"Dur dur d'être bébé !", which was retitled "Dur dur d'être bébé! (It's Hard to Be a Baby)" for its American audience, is a 1992 song recorded by French singer Jordy Lemoine, credited as Jordy. The first single from his debut album, Pochette Surprise (1992), it was released in September 1992 by Columbia Records and achieved success across the world, particularly in France. The single reached number one in Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Greece and Spain. In the US, it reached numbers 58 and 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100.
After having tried to involve Jordy in TV advertisements for nappies where the baby should repeat "hard, hard to be wet", Claude Lemoine, Jordy's father, had the idea of using dance music and simple lyrics to create a catchy song. The result was well received in discothèques, which convinced Lemoine to release it as a commercial single.[1]
Charts performance and recordsedit
Because of this song, Jordy was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest singer ever to reach number one on a singles chart. He achieved this feat in France in October 1992 at the age of four and a half, beating the previous world record held by Osamu Minagawa and French record held by Elsa Lunghini. Jordy was also the youngest artist to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 58 with the song.
"Dur dur d'être bébé !" entered the French chart at number four on 26 September 1992, rose to number two for two weeks, and then topped the chart for 15 weeks, which was the record at the time. The previous record for the longest stretch atop the French chart had belonged to Images' "Les Démons de minuit" (1986) and Licence IV's "Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison" (1987), at 13 weeks apiece. Following its stay atop the chart, Jordy's single held the number two slot for another four weeks, eventually totalling 26 weeks in the French top ten and 30 weeks in the top 50. "Dur dur d'être bébé!" was also a dance hit across Europe, Latin America, Hong Kong and Japan. An English-language version and a mix version were also recorded and are available on the album Pochette Surprise.
Critical receptionedit
Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Here's an artist who can make the members of Kris Kross look like old fogies." He added, "Five-year-old rapper/singer from France has topped the charts in almost every country in the free world (and a few that aren't). The concept is simple: Jordy chirps and rhymes in French about the rigors of childhood over a bouncy pop/dance beat. Top 40 pundits who regularly indulge in wacky novelty items will be salivating after the first chorus."[2] Troy J. Augusto from Cash Box said, "Jordy, the hardest-working kindergartener in show biz. A novelty to be sure, his American intro is catchy enough that he may actually score a chart-topper here, too."[3] British magazine Music Week commented, "Jordy is an impossibly cute French kid, aged four, whose vocal efforts have earned him a number one hit at home and abroad." They also named the song "a serviceable house track".[4]
Cover versionsedit
In 1993, the song was adapted into Portuguese by Ana Faria to be performed by children/teenpop group Onda Choc, known thus as "Que Vida A De Um Bebé!" It's featured on their thirteenth album Viva o Verão![5]
In 2010, the song was covered by Bébé Lilly and released as single in France, where it hit number 15 for two weeks on the singles chart.[6]
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April 28, 2024
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Dur dur d etre bebe which was retitled Dur dur d etre bebe It s Hard to Be a Baby for its American audience is a 1992 song recorded by French singer Jordy Lemoine credited as Jordy The first single from his debut album Pochette Surprise 1992 it was released in September 1992 by Columbia Records and achieved success across the world particularly in France The single reached number one in Belgium France Hong Kong Italy Greece and Spain In the US it reached numbers 58 and 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 Dur dur d etre bebe Single by Jordyfrom the album Pochette SurpriseB side Remix ReleasedSeptember 1992RecordedFrance 1992GenrePop Eurodance children s songLength3 23LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Patricia Clerget Alain Maratrat Frederic TaiebProducer s Claude LemoineJordy singles chronology Dur dur d etre bebe 1992 Alison C est ma copine a moi 1993 Music video Dur dur d etre bebe on YouTube Contents 1 Background 2 Charts performance and records 3 Critical reception 4 Cover versions 5 Track listings 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications 8 See also 9 ReferencesBackground editAfter having tried to involve Jordy in TV advertisements for nappies where the baby should repeat hard hard to be wet Claude Lemoine Jordy s father had the idea of using dance music and simple lyrics to create a catchy song The result was well received in discotheques which convinced Lemoine to release it as a commercial single 1 Charts performance and records editBecause of this song Jordy was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest singer ever to reach number one on a singles chart He achieved this feat in France in October 1992 at the age of four and a half beating the previous world record held by Osamu Minagawa and French record held by Elsa Lunghini Jordy was also the youngest artist to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 reaching number 58 with the song Dur dur d etre bebe entered the French chart at number four on 26 September 1992 rose to number two for two weeks and then topped the chart for 15 weeks which was