31 July 2005 to 8 January 2006. It started at number nine and reached a peak at number six for two non-consecutive weeks.^[6]

"C'est les vacances" had moderate success in Germany,^[7] where it peaked at number 61.

Track listings

CD single - France No. Title Length 1. "C'est les vacances" (original version) 3:47 2. "C'est les vacances" (fast & furious radio edit) 3:47 CD maxi (Atello) No. Title Length 1. "C'est les vacances" (original version) 3:47 2. "C'est les vacances" (fast & furious radio edit) 3:47 3. "C'est les vacances" (spaghetti version) 3:43 4. "C'est les vacances" (karaoke version) 3:47 5. "Un monde parfait" (Gabriel Ponte remix) 6:06

CD maxi (Universal) No. Title Length 1. "C'est les vacances" (original version) 3:46 2. "C'est les vacances" (fast & furious radio edit) 3:46 3. "C'est les vacances" (spaghetti version) 3:43 4. "C'est les vacances" (karaoke version) 3:48 Digital download No. Title Length 1. "C'est les vacances" (original version) 3:45 2. "C'est les vacances" (fast & furious radio edit) 3:50

Credits and personnel

Vocal : Ilona Music / Text : Laurent Jeanne, Mixivan, Rosario Castagnola Artistic producers : Ivan Russo, Rosario Castagnola Executive producer : Ivan Russo Guitar, bass and whistle : Rosario Castagnola

Add vocal : Laurent Jeanne Mixed by : Ivan Russo Design and graphic : Stéphane Mit for Costume3pièces. Recording at Moneypenny Studio, Paris, France, Atollo Recording Studio, Naples, Italy, and at Studio Eclisse, Milan, Italy

Charts and sales

Peak positions Chart (2005) Peak position Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart^[5] 3 Eurochart Hot 100^[8] 8 French SNEP Singles Chart^[1] 2 French Digital Chart^[9] 6 German Singles Chart^[7] 61 Swiss Singles Chart^[6] 6

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart^[10] 12 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11] 48 French Singles Chart^[3] 7 Swiss Singles Chart^[12] 60

Sales

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
France	Should be Platinum	—	—	448,855+^[13]

References

1. ""C'est les vacances", French Singles Chart" (in French). Lescharts. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
2. (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
3. (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
4. "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 6 (50-41)". Chartsinfrance. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
5. ""C'est les vacances", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
6. ""C'est les vacances", Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
7. (in German). Musicline. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
8. "Ilona Mitrecey — Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
9. "French Digital Chart" (in French). Ifop. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
10. "2005 Belgium (Wallonia) Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
11. (PDF). Billboard. VNU Media. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
12. (in German). Hitparade. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
13. "2005 best-selling singles in France + sales" (in French). Fanofmusic. Retrieved 10 May 2008.