"Face à la mer" (French: "Facing the Sea") is the name of a 2004 song recorded as a duet by singers Calogero and Passi. It was the second single from Calogero's third studio album, 3, on which it features as third track. It achieved success in the countries in which it was released, becoming to date Calogero's most successful single on the charts.
The text was written by Passi and Alana Filippi, while the music was composed by Calogero and his brother, Gioacchino. The song mixes pop (verses sung by Calogero) and R&B (that of Passi) styles.
In the French TV program La Chanson de l'année 2004, broadcast on TF1, the song was awarded 'Song of the year' thanks to the voters of the TV viewers.
The song was included on many French compilations, such as Mission Tubes, Duos, NRJ Music Awards 2005, Total Hits 2004 and Duos d'aujourd'hui.
"Face à la mer" was performed by both singers during Calogero's first concerts tour and was thus available on his live album Live 1.0 (first track, CD 2).[1] The song was covered by Michèle Laroque, Lââm, Patrick Fiori, Patricia Kaas and MC Solaar for Les Enfoirés' album 2006: Le Village des Enfoirés, on which it is the fourth track.[2]
It was covered in Greek by singer Andriana Babali and rapper Stereo Mike in 2007 as "Des kathara" (Δες καθαρά, Look clearly). The Greek version is not an exact translation of the lyrics but follows the exact mellody and also retains the original French chorus for the first half of the song.
Chart performances
The single went to number seven on the French Singles Chart on 13 June 2004. It reached number three in its fourth and fifth weeks and remained for 15 weeks in the top ten, then dropped quickly, totaling 19 weeks in the top 50 and 22 weeks on the chart (top 100).[3] It ranked 11th on the End of the Year Chart.[4] The song achieved success in radio (number 19) was also the most aired on Radio 6 in 2004, with 636 broadcastings and 2,824,700 listeners.[5] As of August 2014, it was the 92nd best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 317,000 units.[6]
In Belgium (Wallonia), the single was more successful: it debuted at number ten on 26 June, then climbed to number two the week after, but was unable to dislodge O-Zone's summer hit "Dragostea din tei" which topped the chart. It stayed for ten weeks in the top ten, dropped slowly on the chart and fell off the top 40 after its 19th week.[7] It features at number 14 on the Annual Chart.[8]
In Switzerland, the single had a long chart trajectory of 26 weeks in the top 100, ten of them in the top 20. It went to number 19 on 4 July, dropped the weeks after but jumped to number 12 for two consecutive weeks.[9] It was the 56th best-selling single of 2004.[10]
^Live 1.0, track listing and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved June 6), 2008)
^2006: Le Village des Enfoirés, track listing and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved June 6), 2008)
^ ab"Face à la mer", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved June 6), 2008)
^ ab2004 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com March 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved June 6, 2008)
^ abc2004 French Airplay, TV Music Videos and Dance Chart Yacast.fr (Retrieved June 6, 2008)
^"Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 1 (100-91)". Chartsinfrance. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
^ ab"Face à la mer", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved June 6), 2008)
^ ab2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be December 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved June 6, 2008)
^ ab"Face à la mer", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved June 6), 2008)
^ ab2004 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch May 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved June 6), 2008)
January 08, 2023