the record at the time The previous record for the longest stretch atop the French chart had belonged to Images Les Demons de minuit 1986 and Licence IV s Viens boire un p tit coup a la maison 1987 at 13 weeks apiece Following its stay atop the chart Jordy s single held the number two slot for another four weeks eventually totalling 26 weeks in the French top ten and 30 weeks in the top 50 Dur dur d etre bebe was also a dance hit across Europe Latin America Hong Kong and Japan An English language version and a mix version were also recorded and are available on the album Pochette Surprise Critical reception editLarry Flick from Billboard wrote Here s an artist who can make the members of Kris Kross look like old fogies He added Five year old rapper singer from France has topped the charts in almost every country in the free world and a few that aren t The concept is simple Jordy chirps and rhymes in French about the rigors of childhood over a bouncy pop dance beat Top 40 pundits who regularly indulge in wacky novelty items will be salivating after the first chorus 2 Troy J Augusto from Cash Box said Jordy the hardest working kindergartener in show biz A novelty to be sure his American intro is catchy enough that he may actually score a chart topper here too 3 British magazine Music Week commented Jordy is an impossibly cute French kid aged four whose vocal efforts have earned him a number one hit at home and abroad They also named the song a serviceable house track 4 Cover versions editIn 1993 the song was adapted into Portuguese by Ana Faria to be performed by children teenpop group Onda Choc known thus as Que Vida A De Um Bebe It s featured on their thirteenth album Viva o Verao 5 In 2010 the song was covered by Bebe Lilly and released as single in France where it hit number 15 for two weeks on the singles chart 6 Track listings edit7 single Dur dur d etre bebe single mix 3 23 Dur dur d etre bebe techno mix 4 07 12 maxi Dur dur d etre bebe single mix 3 23 Dur dur d etre bebe techno mix 4 07 CD single Dur dur d etre bebe single mix 3 23 Dur dur d etre bebe techno mix 4 07 CD maxi Dur dur d etre bebe single mix 3 24 Dur dur d etre bebe club mix 5 21 Dur dur d etre bebe dob mix 5 21 Dur dur d etre bebe techno mix 4 07 Cassette Dur dur d etre bebe single mix 3 23 Dur dur d etre bebe techno mix 4 07Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1992 1993 Peakposition Australia ARIA 7 37 Austria O3 Austria Top 40 7 3 Belgium VRT Top 30 Flanders 8 3 Belgium Ultratop Wallonia 9 1 Finland Suomen virallinen lista 10 2 France SNEP 7 1 Greece Pop Rock 11 1 Hong Kong HK Singles Chart 12 1 Italy Musica e dischi 13 1 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 14 3 Netherlands Single Top 100 15 3 New Zealand RIANZ 7 8 Norway VG lista 7 5 Portugal AFP 16 6 Spain AFYVE 17 1 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 7 14 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 7 20 US Billboard Hot 100 18 58 US Hot Latin Tracks Billboard 18 11 US Cash Box Top 100 19 49 Year end charts edit Chart 1992 Position Europe Eurochart Hot 100 20 64 Chart 1993 Position Netherlands Dutch Top 40 14 89Certifications editCertifications for Dur dur d etre bebe Region Certification Certified units sales France SNEP 21 Platinum 500 000 Sales figures based on certification alone See also editList of number one singles of 1992 France List of number one singles of 1993 France References edit Habib Elia 2002 Muz hit tubes in French Aline Bis p 250 ISBN 2 9518832 0 X Flick Larry 15 May 1993 Single Reviews PDF Billboard p 84 Retrieved 26 October 2020 Augusto Troy J 5 June 1993 Pop Singles Reviews PDF Cash Box p 13 Retrieved 3 November 2020 Mainstream Singles PDF Music Week 28 November 1992 p 7 Retrieved 2 October 2020 Information on Viva O Verao album by Onda Choc in Portuguese Retrieved 21 August 2014 Bebe Lilly Dur dur d etre bebe French Singles Chart in French Lescharts Retrieved 23 May 2010 a b c d e f g Jordy Dur dur d etre bebe in various singles charts in French Lescharts Retrieved 7 September 2008 Belgian peak Archived 9 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Top 10 Sales in Europe PDF Music amp Media Vol 9 no 41 10 October 1993 p 40 Retrieved 23 February 2020 Pennanen Timo 2006 Sisaltaa hitin levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 in Finnish 1st ed Helsinki Tammi ISBN 978 951 1 21053 5 Top 10 Sales in Europe PDF Music amp Media Vol 10 no 7 13 February 1993 p 20 Retrieved 23 February 2020 Marketing New Talent gt How To Break New Talent The Handbook To Radio Hits PDF Music amp Media Vol 10 no 13 27 March 1993 p 16 Retrieved 27 October 2021 Top 10 Sales in Europe PDF Music amp Media Vol 10 no 4 23 January 1993 p 24 Retrieved 23 February 2020 a b Single top 100 over 1993 PDF in Dutch Top40 Retrieved 15 April 2010 JORDY DUR DUR D ETRE BEBE SONG swedishcharts com Retrieved 21 February 2020 Top 10 Sales in Europe PDF Music amp Media Vol 10 no 29 17 July 1993 p 24 Retrieved 1 March 2020 Salaverri Fernando September 2005 Solo exitos ano a ano 1959 2002 1st ed Spain Fundacion Autor SGAE ISBN 84 8048 639 2 a b Jordy singles Billboard AllMusic Retrieved 7 September 2008 Top 100 Pop Singles PDF Cash Box Vol LVI no 45 17 July 1993 p 10 Retrieved 20 April 2024 1992 Year End Sales Charts PDF Music amp Media Vol 9 no 51 52 19 December 1992 p 17 OCLC 29800226 Retrieved 17 September 2021 via World Radio History InfoDisc Les Certifications Officielles d un Artiste Depuis 1973 infodisc fr in French Retrieved 18 October 2019 Select Jordy Lemoine from the drop down menu and click OK Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dur dur d 27etre bebe amp oldid 1220435155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