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Face a la mer French Facing the Sea is the name of a 2004 song recorded as a duet by singers Calogero and Passi It was the second single from Calogero s third studio album 3 on which it features as third track It achieved success in the countries in which it was released becoming to date Calogero s most successful single on the charts Face a la mer Single by Calogero and Passifrom the album 3B side Qui parlait Yalla CD maxi ReleasedJune 2004Recorded2004GenreRockLength3 42LabelUniversal Records MercurySongwriter s Gioacchino Maurici Calogero Passi Alana FilippiProducer s Pierre Jaconelli CalogeroCalogero singles chronology Yalla 2004 Face a la mer 2004 Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer 2004 Music video Face a la mer on YouTube Contents 1 Song information 2 Chart performances 3 Track listings 4 Charts 4 1 Peak positions 4 2 End of year charts 5 ReferencesSong information EditThe text was written by Passi and Alana Filippi while the music was composed by Calogero and his brother Gioacchino The song mixes pop verses sung by Calogero and R amp B that of Passi styles In the French TV program La Chanson de l annee 2004 broadcast on TF1 the song was awarded Song of the year thanks to the voters of the TV viewers The song was included on many French compilations such as Mission Tubes Duos NRJ Music Awards 2005 Total Hits 2004 and Duos d aujourd hui Face a la mer was performed by both singers during Calogero s first concerts tour and was thus available on his live album Live 1 0 first track CD 2 1 The song was covered by Michele Laroque Laam Patrick Fiori Patricia Kaas and MC Solaar for Les Enfoires album 2006 Le Village des Enfoires on which it is the fourth track 2 It was covered in Greek by singer Andriana Babali and rapper Stereo Mike in 2007 as Des kathara Des ka8ara Look clearly The Greek version is not an exact translation of the lyrics but follows the exact mellody and also retains the original French chorus for the first half of the song Chart performances EditThe single went to number seven on the French Singles Chart on 13 June 2004 It reached number three in its fourth and fifth weeks and remained for 15 weeks in the top ten then dropped quickly totaling 19 weeks in the top 50 and 22 weeks on the chart top 100 3 It ranked 11th on the End of the Year Chart 4 The song achieved success in radio number 19 was also the most aired on Radio 6 in 2004 with 636 broadcastings and 2 824 700 listeners 5 As of August 2014 it was the 92nd best selling single of the 21st century in France with 317 000 units 6 In Belgium Wallonia the single was more successful it debuted at number ten on 26 June then climbed to number two the week after but was unable to dislodge O Zone s summer hit Dragostea din tei which topped the chart It stayed for ten weeks in the top ten dropped slowly on the chart and fell off the top 40 after its 19th week 7 It features at number 14 on the Annual Chart 8 In Switzerland the single had a long chart trajectory of 26 weeks in the top 100 ten of them in the top 20 It went to number 19 on 4 July dropped the weeks after but jumped to number 12 for two consecutive weeks 9 It was the 56th best selling single of 2004 10 Track listings EditCD single Face a la mer 3 42 Qui parlait by Calogero 3 53CD maxi Face a la mer 3 42 Qui parlait by Calogero 3 53 Yalla by Calogero 3 50CD single Promo Face a la mer 3 42Digital download Face a la mer 3 42 Face a la mer live 3 59Charts EditPeak positions Edit Chart 2004 PeakpositionBelgian Wallonia Singles Chart 7 2French Singles Chart 3 3Swiss Singles Chart 9 12 End of year charts Edit End of year chart 2004 PositionBelgian Wallonia Singles Chart 8 14French Airplay Chart 5 19French Singles Chart 4 11French TV Music Videos Chart 5 5Swiss Singles Chart 10 56References Edit Live 1 0 track listing and charts Lescharts com Retrieved June 6 2008 2006 Le Village des Enfoires track listing and charts Lescharts com Retrieved June 6 2008 a b Face a la mer French Singles Chart Lescharts com Retrieved June 6 2008 a b 2004 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance com Archived March 5 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 6 2008 a b c 2004 French Airplay TV Music Videos and Dance Chart Yacast fr Retrieved June 6 2008 Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millenaire en France episode 1 100 91 Chartsinfrance 12 July 2014 Retrieved 2015 03 22 a b Face a la mer Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart Lescharts com Retrieved June 6 2008 a b 2004 Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart Ultratop be Archived December 31 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 6 2008 a b Face a la mer Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade ch Retrieved June 6 2008 a b 2004 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade ch Archived May 22 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 6 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Face a la mer amp oldid 1127355478, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
